Day 6

Good Afternoon! I went to see Dr. Franco today for my first post OP. He said that the surgery went very well and my recovery shortly after waking up was really good. He mentioned that he was surprised how "smooshed and slanted" my turbinates were and said that I'll be able to breath so much better now. On Thursday I'm supposed to go back and get those small stitches removed from my cheeks. He said that I could start brushing my teeth more aggressively. My lips are so numb and there is so much pressure on my face. He took off the loose bands and put some tighter ones on so now my teeth are pretty well closed and there's no hope of stuffing some eggs or hummus in there. It's all liquids. It's funny because I have the usual things that I like to eat and of course some favorites but I can't stop thinking about this chicken fried steak I had a year ago at a Fancy restaurant 30 minutes outside of town. It was really the best chicken fried steak I've ever eaten and I think about it a lot now. It came with mashed potatoes. As soon as I'm able to eat I'm going to go there and eat that. In the meantime I'm stuck with liquids. If you're in the Dallas area and you're having jaw surgery there's a place called GREENZ that sells pureed soups. I stopped by there today and got a few bowls to go. Chicken enchilada soup! It was delicious. That's about it. Pain is about a 2 and discomfort is around 5.