DAY 44:
It is the start of week 7 and I am starting to feel a lot more myself. Day 44 is Wednesday which means the last day of my antibiotics for my throat infection which is a relief! I also had my job interview, I wasn't that nervous to be honest. I think the interview went well but I won't find out until Friday or over the weekend if I have actually got the job. I also had the dentist and it was a quick check up which wasn't too bad. Other than that I relaxed to be honest I done some reading and watched some television. My boyfriend stayed the night and I watched a film as well.
DAY 45:
My sleep was alright to be honest but it's starting to get quite hot to be honest so I can tell my room is going to get real warm in the night. So I didn't do anything in the day, just the usual...reading and all that stuff to be honest. But my friend Emma stayed round who I haven't seen in ages which was nice to see her and we went out in the evening so it was really good too see her. She said I looked really different and was really impressed with it! I had a really good time seeing her.
DAY 46:
It's Friday! And today I had my old group of girls from school come round and it's Olivia's birthday on the 24th so we all gave her cards and presents, and we had a really nice day. I love seeing my girls because we have always been so close and it's just good to catch up with each other and everything. After they left I got a call from the man who interviewed me the other day and told me I got the job! So happy! And then I had to get the bus to see my boyfriend.
DAY 47:
I didn't have an amazing sleep because I felt like I couldn't breathe. I woke up in the night a few times with a sore throat so it made it obvious that my throat infection was coming back, so irritating. I had a dream that I couldn't breathe and I genuinely felt that way as well so my sleep was horrible. Anyway, I then went to the cinema with my boyfriend and watched the new Disney film 'Inside Out', it was actually a really good film, I enjoyed it. Came home and my throat was hurting again so I took sodium ibuprofen and we both came home. My neighbors were having a party so it was hard to sleep, it was also very hot in the night and I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep for about three hours. I eventually fell asleep and woke up at half 9 and my throat was very sore so I took some paracetamol. It being a Sunday, my doctors weren't open so I had to go into the walk-in center and got prescribed new tablets that are meant to work stronger too. Two a day, one every twelve hours so let's hope I feel better soon.
DAY 48:
One more day and it will be the final day of week 7! I woke up at 11 am which was great too have more sleep. I'm surprising myself now saying that in just over a week it would have been two months since my surgery! I am so happy that I got it done now that the time is flying and the results are better. I start college soon so it is going to be weird seeing everyone all at once because I usually see small amounts of friends at a time but I will be going back to college to over twenty people at once, it will be a shock - nervous!!! Anyway's, so it was raining so much! There has been so much sun here in England for once that it was actually weird too see so much rainfall ha! I also had a driving lesson and luckily the rain cleared up so much by the time my lesson came, my lesson went really well! It went so much better than the previous week, I also will hopefully be doing my theory soon...too scared to book it LOL! Anyways, it will all happen one day! When I got home I did some theory revision and then I watched a film, it was an old favorite of mine which was 'The Cat In The Hat' ! It was the 2003 version, I used to watch it all the time with my best friend Ruby because we loved it so much! Watching it made me remember how funny it was and still is LOL! Good times! My throat is also feeling a lot better again but because I took it at around 11:30 am I have to wait twelve hours until the next one so I need to take it as soon as I wake up, it's not as sore today which is a relief.
DAY 49:
It is officially the seven week mark! Pretty crazy to be honest but I am proud of myself! So I woke up around 11 am again which is nice but I woke up with NO electricity in the house :| and I couldn't find the electric key anywhere and my mum and sister was at work. My mum couldn't find it either so I spent the whole day eating hardly anything, reading, revising theory, and cleaning my room. It wasn't until about 6:30 pm that the electric came back. So as you can see I didn't do much at all. But moving on, coming onto the 8th week getting up to the two month mark!!!
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Week 6!
DAY 35:
Week 6 is here! In two weeks it will be the two month mark! So yeah on day 35 I had my last orthodontist appointment and when I came home it was around the afternoon, the day before when I was in town I had seen an old friend and my other mate texted me and asked me to come and meet them which meant seeing two new faces too see the new me...to be honest they didn't really react when they saw me which is sad because I like getting the big shock reaction because it feels like they actually notice it. Oh well I can't help what they can and cannot notice. So yeah, I remember reading a recovery timeline telling me to go easy even after the 1 month mark...and now I can see why. My gosh, I walked around so much and then chilled at a friend's house and I was just knackered and felt quite sick to be honest, I just worn myself out. Also my throat was still killing so much so my mum gave me paracetamol and half way through eating a pot noodle...I stopped feeling pain! Although I knew it was temporary, it was such a good feeling. I then made a doctors appointment and had to wait two more days aghhhh!!!
