One week post-op

Well here I am, one week post-op. I must say that the first week was pretty brutal, largely due to the fact that breathing was so hard to do. We called the OS on day 5 and he thankfully allowed us to cut the front elastics to allow more air in. That made a huge difference and I was feeling markedly better by the end of the day.

Sleeping is still a work in progress. I wake up probably once an hour and can count the number of times I've had REM on one hand. I find that I am tired early in the day and then my energy increases later on.

I am still somewhat unsteady on my feet. The swelling has a lot to do with that and also the horrible posture I've been forced into with all the pillows behind my neck. Even just sitting here at the computer feels like exercise. But I remember I had a similar thing after SARPE, so I am hopeful things will improve soon.

As far as pain, the genioplasty seems to be the most irritating part. My lower lip and chin are excruciatingly numb, and yesterday I think talking too much did me in. So I think I will try to use small amounts of codeine or Motrin over the next few days and see how that goes.

I've been steady eating True-Mass and PC Meal Replacement shakes. The True-Mass has lots of protein and other good stuff, but I am looking forward to more variety soon. Janna is keen to make me a pina colada protein shake, but we may have to strain the pulp out. I tried some blended pears and even that was enough to almost choke on a tiny unblended piece.

Tomorrow is post-op appointment numero uno. With any luck he'll take the splint out but I'm pretty sure he'll leave it in for another week.

I was looking in the mirror at my teeth today and noticed that my midlines seem to be aligned! So exciting!! Now if I could just get in there and clean would be a godsend.

Thanks so much for your comments everyone, I really appreciate them and they have helped me keep things in perspective.

Anyway, not like I need to say it but do check out the new photos I posted!