Good news! I had my 11 month check up with my Orthodontist this afternoon and we took impressions to send to Dr. Ochs. Once he looks them over I'll know when surgery can be scheduled. He could still get them and say more adjustments need to be made, but I hope everything is good so we can set a date. The hardest part has been the wait, since I can't make any plans for this summer until I know the date of the surgery. Every time someone asks I just tell them that it's "sometime between April and June 30th." As exciting as all of this was, the highlight of my day was when they tightened a hook that had come loose and had been jabbing my lip at inconvenient times. I woke up at 3 AM this morning disoriented and in pain to realize the hook had turned and caught on my lip despite my attempts to cover it in wax. FUN!
In preparation for the main event, I have started to test out some juice and shake recipes. So far the winner for juices is Joe Cross's Mean Green. The best protein shake I've had is Drew Manning's Spinach Shake. Soon I will venture into testing soups and ensure/boost flavors since that will also be a big part of my diet for 6 weeks. The idea is that if I'm used to some of these things it won't be too much of an adjustment when the time comes, but that's probably easier said than done. I'm sure at some point I'll try to blend pizza out of desperation. Maybe even birthday cake.
I should hear back from the surgeon in April and can proceed from there. In the mean time, below are some Netflix suggestions if you're feeling brave like I thought I was. The result is that I now spend twice the amount of time in the grocery store reading labels and eat a lot less processed food. It was life changing!
My video list:
Fat Sick and Nearly Dead
GMO OMG
Forks over Knives
Vegucated
Currently reading:
On The Shortness of Life by Seneca
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
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