I’ve been walking and driving to the store for several days now; I always wear a hat to disguise my swollen lids without having to wear sunglasses, which irritate the upper ear sutures. I drove over an hour to my daughter’s house, and swam in the pool. Closing the eyes all the way felt strange, as my eyelids are still very swollen, especially the left one, where the infection was. The following Friday, I went to a 4th of July celebration with some friends—my “debut”. The next day, I went to a party with a bunch of old friends. Everyone was very kind, and I do think I look pretty good for only two weeks. The eye is still dragging, and there’s no feeling on the sides of my face, but every day is a slight improvement. I’m still taking a lot of naps, but there’s no pain—at least there wouldn’t be if I didn’t try to sleep in “face-plant” position, which is a little rough on the ears. I put earrings in my pierced ears for the first time—had to work the lobes a little bit, but the holes were still there. I used to have a line running from the hole in each lobe to the bottom—the result of years of heavy earrings. It now runs nearly sideways. Another thing they don’t tell you: hair loss. After the surgery I began shedding like an alley cat; the only thing that slows it down is extra B vitamins. Ugh.
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