Every day is a little bit better. Yesterday, there was no more bleeding. Today, the swelling has gone down noticeably, and I have a much larger range of comfortable motion. I still have to move slowly and deliberately, and sometimes a movement will unexpectedly create tension in my jaw, which is not comfortable. But I am still amazed at how much easier this seems than the descriptions of what I was to expect. And even though it's going so miraculously well, I'm amazed at how unpleasant the overall experience is. I'm sure I won't mind in retrospect, but this really isn't much fun at all.
And I don't know how I'd be doing this without my family. My mother in particular has spent countless hours helping me out. I'm considerably more self-sufficient now than I was two days ago, and in a day or two, I anticipate being able to do just about anything around the house that I really need to do, but having Mom here has made this so much easier to take.
Anyway, on a more positive note, I'd like to reiterate that I'm very little pain - the pain is almost completely negligible, all the time - and I'm not as hungry as I expected. I'm not as articulate as I might have expected, but with some patience I'm able to communicate. The swelling is receding, I'm able to move around on my own, and I think I'm technically legal to drive. Everything really is going swimmingly and tomorrow I should be able to take off my chin strap - and then shave!
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