Hey SG! Thanks for updating. How is the pain and swelling? Almost at the one week mark!
Hey! So it has been super tough this past week. Being only on liquids and no particles either has been tough. Swelling was/is insane!!! To be honest it has been a lot harder than I expected. I had a septo-rhinoplasty in January and the recovery didn't feel this hard. I have HA on my jaw to hide the step offs. This has been VERY swollen similar to ForeverDet's situation. The HA swells you up a lot. For more information, it takes 6 weeks for it to "solidify" so I cant sleep on my side or touch my face for 6 weeks pretty much. I also have to come back to SB a few times for him to adjust and make sure it is healing correctly. So yesterday I went in for him to check and make adjustments. I took 2 oxycodone and 2 advils (per Dr. G's orders) and STILL it was SO SO painful. He is pretty much adjusting the HA on the area where he sawed the bone. I have another appointment next week YAY. But all of this is worth it to get a great result. I am very happy so far with my side profile. From the front I look like Quagmire from Family Guy ... First 4 days were obviously the worst swelling and today I saw some slight improvement. The stitches in my mouth are irritating with the swelling but there is nothing I can do. Honestly I am just in shock that I have actually done this and went ahead with it. I am happy that I did so I can now move on (crossing my fingers that there are no complications).
In summary: Pain for the first 4 days was a 9/10 I stayed strictly on my meds bringing it to 2/10. I was on Tramadol the first night and it wasn't strong enough so I asked Dr. G for something stronger which brought it to a 2. Swelling: 9/10 for the first 4/5 days. It gets worst form day 1 - 4. It has been VERY hard to look in the mirror. Luckily I have had facial surgery before so I somewhat knew what to expect. Oh and one other thing - NAUSEA - WOW - I have been getting a lot. I am guessing its because i am on liquid particle free diet so all of the meds and antibiotics with on liquid food has been tough on my stomach.
Attached is a photo from last night. I will share a front one when I am feeling better about it haha. As of right now it is just toooooo much!
Please let me know if you have any other questions
Also- Lip incompetence is like 99% gone! WOW