Day 7 - One week!!!

I can't believe I made it to this point. On Day 1 post op in the hospital I was so down and Day 7 seemed so far away. But alas, I'm here:)

I had an appointment with my surgeon yesterday and he was very happy with how things look and my progress.
So much so that there's no reason to wait until Saturday to fly home! I can leave as soon as tomorrow. Since my mom and I both used miles, we can change last minute w/out paying. I'm going to see how I feel today. I'm most concerned w/my nose being stuffed.
He took out the stitched on outside each cheek. I always wondered why people had these cheek holes. They were for the screwdriver!!

Here's a recap of how things stand:

Numbness: still numb on chin, upper lip and over sinuses. Lots of tingling and weird coldness on my cheeks and chin.

Sleeping: I have been lucky to have gotten a lot of sleep since arriving here. I sleep with three pillows behind me and I must slide down through the night bc I usually end up waking pretty flat on my back. I also use a Vicks brand vaporizer at night. It puts out hot steam.

Meds: Taking 600mg ibuprofen every 6 hrs. (3 gel caps that I push between my teeth and slurp down w/water)

Food: I eat "meals" three times a day either slurping from a cup or with a spoon if it's too thick to slurp. Morning is usually blended oatmeal and soy milk. Lunch and dinner is usually soup. Last night I blended spaghetti marinara. It was great!!

Snacks: I eat snacks before I take my meds. I love the apple sauce pouches bc they are easy, take no prep and taste great. I usually make a banana, peanut butter and almond milk smoothie in the afternoon.

Brushing: I can brush the outside of all my teeth. Yay! I also use a saline mouthwash after each meal and swish and rinse w/Peridex in the morning and night.

Nose: My right nostril has been running (mostly red) since surgery and has been mostly stuffy. My left doesn't run much but it goes through cycles of being stuffed, runs and deposits gook (usually after shower) and then is clear... Then stuffed again.

Surgery: bottom jaw advanced 12mm. Top jaw advanced 6mm. Nasal turbinates cleared.

Talking: I do my best! I am semi-understandable.

Drooling: all the time.

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