Pain- 0/10 Discomfort- 1/10 Weight- 119/122 Energy Level- 8/10 I decided since there really isn't any changes day-to-day anymore that this will be my final daily post. I will definitely continue to post as new things happen and when I go to appointment. I will make sure to do at least one post per week during my recovery. Today, I dealt with mostly soreness along the incision sites. A warm sea salt rinse gets rid of this soreness immediately though. Why sea salt and not table salt? I'm honestly not sure, but I have had several piercings and sea salt was always recommended by the piercers and table salt is a no-no. It just doesn't act the same as sea salt, so try not to use it unless that is what your surgeon says. Sea salt is soothing and extracts infections. So I figured the same applies to surgical sites. What I do:
It's important to not use too much sea salt because it is very drying and can cause irritation. I try to do this 2-3 times per day. I think I am having those spasms that you read about on everyone else's blog posts. However, mine don't hurt at all. It just feels like my jaw is involuntarily jerking. I also forgot my mouth is banded shut and tried to open my mouth real fast. Why? I don't know. No one else was in the room so it's not like I was trying to talk. Anyway, that more scared me than hurt. Any discomfort from that was gone after a few seconds. Sleeping no longer seems to be an issue. I didn't want to say anything until I has 2-3 nights of good sleep just in case it was a fluke. But nope! I have been sleeping well and not on my back. I can't do it. I did for a few days and just couldn't do it anymore. Last night was night 3 of being able to comfortably sleep on my side. I am still sleeping with 2 pillows (I usually don't use a pillow... I know, it's weird). So I am still elevated. I also did not take nor need to take any pain medications today! I occasionally have uncomfortable soreness in my teeth or a mild pulsing feeling in my jaw (rated 1-2), but these things only last a couple of minutes. My wisdom teeth removal was way worse than this. I was in pain ranging from a 7 to a 9 for two solid weeks. I felt completely normal again on day four. I know it's person-by-person, but I hope you all have as good of a recovery as I have.
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