Make Yourself

yesterday I had surgery on my nose to fix my deviated septum.
the dr wasn't able to just push it back into place
so he had to re-open the incision under my lip, that had already healed from my jaw surgery, and fix it that way.
apparently it was like more deviated than he thought and he had to actually remove a piece of cartillage.
gross.

thank god I was under anesthesia and asleep for the whole thing..
well, almost.
I woke up towards the end and I don't know if I could actually feel pain, or if I was just aware that they were still working on me.
but I know I was conscious at the end of it..

I felt like shit for most of yesterday, obviously.
my nose has been bleeding on and off out of both sides...
my right nostril has this spongey tampon looking thing shoved in it..
which started white and has now been soaked with blood and whatever other fluid my nose has been leaking..
cute, I know.
the sponge thing stays in until monday, meaning we have to drive baaackkk to sacramento
haha that drive is really getting old..

my face is super swollen again.
after the swelling had gone down a significant amount, bummer.
my nose is all pushed up and huge.
no bruising on my face, just on my arm where the IV was, and it's a gnarly bruise too haha

we left from my appointment yesterday to head straight back to LA.
I slept most of the way in the car, hopped up on prescriptions of 800mg motrin and T3, tylenol w/codeine, not to be confused with the movie. haha.
I have a ridiculous amount of painkillers at my house, in addition to the valium and the anti-biotics
I have like my own little pharmacy haha.


at least the doctor took the acrylic splint that was wired to my top teeth off.
so at least I don't talk with a ridiculous lisp anymore,
and for the first time I can actually see how my teeth fit together
it's pretty amazing
but strange at the same time.
I can't believe it's already been a whole month since my surgery.
craazzy.

back to sleep.
I've been in bed all day.
i'll post gnarly pics tomorrow maybe haha

-S.