Well everything went very well with the redo last week and it seems like everything is less: less overall discomfort and less swelling. This time I am on a soft chew diet rather than the all liquid diet from round one. I was all ready for the liquid diet, but I'm sure I can notch it up a bit! (Can you tell I've been watching the Food Network?) I am off the narcotics, only taking tylenol as needed.
Last time, I had a very hard time with managing food in my mouth, not so this time. I don't have any additional numbness in my mouth, so I think that is making all the difference. It was also very painful to eat after the first go-round, again, not so this time. The only real difference is that I have complete numbness from my upper lip to the tops of my cheeks, including my nose.
Oh, I have a black eye this time! Apparently the OS had a hard time getting the screws off on one side, hence the black eye.
Prior to surgery, I was still experiencing problems with ROM. Not sure when, but I will be starting physical therapy at some point.
kaycee