DAY 36:
I just could hardly sleep, it was rather depressing. I kept waking up in the night because my throat was so sore to swallow. But on day 36 I was seeing Kerri and Kelsey and had to go Kerri's house, I was still weak from the day before and wasn't feeling great but I was determined to see them. I ended up getting a taxi to Kerri's even though it's a ten minute walk because I just knew that I wouldn't make it if I was to walk. It was a fun but painful day and I sat funny so then I got this awful pain at the back of my neck near the top agh!
DAY 37:
Terrible sleep again...this sore throat is doing my nut in! I had to get up early anyway as I have my doctors appointment but I also was going London to watch a West End show and going for dinner, was meant to go at 1:30 to go around Covent Garden but I just said I couldn't do it because I will be so knackered by the time it's for the show and I just won't enjoy it as much as I would want too. So I felt very nauseous in the morning, I thought I was going to be sick, then when I was waiting at the doctors, I felt nauseous again and I was given Ibuprofen, Penicillin and Paracetamol. I have to take the penicillin till the course is done which is Wednesday (day 39). I felt a lot better after taking all that medicine and I have to take the penicillin after I eat and take one, three times a day. I still went London but we went in the evening and I felt nauseous after my meal again which was bad but then I felt a lot better after and I enjoyed the show but then after I felt very tired and poorly.
DAY 38:
I got woken up early by my sister which wasn't the best feeling! But oh well, I guess it can't be helped sometimes. I felt a lot better on day 38, my sore throat pain had practically gone but I still have to take the penicillin till the course is finished unless I am told to stop otherwise. I didn't do much at all to be honest, I did some theory revision and just relaxed. My boyfriend stayed the night and I was really tired so we went sleep pretty early.
DAY 40:
I FINALLY GOT A LAY IN!!! I woke up at 11 am and I felt a lot better. It was Saturday and in the evening I had a charity event to go to for a dear friend of mine who's mum passed away and it was near her 50th birthday! So during the day, I did theory revision and read books and that was about it, just the usual to be honest! & then I went to the charity event and the two daughters hosting the event hadn't seen me for a while especially one of them and they said it's crazy how different I look! & the dad said my hair was different which I hadn't changed but haha it was the fact I had jaw surgery. Then a close family friend who everyone in the family had seen me except her, finally saw me and got in a right state bless her! It was a really good night and then I went home and got too sleep.
DAY 41:
My sleep wasn't too bad again, I did some theory revision & then me and my boyfriend had to go into the town for him to pick up some shirts for work and we booked tickets to go to the IMAX cinema and too see the new film PIXELS! It was actually a really good film! It was so clever how they did it and we had a really good time and then I went home and just did some reading before I went to bed.
DAY 42:
I got called up and got offered a job interview for this week, my second job interview I have been offered this week, ah I feel blessed! I also had a driving lesson which was my worst lesson as I was taken in very closed/small roads and lots of closed junctions...just wasn't that nice to be honest, but I either learn it now or dread it when I pass. Then I met my dad at matalan to help me with clothes for the interview. I settled with a white blouse with black butterflies on them, smart skinny black trousers and shiny black loafers! I now feel smart and prepped for this interview! Tomorrow will be my six week mark!!! CRAZY!
DAY 43:
Officially the six week mark! Only two more weeks then it has been two months since I underwent my double jaw surgery! I woke up around 9ish and wanted to sleep more but I woke up feeling very awake and not sleepy enough to get back to sleep. Day 43 was boring, a friend came round which was really good too see her but I didn't do much. My swelling really has gone down, my mum and my sister say they don't think that there is anymore swelling to go down because it doesn't look it, but I can feel it and I am still puffy around my cheeks, but my surgeon said I would be more puffy in the cheeks naturally as well because my top jaw has been bought forwards so it fills out my face a lot more. I do not feel much pain now except when I yawn or I open my mouth too wide. I have one more day to complete the course for my penicillin for my throat infection and then I'm free LOL! I stopped taken ibuprofen because I ran out of the amounts that were given to me so I didn't bother getting anymore as they had done there job of getting rid of the pain. Now let's start week 7!
