I did speak to HR at work, and they said all they need at this point is a letter from my surgeon tomorrow indicating I had surgery on 9/25 and expect to miss another X days of work. Hopefully not too many, but I also realize going back to eight-hour days right away is unrealistic. My eyes tire after such a short time that I think I will need to do half-days at first. But then again, I may feel like a million bucks next week!
My bruises are quickly fading, but as they do, it seems the feeling returns and I feel the pain where the bruises are. Up until now, that area under my eyes has been totally numb and I was OK with that part of my face being numb (just not my lips and nose). Now that I can feel there again, it's very tender and also a tricky spot to try and ice, so I've decided to just lay gel packs on each side of my face and try and gently smush it down where it hurts the most. So far, I've failed miserably.
I knew I had stitches on each upper eyelid - that's where Dr. C went in to remove some fat from behind my eyes to make more room for them to fall back. I also knew they were still in as of my first post-op appointment with Dr. C, and that I have another appointment with him tomorrow morning, so I came to the conclusion that the stitches were coming out at that appointment tomorrow. I've been looking forward to it, because the stitches have been collecting crust and tissue dust and then I have to use tweezers to yank the crud out (pretty sure I'm not supposed to be doing that) and they even got itchy for a few days, which I assume meant the cuts were healing and ready for the stitches to come out. Today, I went to feel the stitches and they were...gone. I forgot it's 2012 and stitches can be dissolvable now, so I'm assuming that's what I got. I still feel a tiny piece of them on my left eye, and I guess maybe those haven't completely dissolved yet because that eye has always been exposed...? I was too sick and hysterical last time I saw Dr. C to ask about the stitches.
Today overall felt as if I took one step forward and two steps back. Monday and Tuesday were really good days in comparison to the previous six, but I think I might have gotten ahead of myself. My appointment is early tomorrow (9:45 is early when you've been sleeping till 11 every day for 10 days) so I'm probably going to bed shortly. I am still completely frustrated with the numbness in my face and pain in my upper teeth, and knowing it could be a month or two before that comes back really pisses me off, but the other side effect was double vision for three months that could only be corrected with an additional surgery, so I guess I should stop complaining now.
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