Saturday, July 4, 2015

Days 11 & 12

Happy 4th of July everyone! Not too many changes over the past two days so I will probably stop posting as often.  The only pain I have is joint pain at night when my jaw relaxes into it's new position. So far the last two days my jaw has started to shift into that position for an hour or two at a time. I sincerely home it stays there since right now only my front four teeth touch.

Last night I had a hard time falling asleep because my nerves must be waking up. My chin and lip were tingly all night and felt like something kept touching my face. The worst part is you can try to scratch the itches but it doesn't do anything since it's numb.

I went to a family cookout today and there was a lot of food I could eat after mashing it up. It just takes so long to eat anything that I usually just quit after one plate and still end up being hungry. Deb and Mark brought a pudding dessert and cheese puffs when they came so that made my day since I can get those down fairly easily.

I go back to work Monday and I am so excited to get back to my normal routine. If I watch any more tv, or read any more books my head might explode.

Below are some pictures of my new side profile. I'm happy with it! I don't think I look that different but people have told me it's a pretty big difference. I even had someone not recognize me yesterday, which is pretty crazy. I still have some swelling and it will continue to fluctuate. How my face looks after 6 months is how I can expect it to stay. After a year whatever numbness I still have left I will most likely have for the rest of my life. I'll just be happy to get feeling back in my lip. I can live with a numb chin.

Day 12



A shot of the new bite! Some of my teeth moved when they took out the springs so that needs fixed again, but overall I'm happy!

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