Account locked

Hi everyone,
I’m really stressed and hoping someone here has been through something similar.

A few days ago, I posted a private video on my private** **Story that violated Snapchat’s Community Guidelines. I know now that I shouldn’t have posted it, and I take full responsibility for that.

At first, I only received a warning. As soon as I saw it, I immediately deleted the video myself. I thought that would be the end of it because I removed it right away and didn’t post anything else afterward.
However, later my account was suddenly locked, which completely shocked me.
This is my first ever violation**.** I’ve never had any previous issues with Snapchat, never been warned before, and never had any action taken against my account.

I submitted an appeal, but the problem is that Snapchat only gives you 250 characters to explain your situation. All I could really say was that I had posted something inappropriate, removed it immediately after the warning, and asked for my account to be reviewed. I didn’t have enough space to explain that this was my first offense, that I’ve never had any previous problems, and that I’m genuinely asking for a second chance.
Now I’m waiting for their decision, and honestly I’m terrified. My Snapchat account contains years of memories, conversations, and contacts that I can’t replace.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation?
Did you get your account back?
How long did your appeal take?
Is there anything else I can do while I’m waiting?
I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences.

Thank you.