Today the swelling in my face has decreased dramatically (thank goodness). I can open my mouth a little bit more and was able to swallow some liquids without pain as my facial bones shifted around. I'm still continuing to ice and have switched to Motrin as the main painkiller. I've had a constant headache for a few days now, but am attributing that to mild dehydration and caffeine withdrawal. I used to drink two Starbucks coffees a day and then went cold turkey to nothing! Not a good plan... Do you like how I got my nose to ooze on command? :)
I see my oral surgeon this week and am interested to see where I fall on the spectrum of surgical patients. From what I understood going into surgery, I would be eating soft foods in no time at all, and that a liquid diet wasn't really necessary! At this point I can't imagine being able to mash food anytime soon! I tried to put a small piece of lasagna in my mouth tonight and I couldn't figure out what to do with it...I couldn't mash the food in between my molars because I have a splint-like expander in, and when I tried to swallow it I couldn't put my lips together, so in the end I just cleaned it out with the WaterPik! :) Pure liquids are much easier...
I see my oral surgeon this week and am interested to see where I fall on the spectrum of surgical patients. From what I understood going into surgery, I would be eating soft foods in no time at all, and that a liquid diet wasn't really necessary! At this point I can't imagine being able to mash food anytime soon! I tried to put a small piece of lasagna in my mouth tonight and I couldn't figure out what to do with it...I couldn't mash the food in between my molars because I have a splint-like expander in, and when I tried to swallow it I couldn't put my lips together, so in the end I just cleaned it out with the WaterPik! :) Pure liquids are much easier...
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