Day 3 Post Surgery - 6/4/15

 On this day I woke around 8:30, and felt that I wanted to get out of bed.  I decided to take a bath because we have an amazing bath tub that I had never used.  Also, I was afraid to stand in the shower for fear of being dizzy/lightheaded.  So, I drew a bath and laid in there for a while. It felt really good. Once I was finished, I brushed my teeth (mouth was still rubber banded shut) so only the outside teeth, the best I could with a baby toothbrush.  That was my first time brushing after surgery. Until that point I was only using the prescription mouthwash.  I felt tired so I laid down in my towel and ended up falling back asleep for an hour or so.  

We had a doctor appointment with my surgeon at 12:15, so my mom offered to wash my sheets while I was gone.  So I got up, dressed (yoga pants and tshirt, if that counts), and actually went downstairs for the first time since I had been home.  I was feeling better than I had been, so I decided not to take any pain meds.  I'm not a fan of feeling loopy, so I really only wanted to take them is I absolutely had to.  

I was feeling super weak and lightheaded, but I'm pretty sure they was due to the lack of eating food lol.  Tim took me to the surgeon's office, and they took some different X-rays.  The nurse there showed me the new X-rays versus my old X-rays, and wow what a difference. 

Then the doc came in and showed me how to take off and put on my rubber bands.  He told me to brush and rinse 5 times a day.  He also told me to eat 5-6 times a day.  He encouraged ensure protein type drinks with lots of protein and calories, so we got some.

When we got home,  I was feeling tired so I went upstairs and laid down.  I slept for maybe an hour and then woke up STARVING!  I sent tim out to the grocery store to get me some soup, and he came home with 10 different varieties (good thing since I can't eat much else).  Heput the soup in the vitamix, and it was the perfect consistency to use the oral syringe.  It tasted SO good.  I've been having cream of wheat, puréed soup, and smoothies to eat.  I tried the ensure things, but they are pretty gross.  Plus I'm not a sweet eater, so smoothies and yogurt and cream of wheat are already boring to me.

I ended up taking another bath before bed because I felt like I had spilled so much food on myself that day.  I took only 1/2 a percoset before bed, and that was my only pain medication at all for day 3.

Here's a photo from day 3: