Day 20

I'm still working half-days. I may do that until Wed. I'm hoping that some of my swelling will go down soon. I'm still super swollen and it's annoying me. There's tightness at the joints and if I smile I can feel a lot of stress in my ear and TMJ area. My lips, chin and nose are all still really numb and my cheeks, eyes and neck are all puffy and feel bruised. It's kind of hard for people to understand me at work and the more clearly I try to talk the more stress it puts on my face which makes it hurt. I can open my mouth pretty wide. I hope I can get rid of these bands soon. They're a painful hassle.

I can't see a huge difference in my appearance. I look like a really swollen version of what I already looked like. It's slightly different.