I have lots of fun pictures, lol. I promised to make this blog as honest and truthful as possible. This is not a pretty process.
I got to take my bandages off on Tuesday morning, but I was much more comfortable with them ON believe it or not! The provided some cushioning, but what was underneath was not so bad ....
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They worked far more extensively on the left side of my face (where I was injured) than on the right, but there was still plenty of inflammation to handle on the right (the resident just didn't clean off my face after -- nice). The bruising on the left is still quite extensive.
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I am on a liquid diet. And my pain killer diet has been interesting. Luckily the pain in my jaw has eased ... but I was taking Percocet (craaaazy stuff -- works for pain, but I don't like the psych effects) ... then Ultracet gave me a headache ... so I have not been happy. Worst of all, my GP who promised to manage my pain is TOTALLY MIA and has no one to cover for him ... I think there may be someone I can call tomorrow and get some pain relief for my back, which is really stressed out (and they are all connected, as we know).
This has surprised a lot of people: my surgeon has had me stretching my jaw 6x a day from day 1. 10 minutes heat, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes ice.
And this evening, I was finally able to eek out my first smile ...
Love to all ... more updates soon. It's a long, slow process ... and I am just totally exhausted. Plus, I am trying to figure out how to go out anywhere while I am stretching my jaw 6x a day for 30 min. at a pop?
Let's just focus on more sleep .... lol
Feel better soon, Yona!
ReplyDeleteThanks, man -- now we can def do coffee!! No excuses!! LOL
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