Week 6 is here! In two weeks it will be the two month mark! So yeah on day 35 I had my last orthodontist appointment and when I came home it was around the afternoon, the day before when I was in town I had seen an old friend and my other mate texted me and asked me to come and meet them which meant seeing two new faces too see the new me...to be honest they didn't really react when they saw me which is sad because I like getting the big shock reaction because it feels like they actually notice it. Oh well I can't help what they can and cannot notice. So yeah, I remember reading a recovery timeline telling me to go easy even after the 1 month mark...and now I can see why. My gosh, I walked around so much and then chilled at a friend's house and I was just knackered and felt quite sick to be honest, I just worn myself out. Also my throat was still killing so much so my mum gave me paracetamol and half way through eating a pot noodle...I stopped feeling pain! Although I knew it was temporary, it was such a good feeling. I then made a doctors appointment and had to wait two more days aghhhh!!!
DAY 36:
I just could hardly sleep, it was rather depressing. I kept waking up in the night because my throat was so sore to swallow. But on day 36 I was seeing Kerri and Kelsey and had to go Kerri's house, I was still weak from the day before and wasn't feeling great but I was determined to see them. I ended up getting a taxi to Kerri's even though it's a ten minute walk because I just knew that I wouldn't make it if I was to walk. It was a fun but painful day and I sat funny so then I got this awful pain at the back of my neck near the top agh!
DAY 37:
Terrible sleep again...this sore throat is doing my nut in! I had to get up early anyway as I have my doctors appointment but I also was going London to watch a West End show and going for dinner, was meant to go at 1:30 to go around Covent Garden but I just said I couldn't do it because I will be so knackered by the time it's for the show and I just won't enjoy it as much as I would want too. So I felt very nauseous in the morning, I thought I was going to be sick, then when I was waiting at the doctors, I felt nauseous again and I was given Ibuprofen, Penicillin and Paracetamol. I have to take the penicillin till the course is done which is Wednesday (day 39). I felt a lot better after taking all that medicine and I have to take the penicillin after I eat and take one, three times a day. I still went London but we went in the evening and I felt nauseous after my meal again which was bad but then I felt a lot better after and I enjoyed the show but then after I felt very tired and poorly.
DAY 38:
I got woken up early by my sister which wasn't the best feeling! But oh well, I guess it can't be helped sometimes. I felt a lot better on day 38, my sore throat pain had practically gone but I still have to take the penicillin till the course is finished unless I am told to stop otherwise. I didn't do much at all to be honest, I did some theory revision and just relaxed. My boyfriend stayed the night and I was really tired so we went sleep pretty early.
DAY 40:
I FINALLY GOT A LAY IN!!! I woke up at 11 am and I felt a lot better. It was Saturday and in the evening I had a charity event to go to for a dear friend of mine who's mum passed away and it was near her 50th birthday! So during the day, I did theory revision and read books and that was about it, just the usual to be honest! & then I went to the charity event and the two daughters hosting the event hadn't seen me for a while especially one of them and they said it's crazy how different I look! & the dad said my hair was different which I hadn't changed but haha it was the fact I had jaw surgery. Then a close family friend who everyone in the family had seen me except her, finally saw me and got in a right state bless her! It was a really good night and then I went home and got too sleep.
DAY 41:
My sleep wasn't too bad again, I did some theory revision & then me and my boyfriend had to go into the town for him to pick up some shirts for work and we booked tickets to go to the IMAX cinema and too see the new film PIXELS! It was actually a really good film! It was so clever how they did it and we had a really good time and then I went home and just did some reading before I went to bed.
DAY 42:
I got called up and got offered a job interview for this week, my second job interview I have been offered this week, ah I feel blessed! I also had a driving lesson which was my worst lesson as I was taken in very closed/small roads and lots of closed junctions...just wasn't that nice to be honest, but I either learn it now or dread it when I pass. Then I met my dad at matalan to help me with clothes for the interview. I settled with a white blouse with black butterflies on them, smart skinny black trousers and shiny black loafers! I now feel smart and prepped for this interview! Tomorrow will be my six week mark!!! CRAZY!
