Recovery Day 19
This week I typically get out of bed between 11 and noon. Sleep helps heal, right? And it's less time for discomfort. First I take an 800 ml. of ibuprofen. In the shower when I close my eyes I lose my balance, so 3 times today I had to put my hands on the walls to steady myself. I glance at my face soap and wonder when I'll need to use it again. For now it is just clear, clean water for my face. I do a nasal rinse before leaving the shower, my left nostril remains useless. I wish I had straws upstairs in my bedroom because I have great difficulty trying to drink from my V-8 can. My mouth and lips are still very swollen and I do think I will be delaying my dentist appointment that is scheduled this Friday to work on my teeth. I search for a button shirt, since I don't like wearing pullover shirts that can touch my face. My face has to air dry. I do believe that today my forehead skin has healed. As I'm writing I'm wondering, will a headache be my constant companion from now on? I have not left home since I went to sacrament meeting on Sunday. But I must today, I have to get Katie's birthday present mailed. I took pictures last night and realized it is best not to smile in the way I used to, that I need to keep my lips together. Every time I start feeling down, I try to remember how grateful I am that I am alive and functioning as well as I am.
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| Trying to smile like I used to. 9-23-14 |
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| Smiling with lips together 9-23-14 |
