Chuck's Audio Message On Drugs (MP3, 483 Kb, 41s)

I'm sure you will get a laugh out of that. Apparently I tried to record a voice message shortly after returning to consciousness in the recovery room. At the time I was still whacked out on the meds, and my mouth was stuffed with gauze.

Here's the best translation I could manage:

Okay, I am in the recovery room... and I am out of my head on medication. Can't really talk all that well... but so far, so good.

Mumble mumble mumble right now. Mumble mumble mumble.

Don't worry, things will be a little better tomorrow. Love ya. Bye bye.

As for how I am doing now--as time progresses the fit of the dentures changes, sometimes very slack, sometimes very tight (probably from gums swelling and shrinking, swelling and shrinking), so the worst pain seems to shift from place to place, but my mouth aches all over.  The imporant thing is I am on the mend.

I can't eat much at all.  Applesauce and yogurt and jello is it so far.  Yesterday I made myself a thick shake out of yogurt, a cut up banana, and a cup of fruit juice which I ate with a spoon.  Would love to eat something more substantial, but I just can't manage it right now.  I tried lipton soup with teeny noodles in it... couldn't manage it.  Drinking is hard, and taking pills is harder.  Anything which works my upper cheeks and tongue like laughing, talking, and especially swallowing makes the upper dentures dislodge.

Anyway hope you got a laugh out of my "audio message".