DAY 43:
Officially the six week mark! Only two more weeks then it has been two months since I underwent my double jaw surgery! I woke up around 9ish and wanted to sleep more but I woke up feeling very awake and not sleepy enough to get back to sleep. Day 43 was boring, a friend came round which was really good too see her but I didn't do much. My swelling really has gone down, my mum and my sister say they don't think that there is anymore swelling to go down because it doesn't look it, but I can feel it and I am still puffy around my cheeks, but my surgeon said I would be more puffy in the cheeks naturally as well because my top jaw has been bought forwards so it fills out my face a lot more. I do not feel much pain now except when I yawn or I open my mouth too wide. I have one more day to complete the course for my penicillin for my throat infection and then I'm free LOL! I stopped taken ibuprofen because I ran out of the amounts that were given to me so I didn't bother getting anymore as they had done there job of getting rid of the pain. Now let's start week 7!
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Last post op orthodontist appointment
So on my exact 5 week mark, I had my last post op orthodontist appointment (well I think so anyway LOL). As I said in my previous 'week 5' post, I mentioned I would be so happy if I could take all the elastics off! My dream came half true and that's just as good! He took off the elastics that I could also remove myself, then took off the two grey ones that go along the brace. By this point the elastics weren't giving me as much trouble as two weeks ago so I wasn't as majorly bothered as I thought I was but it was still so good to have them off! My orthodontist said about me still wearing the removable elastics but only at night which I was happy about! To be honest, they never really bothered me after the first few days of having them because I got used to them and the routine I had to do so it was no longer an issue. But I was really good with my elastics and it paid off because now I only have to wear them at night! Result!
Also my surgeon came down as well and this is the first time I had seen him since about ten minutes before my surgery haha! He came to check on the bite and was really impressed and looked at my x rays and compared them and he also got a tool and tapped my face to see if I had any feeling. I thought I didn't but I actually do...very slightly. It's obviously still very early days so I wouldn't have that complete sensation but I do have more feeling than I thought I did.
Me and my mum thanked my surgeon and I also mentioned on behalf of my dad that he also says thank you and even though my braces treatment isn't finished yet, I still also thanked my orthodontist. They really are two incredible men that have changed my life forever, I cannot thank them enough.
Also my surgeon came down as well and this is the first time I had seen him since about ten minutes before my surgery haha! He came to check on the bite and was really impressed and looked at my x rays and compared them and he also got a tool and tapped my face to see if I had any feeling. I thought I didn't but I actually do...very slightly. It's obviously still very early days so I wouldn't have that complete sensation but I do have more feeling than I thought I did.
Me and my mum thanked my surgeon and I also mentioned on behalf of my dad that he also says thank you and even though my braces treatment isn't finished yet, I still also thanked my orthodontist. They really are two incredible men that have changed my life forever, I cannot thank them enough.
Week 5
DAY 29:
So now the fifth week begins! Everything is starting to get easier to get used to such as the fact I still can't chew and missing certain foods but I think I am doing really well considering I am only on week five. So on day 29 another college friend came over to stay and she thought I looked so different. Before I had my surgery, she never really realised my under bite, but now that I have had the double jaw surgery she realized that I did have one and it has made such a difference to my face. For dinner I had hot dogs and potato alphabet letters (kind of like smiley faces but in letter form haha ), it was alright to eat because they are both very soft and I can just push them to the roof of my mouth and crush it down to make it easier to eat. I went to bed very late actually...probably not till about three am. But my sleep wasn't too bad in the night.
DAY 30:
WOOP! Day 30 ;) so yeah my sleep was alright actually, because I went bed later I woke up a little later so I woke up at 10:30 am, I know this isn't extremely late but it is a lot later than I have been waken up these past few weeks. My elastics are a lot easier now too, I didn't do much on day 30 to be honest just chilled out and relaxed. Did some theory revision because to be honest...I want to be on the roads asap.
