Pre op: Didn't get much sleep, beginning to wonder whether I've been put onto a psychiatric ward with all of these strange people around me! It's 7.30am and I'm first on the list so go in to have my operation in about an hour. Feeling a mixture of emotions from excitement to nervousness to plain old fear. All the staff are excellent though. This is the first time I've ever been to hospital and the work that people do there is nothing short of amazing. Anyway, going in shortly so just time for a few last minute phone calls and texts...
Post op: Well any fear I had about the general anaesthetic were completely unfounded. It was exactly as I was told it would be - straight to sleep and then awake in what seemed like an instant. It wasn't an instant though, apparently I was in surgery for 4 hours and in recovery for another 3.
It was a bit of a blur coming round from the GA but I recall feeling very relaxed and relieved to be awake! Stayed drowsy for the rest of the day, even when Jo came in I was drifting in and out of sleep. I knew she'd be upset when she saw my face, mind you, I looked hideous! I was very swollen and bloody but exactly as expected. The first thing I noticed was my complementary nose job. Where the upper jaw had been brought forward, it had lifted the tip of my nose which was drooping more and more with age!! Then I saw the teeth. My top teeth were actually biting over my bottom teeth - result! Plus I hadn't yet had elastics fitted so I could open and close enough to get a sense of how the final result may look.
All in all... wow... what a day. Glad it's over though.
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