Timeline

Here's a quick glance at how long some of the symptoms or restrictions lasted in my case. Keep in mind that this might be different for you, but I thought it would be nice to give you an idea of what to expect. I'll update it as my recovery progress, but don't hesitate to comment if there's something you think is missing!

Symptoms
Constant jaw pain	Day 0 - 5
Sore/scratchy throat	Day 0 - 4
Congestion	Day 0 - 5
Nose bleeds (when bending forward)	Day 0 - 2
Swelling (looked “normal” by day 12)	Day 0 - Month 7
Numbness (lower lip, chin, gums)	Day 0 - Ongoing (85% normal)
Surgery-Related Fatigue	Day 0 - Week 5
Weakness/wooziness*	Day 0 - 7
Shakiness*	Day 0 - 5
Heart racing (when standing)*	Day 0 - 7
Bedridden*	Day 0 - 7
Blurry vision	Day 0 - 4
Brain fog	Day 0 - 7
Cheek bruising	Day 1 - 26
Throat muscles soreness	Day 7 - 14
Difficulty falling asleep	Day 0 - 14
Difficulty staying asleep	Day 0 - 19
Jaw spasms/jerks	Day 2 - 13
Jaw spasm/jerks (2nd round)	Day 17 - 24
Weight loss	Day 0 - 10
Insanely oily face	Day 0 - 21
Joint/ear pain (when lying down)	Day 0 - 19
Depression feeling in morning	Day 8 - 11

* This lasted longer because I was not eating enough. Once I started force feeding myself, it went away in about 2 days.

Restrictions
Clear liquid diet	Day 0 - 2
Liquid/blended diet	Day 2 - 30
Soft food diet	Month 1 - 2
Limited diet	Month 2 - 5
Unlimited diet	Month 5
No talking	Day 0 - 10
Sleeping 30° angle**	Day 0 - 10
Using toothbrush/waterpik	Day 2
No nose blowing	Day 0 - 14

**Although I was cleared to sleep in any position I wanted, it still hurt my jaw joints/ears to sleep flat on my back/side until about day 19.

Firsts
First bowel movement	Day 3
First shower	Day 6
First outing	Day 8
Appetite returns	Day 7
First loosening of bands	Day 9
First mouth opening	Day 9
First stitches falling	Day 9
All stitches gone	Day 20
First drink w/ a cup (some pain)	Day 4
Return to normal weight	Day 10
First sneeze	Day 14
Able to sleep flat/on side	Day 18
First use of a spoon	Day 28
First chew	Day 32

Misc.
Total weight loss	9 lbs
Peak weight loss	Day 5
Peak swelling	Day 2

Drugs
Painkillers***	Day 0 - 6
Zofran	Day 0 - 8
Antibiotics (only at hospital)	Day 0 - 1
Steroids (only at hospital)	Day 0 - 1

***I probably only took 2-3 doses once out of the hospital, when needed. I wasn’t in too much pain, and I only took Toradol and Tylenol, no Oxycodone once at home, even though I had a prescription for it.

Surgeon visits
Day 1	Cleaned nose.
Day 2	Cleaned nose, removed some bands.
Day 5	Cleaned nose.
Day 9	Cleaned nose, removed some bands, opened mouth a bit.
Day 16	Opened mouth more, changed bands for much looser ones.
Day 23	Opened mouth, removed two bands towards the back and used looser ones. Only two bands remain towards the front.
Day 26	Cleared to start chewing very soft food in 4 days. Cleared to remove bands (only keep them on at night). Changed bands for looser ones. Cleared to see orthodontist in 2 weeks.
Week 6	No changes. Mostly confirmed that everything is looking nice and healing well. Still on soft diet for another month.
Month 2	Confirmed everything is looking nice and healing well. Cleared to eat “harder” food like chicken and soft bread. Still restricted diet.
Month 3	Confirmed everything is looking nice and healing well. Cleared to being stretching. Cleared to eat everything except chew-intensive food like bagels, jerky, etc.
Month 5	Confirmed everything is looking nice and healing well. Cleared to eat anything except food restricted by orthodontist (hard candy, almonds, popcorn, etc.). Next appointment after braces are removed.
Month 9	Made an appointment for joint popping/cracking. Evaluated joint popping by having me open and close with the surgeon's fingers on my joints. Advised to be patient and come back if it gets worse.
One Year	One-year and post-braces appointment. Answered questions. Evaluated left joint pain by having me open and close with the surgeon's fingers on my joints. Advised to take 600mg ibuprofen for 3 weeks and come back in a month.