Days 2, 3, & 4

So I have some catching up to do...

Day-2 

It wasn't the best.  Honestly it wasn't all that bad.  I slept pretty well the night before, I got up, showered, and dressed (impressive, right?).  I even rode with my husband to a doctor appointment for our daughter.  I was able to eat and drink plenty.  The part that was hard was the crazy amount of swelling.  Let's just say I gained like 6 lbs and it was all in my face.  You can't really prepare for looking in a mirror and not recognizing the reflection looking back at you.  But I couldn't really avoid the mirror because I have to use it to eat (my lips are completely numb, so I have to make sure I'm actually getting the liquid food to my mouth and not just dumping it all over myself.  Ha.  It's hard to describe the pain that you feel.  Its not what you expect.  I didn't feel pain in my incisions or in my lip, which is butchered.  The pain is caused from the tightness and swelling.  It's an odd uncomfortable feeling, but it certainly hasn't been unbearable.

So I'll reluctantly share pictures from Day-2.  I'm not a fan...

Nate took this one of me sleeping...my cat and dog both snuggling me. 

This one is in the car on the way to our daughter's Dr. Appointment.

My face was huge on Day-2.  These pictures can't even do justice, but I was so swollen that I couldn't turn my head at all.

Me with my kiddos.  It was nice to see them for a few minutes.  

Day-3

I was slightly less swollen today.  Slightly.  I made it out of the house for a few minutes to run a couple of errands with my husband.  I also was able to take a very short walk, to the redbox and back.  I tried to walk again later in the day, but it was just too much.  I made it half way around the block and decided to turn back and sleep on the recliner for a few hours.  I can talk some, but I get tired quickly.  I still can't really show any emotion with my face at all.  That's about it for Day-3...  

This one shows a little bit of the bruising...it goes all the way down my chest.

I like this one because the face wrap hides all the swelling...

Day-4

And that brings us to today.  I slept until noon.  I was soooooo tired.  But after I finally woke up, I have had a little more energy.  One great thing about today is that I was able to remove the surgical tape, yay.  It's been a quiet day, but I was able to go on a short walk.  Nate and I are even going to venture out and catch a movie this evening.  I figure I can sit in a theater...and he has to go back to work tomorrow, so it'll be nice to get out of the house for a bit.   As for my face, I still don't really recognize my reflection and it's still stiff, tight, and uncomfortable.  I'm having weird sensations, which is great because that means my nerves are starting to wake up.  The bruising is really starting to show, too.  But I think from here forward, things will continue to improve which it good.  Tomorrow I've got to be at the AFA at 7:30 am to have my stitches removed.  I've stopped taking pain medication, so I should be fine to drive myself (since Nate will be back at work).  So glad to be making forward progress...

As far as my bite goes (the entire reason for this journey), the surgeon says it's perfect.  That's exciting.  From the small amount I can open my mouth,  it looks good.  And it definitely feels different.  I guess it'll be a few months before I can actually test it out.  Hopefully it'll be 1000% worth it!

My face is still expressionless.  Hoping I'll be able to show any sort of emotion soon!

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