DAY 31:
It's the day before my amazing father's birthday! SO I MADE A CAKE! Only made one recently for my sister's boyfriend's birthday too haha! Anyway's I made the cake and in between I did some theory revision again as well because I am starting to feel a lot more up to doing it now. Then I did two separate topics and then I finished the cake, my friend then came over for a short visit and told me she just got a job...SO for ages now I have needed a job now! I just get no luck with applications and interviews, this made me think now that I feel a lot more better that I should think about applying for some jobs! Then my dad came round as we won't be seeing him on his actual birthday because he is going to Brighton. We then went out to an ice cream place and I had a chocolate digestive cookie shake which was SO good! And it was easy to have as well because it was a shake and I could drink it through a straw or out the glass and not look like a tramp! There was two girls working there who I went to school with and one of them kind of startled when she saw me and realised it was me when she saw my family members ha! Classic, I could have some real fun with this new look mwahahaha! Then I went out with some friends and didn't get home till late and had my dinner at 3 am lol, it was really good though! Also my elastics bands were out for a good few hours which I know is bad but my canines on my bottom jaw were really hurting from the elastics pulling on them so I needed to have a break from them! I then stayed at my boyfriend's house and since we got together he's been trying to make me watch 'The Lego Movie' LOL and I kept saying 'another time' so I could try and ditch it...oops but I said we'd watch it because I had too one day and the more I put it off, the more chances would have came along for us to watch it haha! And to be honest, it actually wasn't that bad!
DAY 32:
My sleep wasn't actually too bad, I woke up at 11 am which is the latest I have slept in so far which was nice. Day 32 was actually a really nice day. I went to a nearby shopping centre to return my EE power bar because they had been reported to be exploding which is obviously not good! Then I bought some really nice white sandals as I wanted them for ages and just my luck I got the last pair and they so happened to be my size as well! AND the price was reduced from £35 to £16!!! So I had to buy them to be honest! Then we went to my boyfriend's sister's house for a BBQ, of course I couldn't eat what they was eating but his sister made me some noodles which were really nice and easy to eat of course and it was a really hot day which meant my worst nightmare... WASPS :( D: oh gosh I hate them so much...then I had a fruit pastel ice lolly which was my first one since I had the surgery and it was so nice but it felt a lot colder than it used to be...maybe because I'm used to hot liquid foods...mmm hahaha but then again, I do have really sensitive teeth! Then I went home and had gammon, mash, Yorkshire puddings all smothered in gravy to soften the Yorkshire puddings and oh my golly gosh it was sooooooooo lush!!!! I had to get up early the next day so I didn't go to bed as late.
DAY 33:
So I woke up an hour before my alarm and took ages to fall back asleep but then I finally did and woke up by my alarm at 9 am, I woke up feeling awake which is better than having dry/sleepy eyes sometimes! I had to be up early because my mum wanted us to go into the town to give out some CV'S to try get me a job, it's hard because you can tell when they won't give the CV to the manager or anything which is pretty rubbish. Oh well. I came home and applied for loads of jobs online also, and looked for the jobs at the shops where they said I had to apply online and tried to cram in as many applications as I could. Then I had a driving lesson at 2:30 in the afternoon, same as last week and this lesson, I learnt how to do an emergency stop and looked under the bonnet so now all I need to do is get my theory out the way and go over everything in my driving and hopefully I will be on the roads soon! Which would be handy for jobs/college. Tomorrow I have an orthodontist appointment, hopefully my elastics will be gone but I can only dream can't I?
DAY 34:
Well it's officially the 5 week mark! 5 weeks ago I was under surgery? that's just mental. Anyway I will be posting another post about my day as I had my last post op appointment today until I see my orthodontist again in October...now that is ages away lol. Unless of course I have any issues or then I can visit him sooner. So I had a horrible night's sleep the night before coming onto the morning of day 34. I tried to get to sleep about 10:30 pm as I needed to be awake very early as I had an appointment at 9:15 am. I took a while but eventually fell asleep and as I was going to sleep I all of a sudden developed a sore throat on the right side of my throat :| HA just what I need isn't it? And I thought it would go by the morning but NOPE. I woke up at 2 am and couldn't get back to sleep till 3:30 am and then woke up again at 5:30 am and I took 20 ml of liquid paracetamol to see if that would ease it off. I went in the toilet to see if I could see any redness or signs of tonsillitis and there was nothing there so it was very odd. In the morning, the pain wasn't gone which was the last thing I wanted. My mum gave me a throat sweet and that worked for a short period and then I had to go and throughout the day I have taken more but it's just so sore to swallow on just one side? It's not agonising/horrible pain but I cringe when I have to swallow because it hurts. Now it's time to start week 6!
So now the fifth week begins! Everything is starting to get easier to get used to such as the fact I still can't chew and missing certain foods but I think I am doing really well considering I am only on week five. So on day 29 another college friend came over to stay and she thought I looked so different. Before I had my surgery, she never really realised my under bite, but now that I have had the double jaw surgery she realized that I did have one and it has made such a difference to my face. For dinner I had hot dogs and potato alphabet letters (kind of like smiley faces but in letter form haha ), it was alright to eat because they are both very soft and I can just push them to the roof of my mouth and crush it down to make it easier to eat. I went to bed very late actually...probably not till about three am. But my sleep wasn't too bad in the night.
