Day 10 !!!!

I had my first post op visit yesterday. They looked around. Stretched my already chapped lips. You know those cracks in the corner, yeah. . He stretched those and it reopened. Talk about pain. Then a resident (it's a teaching hospital) came in and put rubber bands on. After surgery the rubber bands were loose. I could eat with a spoon, open my mouth. Etc. at my post op appt the resident put on TIGHT rubber bands I could barely open. I broke down. I started crying and yelled at him "HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO EAT OR TAKE MY MEDICINE !" So he asked my surgeon if he can make them looser. He said yeah. I had one on both sides (at first it was a box) and 2 in the front. It was still tight, but better than it was. Later that night around 3am, i cut the front rubber bands off. it was just too much. That day i took pain meds, maybe 3. but timely spaced out. on an empty stomach. so when i finally ate the meds start working fast. it felt like i was gonna pass out ! i couldnt sleep. every time i dozed off, i was dreaming. . and it felt SO real. felt like i was really moving doing things. (icing my face.picking up things) then id jump and wake up and notice i was never moving. so scary !!!! Today (day 10) was a good day. No pain ! Didn't take any pain meds. Hopefully ill NEVER have to take anymore. Just waiting for swelling to go down. Hopefully by Christmas ill be okay. Ill be 20 days post op. I have an appt on Friday with surgeon. Ill update then.

Before and 10 days post op pics.