So on 15th July, I saw my orthodontist for the first time in nearly a month. This was my first check up and my orthodontist took out the elastics that was holding my jaw shut to guide my teeth to bite in the correct place because he needed to change them. He asked me if I had been changing them myself, (obviously I said no) because I was not aware but he said that's fine because I wasn't supposed to anyway. My top lip was so sore that I found it so painful when he moved it up to take off the elastics.
I asked my orthodontist when it would be okay for me to lay down, like if there was a specific set time. He recommended to start now or when I am comfortable which is so good to hear.
We ended up not putting elastics on this week as I was struggling with them which was such a nice feeling, my jaw felt so free which was cool. It also feels quite loose because I am so used to having it held shut with elastics. I was lucky to have elastics and to not have my jaw wired together (my surgeon explained that it is only wired together if during the surgery, when they split the jaw and it doesn't go completely smoothly they wire it together so it does not happen very often).
My orthodontist said I could start easing off the codine that I take as part of my meds which is so good to hear as it had to be the most disgusting one out of them all. I take liquid paracetamol, ibuprofen, codine and have an antiseptic mouthwash (as I cannot brush my teeth). Although my orthodontist told me that now my elastics have come off for a week to try and brush my teeth. Then when I get my elastics back that I will need to change them myself - no pressure ha!
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