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Nausea actually kept me from doing much yesterday, my initial burst of energy from leaving the hospital seemed to have subsided. Thankfully, the nausea's gone now! I managed to choke down an Ensure without too much going down my chin. Ensure at room temperature, though... yuck! I have my first follo...

Well, I got discharged this afternoon! Guess they decided that my nose was in good enough shape to send me home without the risk of me suffocating. My mom made what seriously seemed like the best chicken soup/broth I've ever tasted. I think she just straight up boiled a chicken! Much better than the...

Hi all! So I just had my lefort I and BSSO yesterday. What a ride so far! The first night is probably the worst. I had a lot of nasal discharge, so they had to put tubes in my nose and one down through to my stomach to suck up all the blood I swallowed. Not much sleep at all, especially once I start...

Hey all! I just discovered this board today. What a coincidence that I also have double jaw surgery for my underbite + asymmetry, on August 10th! I swear, kelse, if you're in NY, I'm calling shenanigans on the universe's part. My surgeon told me that I can, more or less, decide whether I want a BSSO...