Two-month Post-op
I feel a sense of accomplishment as I have
finally reached the 2-month mark! Sometimes while playing with my kids I forget
and catch myself when reaching over. I
also have a fear of one of them accidentally hitting me in my face.
Needless to say I ask my husband to make calls for me, for such things as Dentists and so forth. I already have an accent that is difficult for these Pennsylvania Doctors to understand. The swelling and not opening my mouth enough only make those translations worst. So when it comes to a Doctor appointment I make sure there are no mixed signals, because the results from that could be drastic… lol…
I am able to put 3 fingers in my mouth now. I continue to perform the mouth exercise as recommended by Dr. Kim. I am still swollen from my nose and circling around that area around my face to my chin. I know the 3-month mark will show more of what my face will look like. My upper lip is very tight, I read online that it is a normal part of this process.
Every once in a while I bit my lower lip
while eating. I am still only swallowing
food, which leaves me with a sense of dissatisfaction. There is truly nothing like biting into your
food and chomping away at it! I take B-6
and 12 vitamins, but also eat very healthy.
So I really have not lost much weight.
I went for my first Orthodontic appointment
the other day. My husband was able to
accompany me to the appointment. We also
had our 2 sons. They are very well
behaved. The Doctor gave them each a set
of fake jaws and teeth with braces on them to keep them entertained. The fake teeth and jaws are used as examples
to help illustrate the procedure. There
were over a dozen of these in his office.
He also had a large screen that he used to pull up the images sent over
from EU.
The plan will be to have my braces on for
18-months. I had braces when I was a
teenager, so I know what to expect. This
time however I will not notice the feeling of the braces rubbing the inside of
my bottom lip. During the appointment,
we discussed the different styles of braces including Invisalign. I decided to go with the traditional braces,
as its what I had before.
I am still keeping my head elevated while
sleeping. I am sure this helps with the
swelling, but it also prevents me from rolling over. Though one night I tried to sleep with one
pillow with a travel pillow around my neck.
The next morning my husband woke up and saw me with my head lying on the
side. So I went back to sleeping with a
few pillows.
I have been trying on clothes and outfits
and spending a little time in the mirror.
It is amazing how different things actually look on me. It's funny, a few things I was going to get
rid of actually look pretty flattering now, so I will keep them… lol… As I enter the third month I am getting
really excited.
*First, because the swelling will continue to go down and I assume feeling in my face will gradually return.
*Second, I am only one more month from being able to start eating normal food again. I will not go out and buy the largest toughest steak for at least another month!
*Third, I will start to be more likely to want to take photos. For many years I felt uncomfortable having pictures taken of me. I cannot remember the last time I saw my real smile in a photo, that along with my face not being symmetrical.
Now for the first time as an adult, I will feel confident and smile :)
*First, because the swelling will continue to go down and I assume feeling in my face will gradually return.
*Second, I am only one more month from being able to start eating normal food again. I will not go out and buy the largest toughest steak for at least another month!
*Third, I will start to be more likely to want to take photos. For many years I felt uncomfortable having pictures taken of me. I cannot remember the last time I saw my real smile in a photo, that along with my face not being symmetrical.
Now for the first time as an adult, I will feel confident and smile :)
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