Surgery Date!

Hi, Sorry I haven't posted in a while! Not a lot has happened until recently! 

I now have my surgery date - 6th June 2016! So just under 2 months away. 

I have several appointment before hand to get me ready for the surgery, i have 1 tomorrow which will consist of moulds and photographs being taken. Then i have another appointment on Thursday for a CT Scan - apparently this is so they can create a digital version of my surgery so they can see what the finished product will be. 

My last appointment before my surgery is 2 weeks before hand, this is to see my surgeon and he is going to make sure a plate fits in my mouth (its called a surgical plate which helps him line up my teeth in surgery). Then after that it will be my surgery!!

I am beyond nervous and scared, which i think is normal given the situation. My surgeon said that the surgery will take about 2 -2 and a half hours to complete and they will be just working on my lower jaw and chin. He said i will be in hospital for a maximum of 2 days and i will need about 6 weeks off work. He also said he doesn't think he will need to wire my jaw shut which is a bonus!

So i wont be posting anything else until probably the day of my surgery! Wish me luck! :/

6th May 2015

Hi! I haven't posted in a while as nothing has really happened!

I have had at least 3 braces adjustments now and on Wednesday they are moving the brace so it is on my back teeth to make sure they are in line.

At one of my appointments they put an elastic band in to close the gap in my bottom teeth where I had the dead tooth removed, so my gap is now getting smaller.

At my last appointment I asked them if I could not have my surgery until after May 2016 as I have a prior commitment, which they said was fine. So I will most likely be having my surgery in June 2016 2 months before my 21st birthday!!

Scary stuff! Well that's pretty much it, I will probably not post anything until 2016 now, so merry Christmas and a happy New Year! :)

Braces fitted

Wednesday 10th December 2014

Well on Wednesday I had my braces fitted, it didn't hurt but it wasn't exactly comfortable!

I chose to have red bands on my braces to look Christmassy! :)

That day my teeth ached a lot and I found it hard to eat much because my teeth were so tender!

Today

My teeth still hurt! I managed to sleep though because its more of a dull ache pain than an excruciating one! My braces are rubbing against my lips so I have used the wax they gave me to cover up the metal brackets that were causing me trouble! And I have put bongela over the sores :)

I have another appointment on February 11th 2015 to have them tightened and they said I should have to wear these for at least a year before I have my surgery!

I will update again when I have anymore news (which could be a while) but have a lovely Christmas everyone :)

Braces

Well its been a while since I updated (because nothing has really happened) but I went to the orthodontist on 26th November and they got me prepared for my braces, they took moulds (which are disgusting!) and took photographs of my teeth. After all that I signed some forms and they put blue bands in-between my back teeth to make gaps for the braces to fit in place.

Its been nearly 2 weeks since then and I am going back to have my braces fitted on 10th December! I will then have the braces for approx. 12 - 18 months and then I will have my jaw surgery!! Very scary!

I will update again when I have my braces fitted!! :)

Update

UPDATE

Well its been a while since i updated, so i thought id better say something!

My tongue is almost back!!! Only got a few tingles now, which is great! its taken nearly 2 months to get to this stage so its been a long road!

I have also started wearing contact lenses so that when i have my new jaw i will be happy with my appearance!

I have my brace appointment booked on the 26th November and another one on the 10th December, the first one is for the moulds (which i hate!) then the next one is having my brace fitted! After that it will be between 6 - 12 months before i will actually have my jaw surgery! Exciting stuff!

Well i will update again when i have my braces fitted! :)

Day 5 post operation
Today is Saturday and i am feeling OK, swelling has gone down alot but i still have the issue of not being able to feel my tongue and the small lump is still there. Not alot else to report today. :)

  Day 6 post operation
Well today i felt slightly dizzy at lunch time but i am putting that to my medication and i was sat in the sun all afternoon. During the evening my swelling went down alot more and i can now open my jaw alot wider. Still cant feel my tongue and the lump is still there but i am going to the doctor tomorrow so hopefully they will be able to tell me whats wrong :)

Day 4 post operation

Well today is Friday and my swelling has gone down again, still cant feel my tongue which is still worrying me! I managed to sleep again last night which was good and i am able to move my jaw alot more now :) 
The only problem i had today was that i had a mental breakdown because i was fed up with not being able to eat properly! I had a big cry because i was hungry but i didn't want to eat anything because i couldn't taste it! i don't enjoy eating at the moment and it all just got to me and i broke down :') But i got over it and ended up getting and Indian takeaway which i managed to eat a little of. 

In the evening my swelling came down a bit more and i noticed a small hard lump on the outside of my jaw, i looked it up and it could be an infection so i am keeping an eye on it. I am going to the doctors on Monday so hopefully its nothing serious :S