Chvi

post operative day 3

So, day 3 post surgery 'let's yank out 4 deep teeth'.

i woke up around 4am (not surprising since i spent the last two days SLEEPING) and suddenly was feeling TUMMY PAIN. stupid medication. i really do believe the medication is SOOOOOO STUPID and that its causing all of these other adverse reactions but the hell to them.

anyway, from 4am-8am i did two ice changes (i put ice on my cheeks to help w the swelling). and by 8am, when mum was awake i couldn't stand it any longer. i was no longer on pain killers (they last 4 hrs and so by 4am it had worn out) so my mouth was hurting, my tummy and for the strangest reason, MY CALVES.

anyway, mum was like OH DEAR. must get food in u first. NOW THAT'S THE LAST THING I WANT TO HEAR. food is such a chore when u can't open ur mouth bigger than a 2o cent coin (oh yeah, it's still opening to that small hole only.) mum decided that egg would be a good idea. now egg is a good idea in that I LOVE FRIED/POACHED EGG and there's no way i'd get sick of it like i have w the other foods i've been given in the past two days...BUT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EAT BREAD if
a) u can't chew
b) u've had an operation on ur mouth
c) u haven't been given pain killers
d) and for some odd reason, everything that goes down ur throat feels like blades running DOWN ur throat.

BOY THAT WAS A FUN MORNING.

that breakfast practically took me a good 2hrs to finish off. mum won't let me not finish my food these days. how i wish i could thou! i'd rather not eat then have to get sick of FOOD that previously would have been alright. and i'd rather be able to swallow as well. OH and it'll be great if i could have MEAT. man i miss meat. can't have it bc i can't chew it. SIGH.

anyway, meal times are a real chore for me these days. oh and its worse when the whole family is eating w u too. for example, for lunch today, i got chicken corn soup, which is good...BUT EVERYTHING WAS LIQUIDFIED (including the CHICKEN!!!!) and so that made it more tedious to eat. DAVID got CHICKEN AND CHIPS. MANNNNNNNNNNNNN. he offered me a chip and i tried, i really did, but i couldn't eat it. BLAH.

other than my food dilemma, i'm having an ok time i guess. the swelling is going down - its not completely gone, i still look like that dog, BUT, its going down slowly. there's razor pain down my throat which i can't explain and some pain near my gum area (which i'm contributing it to the stitches).

most of all, i just hate how a) can't eat b) can't go anywhere.

i guess i'm glad i took all 4 out in one go. imagine doing this over 2 times!!! YIKES. oh and again, how the hell do ppl do this w only LA and not GA????

crazy fools. ;)

posted by chvi @ 4:27 PM