sistawendy | yin & yang, plastic surgery edition

Good: My drain is out. I no longer look like a cyborg.
Bad: I still have to wrap my head day & night for another week, and then at night for about a month thereafter.
Good: No infection! Dr. Faceknife removed all of the sutures...
Bad: ...but he added one or two. I have to get it taken out in six days.
Good: No more need for iodine...
Bad: ...but I still need to clean my wound with vinegar & vaseline for another week.
Good: No more need to ice...
Bad: ...but it'll help get rid of my one bruise faster. I also need to sleep elevated for another week.
Good: I shouldn't take the antibiotics I picked up Thursday. The pharmacy screwed up the instructions, saying I should start 24 hours after my sutures out instead of ending then. So, in the interest of not creating superbugs, Dr. Faceknife said to forget it. He said that opinion is divided on whether, if you get IV antibiotics during the procedure as I did, the post-op short course that I already took is even necessary.
Good: My face looks pretty good even with the swelling & bruising. Dr. Faceknife says it'll keep changing for another few months. (?!) That's right: I'm (nearly) a new 'n improved nun. Look out, ladies.