Horizontal Incision On Lower Lip?

[quote=spumanti]Ahhh, this forum is really great....I feel like we're in a mucocele support group!! LOL I think we had surgery about the same time - on Wednesday, right?

I ventured into public today (day 4). I felt a little self-conscious because I'm still swollen and bulging, but I managed. I'm still a little mumbly when I talk, and smiling still hurts. I was reading what Kadavy wrote in that he grabbed his cheeks when he started smiling because it hurt when he smiled, too. I tried that technique today, and it worked well.

I was finally able to see the end of my cut.....yep, I'd say about 1.5 inches, and I have 8 stitches!!

I know what you mean exactly regarding dribbling down the chin. I was doing that big time. Now, I seem to be able to avoid dribbling, but that numb area feels seriously weird and unpleasant against the glass. I have a friend who's a dentist, and she said that the numbness will eventually go away but to be patient because it takes a while.

Good healing to you!![/quote]
Yup, my surgery was on Wednesday, too. It is like a mucocele support group, which is pretty funny. I'm sure you would laugh about that if it did not hurt to do so. Day 4 was the first day venturing in public? I was swollen, but I went back into work on Thursday -- I just told all of my coworkers about my bizarre lump and it was no big deal.

The dribbling is less now, but I still have some problems. Oh well. I'm sure it will pass!

:D

Good healing to you, too!