Day 4: Still in this hellish state. Misery at its finest.

This has been a pretty bad day. Less crying and different liquids for me to try. I've attempted a straw against my doctors orders but I'm done with that syringe. I also really want to brush my teeth. They're so nasty and covered in icky. I can't even see my teeth when I move my lips. Also. My lips are kinda stuck together and it's rather unpleasant separating them honestly. I had one more visitor on this day and it made it easier to an extent. Today is also the day I started applying moist heat to my cheeks. This was beyond soothing. I've watched so much Hulu these past few days it's not even funny. This is the day my nightmares began. I would dream of my swelling going down and the ability to use a straw just to wake up to a huge face and a dry ass mouth. Oh my god, do not get my started on the dry mouth. The syringe makes the water taste nasty so it's not relieving in the slightest. I'm slowly regaining the ability to recognize the foreign things in my mouth. My bite plate isn't as huge as I had thought it would be, but in a week or so it's going to get really irritating. I can feel it now. I also got to remove my mustache and swelling tape today. Didn't hurt nearly as bad as I thought. As a matter of fact, none of this experience is what I expected. I wholly expected a lot of pain, but it's more of an uncomfortable feeling. My nerves were worked to the point that they aren't causing pain but the bulginess of my face is definitely awful. I sincerely look forward to my swelling going down. Maybe then I can use a STRAW!

I'm still wearing my discharge clothes because I frankly don't give a shit how nasty I am. I also recognize that I still have caked dried blood around my nose and on my lips. This will be washed away once I get the strength to stand for longer than a minute. See my absent mustache?? It felt good to progress in some way.