I am anxious to get back to work and my “normal” life, but I've
woken up the last couple of mornings feeling swollen and stiff and in
pain. My first thought this morning was
that I could not imagine getting dressed and working 8-9 hours today. I went
with Tom to Home Depot yesterday, walking around/standing for ~1.5 hrs and I
was truly exhausted afterwards. I see
the Dr. M later today so I’m hopeful he has a better idea of what I can
anticipate in terms of recovery, because these last few days I feel stagnated,
but I can’t imagine pushing it any more than I am already. My
speech is still very nasally and mumble-ly and I’m curious how much of that is
from the swelling & pain and how much will get better once I get the splint
out of the roof of my mouth. I also get
significant muscle spasms along the left side of the mandible, they take my
breath away when they come, but I still have the steady ache along both sides
of my jaw line. If I had a desk job, I
could see trying return to work sooner, but between my stilted speech and my
inability to smile I’m truly afraid I’m going to startle the kids I work
with. In fact, I cannot imagine
evaluating a new patient and telling them that I will be taking care of them
when I don’t look like I can take care of myself right now. L
On the positive side, I am getting better with a cup! I can drink out of most cups with a smaller
circumference with intense concentration.
I’m going to try sipping a soup from a cup today to see if I can throw
out my syringes. I can’t imagine eating
from a syringe at work, so if I can get nutrition without a syringe I’ll feel
one step closer to humanity!
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| Day 12. You can see how crooked my nose looks from the swelling! |
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