I was completely unconscious for the surgery. I remember cracking jokes with the anesthesiologist, nurses, resident, principal surgeon, etc., before going under, and then coming back up. Not a whole lot to tell.
The report is that everything lined up perfectly, and the surgeons were quite pleased. I did not get a scratchy throat, as is common after having a tube down it, and I have feeling in my cheeks, which means (I believe) that I will not have a permanently numb side of my face, resulting in unknowing drooling for the rest of my life. I'm really okay with that bit. I've had extremely little pain, and the bleeding in my mouth stopped quickly - it's a day later and I don't think I'll bleed from my mouth again unless I do something stupid (figure skating, anyone?), and I really doubt I'll be doing any of that for a little while. I still get nosebleeds pretty much any time I look down, but I really don't have much to complain about.
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