More Surgery (not for the faint-hearted!)

On Monday I had the rogue cyst removed from my jaw. It turned out to be somewhat bigger and harder to get to than they thought so the operation ended up being quite major. They cut thru the bone in my maxilla (see the wee skull diagram) and kinda pulled it down to get at the cyst and tooth (kind of in behind my left cheekbone), then stuck my face back on with plates and screws and stitches. I was in hospital for 2 nights, on morphine and all sorts of other things. I feel like I've been sleeping all week, and every day the swelling seems to get worse! Its all a bit gross, and Im not allowed to chew for 6 weeks until the bones fuse together. Trying to stay happy but feeling pretty grotty at the moment.