Wonky Gob

Had my 2nd post op appointment today and all went well. They are really very happy with the bite itself and how everything is healing up, the only slight concern they have is the lump in my cheek which is apparently a haematoma, i.e. a sac of blood. Yum. Apparently it will start to soften as it dissolves and is absorbed, but if it gets any bigger or starts to hurt I need to call them. I've looked it up, they can be removed (drained) if they don't start to go on their own. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. They recommended light massage, and I read that heat compresses help too so I'll give it all a go. No appointments now for 2 weeks which is a good thing. I took a special detox bath last night to see if it would help with the swelling. Not sure it did anything to the swelling but I certainly slept very well. Also a stitch fell out last night, not sure where abouts in my mouth it came from but I'm expecting more.... Swelling : Still slowly going, a

Swelling : Subsiding slowly. Bruising : Barely noticable. Although I still have a dark bruise on my left 'chest' :) Pain : Just realised I haven't had a pain killer all day which is good Tingling : Lots. Numbness : Lots. Feels like I'm wearing someone else's chin. Weight : Stabilising - certainly won't lose any more now I've discovered custard with peanut butter stirred in! Mood : Positive :)

Swelling : Definitely subsiding Bruising : Definitely fading Pain : Headache later in day Tingling : Getting used to it Numbness : No noticeable change Mood : Pretty good

Husband went back to work today, and I miss having him around. I did the school run for the first time in weeks and had a shed load of work to do. The morning went pretty well, although I did have to go and collect my son from school with a tummy bug. Let's hope the rest of us don't get it..... Still a bit bleedy from the nosey and can still taste blood in my mouth too, but I feel pretty good really. Swelling : Slight improvement? Bruising : Still as yellow as a Simpson character Pain : None Tingling : Bring it on Numbness : Left corner of my mouth coming back to life Mood : Pretty good!

Felt a bit ropey again today to be honest. My mouth is still bleeding slightly and I feel a little low. I had an Actimel, my meds, a coffee and a little later on a protein shake that was full of lots of healthy things like milled seeds, apple and cinnamon. The recipe looked AMAZING. The result wasn't that nice to be honest... Had a lazy day not doing much, a few chores but that was it. After a slightly more energetic day yesterday I felt it was necessary. Finished my antibiotics today, one less med to take. Still taking paracetamol and ibuprofen alternately and am now taking some heavy duty vitamins as I know my diet hasn't been providing enough of what I need. I was desperately hungry today, probably due to yesterday's walk, and despite not wanting to aggravate my stitches I ate quite well. I had potato, carrot and swede mash watered down with pea and mint soup, mashed up cod in butter sauce (which as way too lumpy and I don't imagine the sodium cont