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chelsea___wtf posted...

The pain was pretty manageable ( I mostly used ibuprofen and tylenol once i was out of hte surgery center, I only needed tramadol once for breakthrough pain) but the discomfort really sucked. I had super low energy for the first few days, had to sleep at a 45 degree angle for a week, had to eat a liquid diet for 2 weeks, couldnt take a shower for a week, couldn't brush my lower gums for 2 weeks etc.

Also (spoilers bc kinda gross) my nose was completely filled up with clotted blood for the first few days and I just couldnt do anything about it (no picking, no nasal sprays, no blowing your nose).

They had these internal nostril splints wedged way down my nostrils to hold them open, and I had to trim my nose hairs before-hand, so gunk built up all around it. When they took out the splints they pulled out the biggest boogers I've ever seen from my nose, and they were that gross mix of blood and snot you get after a nosebleed. I had to breathe almost entirely through my mouth for a week because my nose was so clogged

Wow, what an experience. I never thought about how much that stuff would affect your day to day.