
It's incredible that only two days have passed and I feel like I'm stuck in time. It feels like two weeks have gone by and this pain still hasn't gone away. The pills control the discomfort a little, but every now and then the sharp pain returns as if they were pulling my tooth again. At this point, I don't know what I'm feeling bad about: the pain, not being able to eat properly, or the withdrawal from cigarettes?

This whole area hurts terribly, including my throat and ear, and the worst part is that I have to rest and I've been completely bored lying in bed for two days. It's really depressing, but my husband won't let me do anything, and rightly so, since I obviously can't do any kind of exertion.

Although I was prescribed Diclofenac, I had to switch to Ibuprofen because the Diclofenac did absolutely nothing; the pain was still there and very intense. At least the Ibuprofen managed to alleviate the pain somewhat. I'm also taking antibiotics to prevent infection, but it's still difficult because the infection can come from food. I have to avoid getting any food on my left side, and that's extremely difficult.

But without a doubt, the biggest battle I'm facing is quitting smoking. It was something I'd planned to do, but I never had the courage to do it, and this whole surgery thing came out of nowhere, without warning. I didn't know that Tuesday morning I would smoke my last cigarette. I miss it a lot, but I really hope I don't fall into that temptation again. It's an unnecessary expense that only harms my health. It bothered me so much to be near someone and smell tobacco. I've gone more than 48 hours without smoking, and although I've thought about smoking every day, I remember that I can't. I get a little panic attack, and then it passes.

Sometimes I feel desperate, but I try to tell myself positive things about not smoking, and it cheers me up a bit to think that I can breathe better again. Honestly, these last two days I haven't had any trouble breathing, something that was incredibly difficult when I smoked. And I think, if I feel this way after only two days of quitting, what would happen if it took two months, two years…
Congratulations! For sure, it's not easy but all worth it.