Day 4: Rainbow Bright

Day 4:

• Inconvenience level 6-8/10
• Pain level: 5-6/10

To those of you who asked me early this morning how I was doing, I probably replied something like "Great! So much better than yesterday. I got a full 5 hours of sleep, I'm not as swollen, and you can almost see one of my teeth again!" This morning, at 6:00, I woke up feeling well rested (something that hasn't happened until last night post-surgery). My pain was down to a 5 and the inconvenience level was down to a 6. I even had two protein shakes for breakfast today! I haven't eaten that well in nearly a week! I even felt well enough that, by 10:00, I had built up enough energy to go for a walk down the road and back with my dad.

Here I am feeling all bright and bushy tailed. It's hard to see, but yes, I could actually open my mouth enough that I was able to verify I still have teeth in there... Things were looking bright.

Apparently, after averaging 2-3 hours of sleep here and there for a total of maybe 6 hours a day for 4 days while your body tries to heal will eventually catch up to you. That's the story of the rest of my day. Basically, today turned into a snooze fest where I was awake for 2-3 hours, fell back asleep, and woke again for 2-3 hours. Then, repeat. The good thing about that is, I was not awake for the transformation from "Bionic Man" to being punched by "Rainbow Bright" to happen.

Well, just when you've thought you reached superhero status and are on a good track, you turn around in the mirror to realize that Rainbow Bright has punched your face with her outfit choices... In case you didn't have a sister who was into Rainbow Bright, here's a picture of her.

Now, imagine my face punched by Rainbow's outfit... Yep, that's what you'll see in today's version of The Bionic Man meets Rainbow  Bright. She just looks so innocent, doesn't she?

Fast forward to 6:00pm. Finally, after several on and off naps all day, it hit... By the last time I woke up, my face felt like it was on fire, itches like crazy, and there's no doubt that I'm bright eyed... In fact, there are many bright colors to my eyes and face. I'm told itchiness is a sign of healing. If that's the case, you may want to come over and touch my face now, because I'm pretty sure the healing itch must be radiating from my face at this point. I've never had anything itch to the core before. Imagine getting bitten by 50 mosquitoes all on your face, dousing that with itching powder bought from Spencer's gifts, and now imagine that has all been poured inside of your jaws and sealed shut. Yes, my friends, the healing itch is flowing down...

So, back to Rainbow Bright. Aside from the itching, another wonderful side effect to this has been the discovery of shades, hues, and colors I've never thought possible before. My face is now as if my sister's Rainbow Bright met a thunderstorm, they punched each other in the face, and then had a baby. Here's my face as of 6:00. I must say, the colors are much more striking in person. If only computers and cameras did justice, you could see that I've created a whole new color scheme. Jealous, much? I know. You should be.

Ironically, it actually looks like I got a really crazy tan line. (Yes, if you can see the white showing through at the bottom, starting in a V-shape from my neck down is all normally colored like I got stuck on some strange other worldly beach for a short tan).

Signed,

The Bionic Man Gets Struck by Rainbow Bright