It's the start of week 3! Finally I'm getting somewhere haha! So I did my hot and cold packs the night before and wore my ice packs in the night. I had to wake up early because I had a orthodontist appointment which was annoying because I hardly got sleep the night before - oh well I've hardly slept for two weeks, one morning won't hurt! Today wasn't bad, hospital appointment went well and some friends visited me so it felt good to have different people visit and get all the reactions.
DAY 16:
Day 16 wasn't too bad either, I didn't do much though. I went asda and actually went into the supermarket as I wouldn't before, I saw my sister and her friends and I was so nervous to see someone I knew in my year but I didn't. I was kind of sleepy but didn't actually do much during the day, I just watched films.
DAY 17:
I made a cake on day 17! Actually I made two haha because the first one didn't go to plan and I actually only had one dosage on my medication at 10am and because I kept myself busy the whole day I didn't feel pain as much but then I took some before I went bed and I did my hot and cold packs so day 17 was an okay day and I felt a little more of myself for once. I also actually managed to eat some of the cake I made, I just had to put it to the rough of my mouth and soften it up before I could swallow it - how I have missed cake.
DAY 18:
I was annoyed at my neighbors because they were hammering at 7:30 am and carried on till 10 am so I managed to sleep until 10 am but I was still annoyed at my neighbors. I went shopping with my mum today just to get some fresh air and to get out the house. It was great to be out but then I got a belly ache for some reason so my shopping trip was ruined and afterwards I just went home to rest and chill out. I had some spaghetti hoops for dinner and managed to eat some hot dog sausages (obviously without the bread). My teeth felt quite weak and tight on day 18.
DAY 19:
I woke up at different times again shock! I took some medication about 10 am and wondered what to eat once again, it gets boring once you are on the third week eating the same foods every day. I had a college friend visit me which was nice to have some company and for dinner, I had some spaghetti that had been broken down so it was smaller! I also managed some gammon (of course I didn't chew) but I managed to swallow bits of the gammon whole because it was really soft and moist. I also had a Yorkshire pudding! which was slightly harder to swallow because it was more cooked in places which made it more crisp, so I just broke it down into little parts at a time. I chilled a lot on day 19 and went to bed watching Mamma Mia the movie then went to sleep! So just a normal average day!
DAY 20:
Day 20 wasn't too bad actually! I woke up about 10 am because I heard my mum on the phone so I probably may have slept longer if that hadn't of woken me up which is good! I didn't take any medication for the whole day or even before I went to bed which is the first time ever since I have had the surgery! Week 3 went really quick too. I saw three of my friends that I have known for a few years and they all said they didn't recognize me at first and said I looked so different and when I explained to them what happened in the surgery/how the past few weeks have been/medication I had to take they were so surprised as I don't think they realized that all that would be going on! It was so nice to see my mates, I felt a little like my old self again and almost forgot I had the surgery. I could see some loose stitches on my top jaw but didn't touch them as I didn't want to risk anything. Other than my friends coming round, I spent time with my boyfriend and watched three films during the whole day but spaced out so I wasn't watching them one after the other. I did my hot and cold packs again when I put my film on about 10 pm purely just for comfort and to encourage blood flow in my face. I took ages to actually fall asleep but I needed to sleep because I had to get up early for a knee appointment the next morning!
DAY 21/3 WEEKS:
So it is officially three weeks since I was in surgery! I can finally say it is only a week until I have survived the first month! Now that the first two horrible weeks are out of the way, hopefully the weeks will be quicker because as soon as the first and second week was out the picture, the third week just flew past. And that is probably down to the fact that I have seen more friends and haven't been in as much pain! Just so irritating that now I can sleep longer, my neighbors are still building and my family seem to forget I'm home hahaha! Oh well got at least another six weeks until college starts again! I had an appointment on day 21 but not for my jaw - ha! It was for my knees, I know this is completely off the subject off this blog but I'm putting down what I did on each day so may as well mention it! Anyways, since I was about 10 years old I have had sore knees, I had minor pain before in earlier years but thought it would just go away, obviously I was wrong and waited till I was about 11 years old to mention it to my mum. My mum suffers from arthritis in her knees so I immediately thought sore knees had been passed down in my genes lol - my worried child mind. I went to my hospital where I was told I didn't have as much of an arch in my foot as I should do and was given these weird insoles. I wore them till I was 15, still with knee pain. Needless to say they didn't work. I started seeing a friend of my mum's who done 'muscle activation technique' and this technique came from Canada. I saw him for a few months and this really helped my knees, I almost felt like I could do anything with my knees and not worry if it would hurt. After a while I stopped going as it was expensive for my mum to pay for every week! After a few months of pain free knees, the pain came back. I ignored it and recently since the surgery, my knees have become extremely painful and have no idea was has caused this. My right knee has always been worse and felt like when I bend and straighten out my right leg, a part of my knee 'pops' in a way? It was horrible so my doctor referred me and that is how I got my appointment today, I actually got an X ray too! The X ray showed that both knee caps are slightly worn and X rays obviously do not show the cartilage, they just show the bone so I am going to a scan too. My right knee looked like some of my bone had chipped off but the doctor explained that you only seen bone on X rays and cannot actually say if it is chipped. Have to wait and see for the new future, but...here's to the third week!!! A friend stayed round for the night and that was great too have a nice catch up and feel well enough to have someone stay over. I did my hot and cold packs and also took 10 ml of paracetamol and ibuprofen before I went bed too, just for some comfort.
