SageHill Ranch Journal

[fuzzi]

Things went well. The surgeon is one who teaches others - white hair, "Dr Welby-ish". Got it all out on the first pass - YAY - one and done!! Eating and drinking for the next few days will be a challenge (hhmmm good for the scale I would guess). Minimal chewing, tiny bites (I dried a little piece of chocolate -- not easy), my lip feels like it's as big as @Baymule 's ewe Granny! It's hurting now . I'm glad it's done and over with, now to heal fast. Stitches come out in 10 days.

 

[drstratton]

Things went well. The surgeon is one who teaches others - white hair, "Dr Welby-ish". Got it all out on the first pass - YAY - one and done!! Eating and drinking for the next few days will be a challenge (hhmmm good for the scale I would guess). Minimal chewing, tiny bites (I dried a little piece of chocolate -- not easy), my lip feels like it's as big as @Baymule 's ewe Granny! It's hurting now . I'm glad it's done and over with, now to heal fast. Stitches come out in 10 days.

Sorry it's hurting, glad it's done!

 

[Ridgetop]

Glad it was a one and done. Sometimes they take 3 or 4 passes, then the stitches are large too.

 

[Baymule]

Things went well. The surgeon is one who teaches others - white hair, "Dr Welby-ish". Got it all out on the first pass - YAY - one and done!! Eating and drinking for the next few days will be a challenge (hhmmm good for the scale I would guess). Minimal chewing, tiny bites (I dried a little piece of chocolate -- not easy), my lip feels like it's as big as @Baymule 's ewe Granny! It's hurting now . I'm glad it's done and over with, now to heal fast. Stitches come out in 10 days.

Granny. That’s gotta be one big fat lip!

 

[SageHill]

Granny. That’s gotta be one big fat lip!

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It is! 15-20 little stitches I was told.

 

[drstratton]

It is! 15-20 little stitches I was told.

I hope you're not too miserable today!

 

[SageHill]

I hope you're not too miserable today!

Fattest lip in town is starting to go down! Tylenol and a straw - but thinking I may get by with less soon.

 

[fuzzi]

Fattest lip in town is starting to go down! Tylenol and a straw - but thinking I may get by with less soon.

 

[SageHill]

Managed scrambled eggs this morning! Woo Hoo. Changed the dressing - they said a Band-Aid would be big enough to cover it. I said I didn't think so. The nurse measured, showed me, I still didn't think it would work. Well, I was right (go figure) the sticky edges would hit the stitches. Cut those off and hopefully got it on w/o hitting stitches. DH is going to WM to pick up tefla pads and tape. I usually have that stuff on hand, but noooooooo not today.
It ain't pretty, but at least the swelling is finally going down. Hmmmm -- right now I'd look good in a mask!