My wife wanted me to pass this on
She had an 8-hour oral surgery when she was a teenager. Had her upper and lower jaws broken and reset, wired shut for 9 weeks. But the swelling was down in 2 weeks. Color was back to normal by the third week. You should bounce back quickly.
Oh, and a note about the doctors. They may not have said anything to you about your thrilling recovery, but you can bet they told everyone in the cafeteria.
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