Day 4: Spoke Too Soon

Day 4

Overall pain: 4

Discomfort: 6

Swelling: Slightly Worse than yesterday 

Weight loss: 7 lbs

Well, I spoke too soon! I did not sleep well last night despite taking the "good" pain killer. I could not get comfortable and I woke up twice with a terrible pain in the joint on my left side. I've been sleeping in a recliner but moved to a bed last night in hopes that would help. 

For breakfast I had an ensure, orange juice, and oatmeal. Oatmeal was a nice change. 

Lunch was an ensure, a cup of blended chicken soup, pineapple juice, and banana baby food.

For dinner I got a little crazy and made some green beans that I mashed up and ate with instant potatoes. I also finished the pudding from yesterday, ate some apple sauce, and I'm currently drinking another ensure since they don't taste terrible. 

Protocol after eating is to apply more heat to my face since the process usually wears me out and makes my face ache. The pain is a little worse today because of the joint pain. I just feel like my joints are really stretched out and swollen and not resting properly. Actually, I know this is the case because by the end of the day the swelling is so bad I have an underbite. I usually wake up with all of my teeth in their proper place, if only for a few minutes. So for about 1.5 minutes each day I get to experience the joy of all of my teeth actually touching, which does makes me happy since for 28 years this was not the case. 

Extreme boredom has already set in. I don't like free time and I would go back to work tomorrow if I were allowed. This would be problematic since I spontaneously fall asleep several times a day. Surgery really does kick the crap out of you. So I've spent my waking hours reading, watching Parks & Rec, and listening to basketball podcasts with Kierstyn. I've also been trying to figure out the dynamic between Ruby and our kitten Alezae. They spend most of their time harassing each other and doing things they aren't supposed to. 

They're currently both behaving.

The awful, awful, swelling! My face is very square right now.