Thursday, July 2, 2015

Days 9 & 10: 10 Day Appointment

Days 9 & 10
Overall pain: 1
Discomfort: 1
Swelling: Same
Weight loss: 8 lbs

Yesterday I actually did things that a normal person might do. I grocery shopped, took my car through the car wash, and had ice cream for three meals. I finally decided that if I'm on this diet, I might as well be happy about it!

Today was the big 10 day post-op appointment! We left at 6:00 AM and hit the usual Squirrel Hill tunnel traffic. The check up went well. Since Dr. Ochs is on vacation and Dr. Parker is off to bigger and better things, I saw his new resident. He said I looked good for 10 days and was surprised how minimal my swelling was. He took my face stitches out, checked my incisions and told me everything looked good. He looked at my bite and said it's right where it's supposed to be. I asked why my bite keeps shifting and he said that's normal. He said at night my jaw rests in its new position (Where all of my teeth touch). During the day the muscles are reverting back to where they're used to being and it will take time for them to settle in to the new position. Good enough answer for me.

Still no chewing, but I can have things like flaky fish now. I can go for walks (which I have been doing) but I cannot do anything strenuous that would disrupt the muscles from reattaching to my bone. That's a convincing enough story line to keep me from even trying to do anything strenuous. I can go back to work Monday but I absolutely have to take it easy and cannot over do it. I can do that.
My next appointment is the 6 week check up where I should be released to a normal diet.

We stopped at Dean's Diner on the way home and I attempted to eat sausage gravy and biscuits, scrambled eggs, and blueberry pancakes. It was a nice change from what I have been eating that's for sure.

I had to stop at my orthodontist's office on the way home to drop something off so I got to see him and his staff. They asked about the surgery and were impressed that I was doing so well. I won't go back to him until the 7 week mark to finish up my adjustments. At that point I should have 6 months to a years worth of treatment.

When I got home Kier and I showed Grandma how to use the juicer that's been in the box for a month. We made Joe Cross' Mean Green Juice and then Kier made a Pineapple smoothie that was also good. Dinner tonight is tator tots since I'm full from everything else I had today.

I also accomplished another milestone today and finished the Stephen King book, Revival, that Ken got for me. I can't say how it ends or what I thought about it in case he sees this since he is reading it too.

Day 9

Day 10

The next three pictures sum up my two weeks off. Basically just the cat following me around the house while I do three things. 1. Sleep 

2. Read

3. Eat. (I can smile and show teeth now but with a numb lip it's best not to.)

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