It was said that today will mark the peak in facial swelling. If that is the case, I think she has gotten off easy this time around. As you can see from the photo, she is still quite puffy on that left side. Her nose still continues to bleed, which they said is to be expected. I noticed today that her lips look blue. At first I thought it must have been something she ate, but when we were rinsing her mouth after lunch, I lifted her upper lip a bit and noticed that the inside of her upper lip and gums are very bruised. I hadn't even thought about her being bruised inside.She walked around a little this morning, putting more weight on her leg than yesterday. We joked that yesterday she was as fast as a snail, and that today she was as fast as a turtle. She made her way to the kitchen table twice to do some painting...but we quickly discovered that she did a little too much activity and her pain intensified. Her walking slowed down again and she was no longer walking flat footed, but on her tip toes and bending forward instead of standing straight. She has been on the couch ever since.
She again enjoyed mashed potatoes and gravy for lunch and homemade shepherds' pie for dinner (well blended of course.) For snacks she had mashed banana, some rice pudding and strained pears. I feel like all I am doing is preparing food, spoon feeding her, cleaning dishes and filling syringes with meds. It makes for a full day.
The surgeon said that we should see a decrease in the swelling starting tomorrow. It only gets better from here...fingers crossed :)
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