Before and After Profile

Thought id share a photo with you, this is a before and after pic of my profile so far. There's already a huge difference and there is still some swelling! The next is another front on photo :) Oh i had another surgeon appointment and he is really pleased and i no longer have to see him until after the braces come off! I have my next appointment in 3 weeks time to have my braces adjusted! Last leg of my journey!

3rd Week of Recovery

Keep forgetting to update! Really sorry! OK so today is Tuesday 19th July which is 3 weeks and 1 day after my surgery!

Nothing has really changed from the last week, my stitches have now dissolved so im just left with the internal scarring and a bit of swelling on my chin. Part of my chin is still numb but my bottom lip and tongue have nearly returned which is good!

This week has been pretty normal, i have been eating everything my family have been, im just careful with crispy and hard food. Pain wise, i am not in any! Every now and again i have a small pain in my right side of my jaw and my right ear sometimes aches but other than that im good.

I'm basically back to normal and im going out doing everything i would be if i wasn't recovering.

Here are some photos of me this week:

2nd Week of Recovery

OK so i am really bad at updating this blog!! Its now Monday 7th July which is 2 weeks after surgery!

Not a lot has really happened this week so i will just do an update of the whole week rather than a day by day.

So on Tuesday i went and saw my surgeon who took my plasters off (which really hurt!) and i was left with this sticky residue on my face! I managed to get it off with some face scrub and it feels good to have them off! The surgeon was really happy with everything and he showed me my x-rays, i now have lots of metal in my mouth! My orthodontist also came in and had a brief look at everything, she was really pleased and didn't think it was necessary for me to have elastics which is great!

Photo after my plasters came off:

Swelling wise this week, its gone down a lot! I still have slight swelling on either side and some on my lower lip.

Numbness is more of my problem, i have a spot on my chin which is really numb and my bottom gums are still numb. However one of my stitches came out the other day and i can now feel some of my gum on 1 side. My lower lip is still tingling and so is half of my tongue but they are gradually getting there.

I have now come off my pain medication, i didn't really need them to be honest but thought it safe to keep on top of them. I kept taking the ibuprofen for half the week just to help with the swelling but i have now stopped that as well. I keep getting small twinges in my jaw and chin which hurt a bit but its not really painful and doesn't last long. Annoyingly i keep getting itches in parts of my face that i cant feel! Other than that pain hasn't been a problem for me.

Food wise i am managing to eat relativity normally, i have eaten pasta, porridge, a roast dinner, risotto, chicken, chips, beans, onion rings, lots of cakes and puddings! Pretty much anything soft! It takes me slightly longer to eat than normal but i can eat most things just not really hard stuff!

Sleeping isn't an issue anymore, i don't need to sleep elevated anymore. Sometimes it is uncomfortable to sleep on my side just because i'm pressing on my jaw in a funny place. Other than that i'm managing to sleep really well.

Energy is normal really! I haven't been too tired to do anything and i have managed to do everything i normally do. I'm driving OK and walking to different places. No different to before surgery,

So yeah! Everything is going really well and so much easier than i expected! Don't know what all the fuss is about! I have another appointment to see my surgeon tomorrow as well and then i think he will leave me alone for a few weeks to heal up before he has another look.

Here are some more photos of me during the week:

1 Week Since Surgery!!!

Its been a week today!! Cant believe it to be honest! Its gone so quickly, wish i had known this time last week that it would be this easy to recover! Would have saved a lot of worrying!

So today i was taken to Bridport by my second mummy Jean (my friends mum) she took me to her house and i helped her look after her 20 month old granddaughter which was really fun. Just chilled and watched disney films! Also saw my good friend Lauren for the first time since the surgery which was lovely!

For breakfast i had some porridge then i had some cheese and salad cream sandwiches for lunch along with a yogurt and i think my mum is doing bacon, sausages and baked beans for tea! I am then driving over to my boyfriends tonight after a committee meeting to stay over, he is taking me to my first hospital oppointment since the surgery tomorrow. Hopefully i will get the plasters off my face!

Pain info:

Pain 1/10
Comfort/Swelling 2/10
Tiredness 1/10

Also took some photos today:

Day 6 post opp

OK so onto Sunday 3rd July which is 6 days post opp!

Today was good, didn't sleep as well as normal. Woke up and had some porridge for breakfast and then went to a restaurant for a nice meal! I had roast turkey with potatoes, carrots and gravy! I managed to eat most of this and then for desert i had warm lemon drizzle cake which was amazing!

For tea i had BBQ pulled pork with some bread and butter, managed a fair amount of it and then had some ice cream for desert. I drove back from my boyfriends and had my first shower! (Been having baths because of the plasters on my face!) It was amazing! Felt so much better! Watched TV then went to bed! Pretty normal day!

Pain info:

Pain: 1/10
Comfort/swelling: 2/10
Tiredness: 1/10

Feeling normal again really! I'm concerned that i am not feeling worse! Every other blog i read before my surgery said that everyone felt exhausted all the time and was in more pain! I don't know what to tell you! I guess i recover quickly! Ha!

Day 5 post opp

So sorry again haven't been keeping up to date! I am now talking about Saturday 2nd July which was 5 days after my operation:

To be honest there isn't much to report about today! I slept alright and during the day i drove over to see my boyfriend and ended up staying at his that evening as well! I had some porridge for breakfast, some beans and yogurt for lunch and also a magnum ice cream! Then i went to a cider festival with my boyfriend and his mates (i wasn't drinking by the way!) I had some cheesy chips which were tricky to eat so didn't manage a lot of them! Then went to bed fairly late!

Pain wise:

Pain: 1/10
Comfort/Swelling 3/10
Tiredness: 2/10

So yeah! Feel pretty normal to be honest! Feeling in my jaw is still funny, there is obviously swelling on the inside of my mouth which makes it slightly uncomfortable and i still have tingly feelings everywhere but it is nothing really! That's all folks!

Day 4 post opp

Im up to date! The date is now Friday 1st July which is 4 days post opp!

Im feeling great today! Energy wise i feel back to normal! I woke up at about 8:30 and had another bath which was nice. I then had some ready brek for breakfast and topped up on my medication. I then went on a long dog walk with my grandparents! Must have walked a mile and i felt fine! Was lovely and sunny and it was great to get out!

For lunch we went to my grandmas and i had 2 hot dogs in soft rolls!! Then i came home and had some chocolate ice cream! I watched tv for a bit and then my grandma took me up town to get some fruit, i popped into my work and said hello and i also saw my auntie which was lovely.

I came home and went for a drive in my car for the first time since surgery, i took my dad with me just in case! I felt normal! Apart from my fat face i was the same as i was before the surgery.

I can honestly say so far this experience has been 10 times easier than when i had my wisdom teeth out! I have very little pain and eating is not as hard as i expected it to be! I can open my jaw wide enough to fit 2 fingers!!

Todays pain etc:

Pain 1/10
Comfort/swelling 3/10
Tiredness 1/10

Not sure why im finding this so easy but i wish id known before hand so i could stop worrying about it! The worst part of my experience has been waiting for the surgery day! Everything after has been minor is comparison! So if your panicking about having this surgery, dont! Its not as bad as you think it will be!

For tea tonight i had these weird chicken dogs, chips and cheesy beans and then some ice cream! Again i didnt drink my protein shakes! I dont feel like i need them because im managing normal food fairly well!

Well thats it! Im up to date! I hope you are finding my blog helpful! :)

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