5 days Post-op

Well. I'm 5 days post op and mostly feeling ok. Except for about 2 hours into my 4 hour Percocet, then I feel like total crap.

The operation took 4.5 hours and I'm told it went very well. I have two incisions on my cheeks where they went in from the outside to fix the screws. I don't remember much about the few hours after surgery, but Randy tried to stay the night. My roommate was a very difficult patient and kept me up most of the night. My first trip to the bathroom was really difficult and I thought I was going to throw up, but I was able to make it back into bed ok. My MIL Jan was working on my floor that night and came to check on me a few times. She accidentally dumped the water from my hydrating resperator on me some time around 3 am. I was able to get some sleep once my roommate quieted down, but not much.

I was discharged around 2pm, and went straight to the surgeon's office. He was very positive and told me that since I was biting directly into the splint that I didn't have to be banded shut, which is a relief. It's a little disconcerning and I'm worried that I'm messing up the new bite, but it's probably ok.

Once I get my pre-op pictures from my mom I'll post them along with my daily status pictures.

I still look like Monica from Friends in her Fat Suit and am having some yellowing brusing. But it's going ok.