3 days post-op

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Hi all, I'm 3 full days post op. On Tues, the dr. reduced my vertical

excess, moved mouth in, advanced my chinbone 6mm and removed the chin

implant which I got put in 2 years ago and did not work out. I

shouldn't have let the plastic surgeon talk me into a chin implant

when in fact I had a misaligned jaws! That's water under the bridge

so at least the implant is now gone (thank goodness!). Was very

groggy after the surgery in recovery. Dr. said the surgery went well.

No nausea or sickness although the nurses give you those paper

containers (like fish & chip containers you get down at the beach)

just in case but did not need them at all. I used them to put my used

gause, etc, in as a garbage can.

Surgery day Tuesday:

My throat was sore, conjected and the stitches kept oozing for quite

awhile so I went through lots of gauze. Pain killers worked wonders.

After feeling more awake, had a can of Ensure and 2 glasses of ginger

ale to satisfy my appetite and rested.

Day 1:

Rested and iced my face. Swelling increasing as I feel the bandages

are feeling much tighter. Still more oozing, sore throat and

conjection. Feel claustrophobic since I cannot open my mouth and all

the oozing drove me crazy. Had more juice, Ensure and soups through a

syringe. Rested.

Day 2:

Rested at home and iced my face. Swelling increased. Hubbie made me

homemade chicken soup which he put through a food processor so I can

use my syringe. He commented that I look like Jeff Goldbloom in

that '80 sci-fi movie The Fly when I have my soup! Had 3 bowls of

soup since I was hungry but it took me at least 2 hours to eat it!

Back, neck, etc. sore from laying in bed too long.

Day 3 (today):

Swelling is peaking as my face looks like a Goodyear blimp! My lips

are sooo stiff. Must keep a stiff upper lip (and bottom one too) ha,

ha, ha! It looks like I got punched in the eyes too and got a nose

job to make it bigger. The bandages feel real tight. Hope my eyes and

nose returns to its orignal state. Continue to eat and drink as much

as possible.

Guess I'm lucky that I don't get nausea or sick from general

anesthetic and can take alot of pain so I can regain my strength

fairly quickly by eating and drinking as soon as possible. Despite

the oozing, conjection, etc, I feel better post-operatively than pre-

operatively. I was miserable after getting cancelled last May. Today,

I feel more strength but I'm not ready to run a marathon. Looking

forward in seeing my new straight profile once the swelling goes

down. Tell you the truth, my profile looks less protrusive now

despite the swelling compared to my before that's posted on this site!

Good luck in your recovery.