DAY 16:
Day 16 wasn't too bad either, I didn't do much though. I went asda and actually went into the supermarket as I wouldn't before, I saw my sister and her friends and I was so nervous to see someone I knew in my year but I didn't. I was kind of sleepy but didn't actually do much during the day, I just watched films.
DAY 17:
I made a cake on day 17! Actually I made two haha because the first one didn't go to plan and I actually only had one dosage on my medication at 10am and because I kept myself busy the whole day I didn't feel pain as much but then I took some before I went bed and I did my hot and cold packs so day 17 was an okay day and I felt a little more of myself for once. I also actually managed to eat some of the cake I made, I just had to put it to the rough of my mouth and soften it up before I could swallow it - how I have missed cake.
DAY 18:
I was annoyed at my neighbors because they were hammering at 7:30 am and carried on till 10 am so I managed to sleep until 10 am but I was still annoyed at my neighbors. I went shopping with my mum today just to get some fresh air and to get out the house. It was great to be out but then I got a belly ache for some reason so my shopping trip was ruined and afterwards I just went home to rest and chill out. I had some spaghetti hoops for dinner and managed to eat some hot dog sausages (obviously without the bread). My teeth felt quite weak and tight on day 18.
DAY 19:
I woke up at different times again shock! I took some medication about 10 am and wondered what to eat once again, it gets boring once you are on the third week eating the same foods every day. I had a college friend visit me which was nice to have some company and for dinner, I had some spaghetti that had been broken down so it was smaller! I also managed some gammon (of course I didn't chew) but I managed to swallow bits of the gammon whole because it was really soft and moist. I also had a Yorkshire pudding! which was slightly harder to swallow because it was more cooked in places which made it more crisp, so I just broke it down into little parts at a time. I chilled a lot on day 19 and went to bed watching Mamma Mia the movie then went to sleep! So just a normal average day!
DAY 20:
Day 20 wasn't too bad actually! I woke up about 10 am because I heard my mum on the phone so I probably may have slept longer if that hadn't of woken me up which is good! I didn't take any medication for the whole day or even before I went to bed which is the first time ever since I have had the surgery! Week 3 went really quick too. I saw three of my friends that I have known for a few years and they all said they didn't recognize me at first and said I looked so different and when I explained to them what happened in the surgery/how the past few weeks have been/medication I had to take they were so surprised as I don't think they realized that all that would be going on! It was so nice to see my mates, I felt a little like my old self again and almost forgot I had the surgery. I could see some loose stitches on my top jaw but didn't touch them as I didn't want to risk anything. Other than my friends coming round, I spent time with my boyfriend and watched three films during the whole day but spaced out so I wasn't watching them one after the other. I did my hot and cold packs again when I put my film on about 10 pm purely just for comfort and to encourage blood flow in my face. I took ages to actually fall asleep but I needed to sleep because I had to get up early for a knee appointment the next morning!
DAY 21/3 WEEKS:
So it is officially three weeks since I was in surgery! I can finally say it is only a week until I have survived the first month! Now that the first two horrible weeks are out of the way, hopefully the weeks will be quicker because as soon as the first and second week was out the picture, the third week just flew past. And that is probably down to the fact that I have seen more friends and haven't been in as much pain! Just so irritating that now I can sleep longer, my neighbors are still building and my family seem to forget I'm home hahaha! Oh well got at least another six weeks until college starts again! I had an appointment on day 21 but not for my jaw - ha! It was for my knees, I know this is completely off the subject off this blog but I'm putting down what I did on each day so may as well mention it! Anyways, since I was about 10 years old I have had sore knees, I had minor pain before in earlier years but thought it would just go away, obviously I was wrong and waited till I was about 11 years old to mention it to my mum. My mum suffers from arthritis in her knees so I immediately thought sore knees had been passed down in my genes lol - my worried child mind. I went to my hospital where I was told I didn't have as much of an arch in my foot as I should do and was given these weird insoles. I wore them till I was 15, still with knee pain. Needless to say they didn't work. I started seeing a friend of my mum's who done 'muscle activation technique' and this technique came from Canada. I saw him for a few months and this really helped my knees, I almost felt like I could do anything with my knees and not worry if it would hurt. After a while I stopped going as it was expensive for my mum to pay for every week! After a few months of pain free knees, the pain came back. I ignored it and recently since the surgery, my knees have become extremely painful and have no idea was has caused this. My right knee has always been worse and felt like when I bend and straighten out my right leg, a part of my knee 'pops' in a way? It was horrible so my doctor referred me and that is how I got my appointment today, I actually got an X ray too! The X ray showed that both knee caps are slightly worn and X rays obviously do not show the cartilage, they just show the bone so I am going to a scan too. My right knee looked like some of my bone had chipped off but the doctor explained that you only seen bone on X rays and cannot actually say if it is chipped. Have to wait and see for the new future, but...here's to the third week!!! A friend stayed round for the night and that was great too have a nice catch up and feel well enough to have someone stay over. I did my hot and cold packs and also took 10 ml of paracetamol and ibuprofen before I went bed too, just for some comfort.
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