I am much more with it today and only spend most of the morning sleeping! By the afternoon, I notice a bit of a sea-change. I feel much better and more lively. I suspect that the anaesthetic has worked it's way out of my system.
I chat with Eva, one of the nurses, who watched my operation. She hadn't seen an osteotomy before, and I am pleased that she is happy to share details with me about what she saw. She's amazed by the op and describes it as watching someone doing DIY - filing things down and then making sure the plates are the right size to fit.
I am still experiencing nausea, though it isn't making me actually sick. The ward doctor realises that I am reacting adversely to Codeine, the painkiller I am on, and switches my prescription to Paracetamol. It works.
Cyril arrives to pick me up around 5.30pm and I am delighted to be going home. It feels like I have jumped a huge hurdle and the rest of the work on my mouth will be straightforward orthodontics.
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