Day 19

Sorry, for disappearing, but I am back! All of the purple on my face is gone, as is a good amount of swelling. I still have a fair amount around my cheekbones, but my lower jaw is mostly swelling free. I still have green bruising on my face and chest. The bruising on my chest is really painful! I'm surprised it is so sensitive. My stitches are also starting to dissolve, so that's great! I realized that during surgery my surgeon accidental chipped my front tooth, but it is really minor, so I probably won't get it fixed until I get back from Korea.

 In the last few days my pain has really spiked. I'm not sure why, but I think it may be because I've started chewing more. I might try going back to the liquid diet and seeing if that helps. I called the surgeon office to ask about pain, and now I am taking 1000mg of Tylenol, 400mg Ibuprofin, and 15mg Oxycodone every 6 hours. It still doesnt seem to be doing much, and ive built up a tolerance to the oxy. Im thinking about asking if i should change the medication. We will see. I was able to eat a cut up burger and fries today, so that was delicious! I never thought McDonald's could taste that good. I also went to the coffee shop for a couple hours, and went on a short walk! My energy is almost back to normal.

I found out that I leave for Korea on August 27th, so that leaves about 2 more months for braces. I hope the orthodontist will take them off before I go to korea. I know it's not enough time, but 6 years in braces is long enough. I might just tell him I'm not coming back from korea. Decisions decisions.