DAY 30:
WOOP! Day 30 ;) so yeah my sleep was alright actually, because I went bed later I woke up a little later so I woke up at 10:30 am, I know this isn't extremely late but it is a lot later than I have been waken up these past few weeks. My elastics are a lot easier now too, I didn't do much on day 30 to be honest just chilled out and relaxed. Did some theory revision because to be honest...I want to be on the roads asap.
DAY 31:
It's the day before my amazing father's birthday! SO I MADE A CAKE! Only made one recently for my sister's boyfriend's birthday too haha! Anyway's I made the cake and in between I did some theory revision again as well because I am starting to feel a lot more up to doing it now. Then I did two separate topics and then I finished the cake, my friend then came over for a short visit and told me she just got a job...SO for ages now I have needed a job now! I just get no luck with applications and interviews, this made me think now that I feel a lot more better that I should think about applying for some jobs! Then my dad came round as we won't be seeing him on his actual birthday because he is going to Brighton. We then went out to an ice cream place and I had a chocolate digestive cookie shake which was SO good! And it was easy to have as well because it was a shake and I could drink it through a straw or out the glass and not look like a tramp! There was two girls working there who I went to school with and one of them kind of startled when she saw me and realised it was me when she saw my family members ha! Classic, I could have some real fun with this new look mwahahaha! Then I went out with some friends and didn't get home till late and had my dinner at 3 am lol, it was really good though! Also my elastics bands were out for a good few hours which I know is bad but my canines on my bottom jaw were really hurting from the elastics pulling on them so I needed to have a break from them! I then stayed at my boyfriend's house and since we got together he's been trying to make me watch 'The Lego Movie' LOL and I kept saying 'another time' so I could try and ditch it...oops but I said we'd watch it because I had too one day and the more I put it off, the more chances would have came along for us to watch it haha! And to be honest, it actually wasn't that bad!
DAY 32:
My sleep wasn't actually too bad, I woke up at 11 am which is the latest I have slept in so far which was nice. Day 32 was actually a really nice day. I went to a nearby shopping centre to return my EE power bar because they had been reported to be exploding which is obviously not good! Then I bought some really nice white sandals as I wanted them for ages and just my luck I got the last pair and they so happened to be my size as well! AND the price was reduced from £35 to £16!!! So I had to buy them to be honest! Then we went to my boyfriend's sister's house for a BBQ, of course I couldn't eat what they was eating but his sister made me some noodles which were really nice and easy to eat of course and it was a really hot day which meant my worst nightmare... WASPS :( D: oh gosh I hate them so much...then I had a fruit pastel ice lolly which was my first one since I had the surgery and it was so nice but it felt a lot colder than it used to be...maybe because I'm used to hot liquid foods...mmm hahaha but then again, I do have really sensitive teeth! Then I went home and had gammon, mash, Yorkshire puddings all smothered in gravy to soften the Yorkshire puddings and oh my golly gosh it was sooooooooo lush!!!! I had to get up early the next day so I didn't go to bed as late.
DAY 33:
So I woke up an hour before my alarm and took ages to fall back asleep but then I finally did and woke up by my alarm at 9 am, I woke up feeling awake which is better than having dry/sleepy eyes sometimes! I had to be up early because my mum wanted us to go into the town to give out some CV'S to try get me a job, it's hard because you can tell when they won't give the CV to the manager or anything which is pretty rubbish. Oh well. I came home and applied for loads of jobs online also, and looked for the jobs at the shops where they said I had to apply online and tried to cram in as many applications as I could. Then I had a driving lesson at 2:30 in the afternoon, same as last week and this lesson, I learnt how to do an emergency stop and looked under the bonnet so now all I need to do is get my theory out the way and go over everything in my driving and hopefully I will be on the roads soon! Which would be handy for jobs/college. Tomorrow I have an orthodontist appointment, hopefully my elastics will be gone but I can only dream can't I?
DAY 34:
Well it's officially the 5 week mark! 5 weeks ago I was under surgery? that's just mental. Anyway I will be posting another post about my day as I had my last post op appointment today until I see my orthodontist again in October...now that is ages away lol. Unless of course I have any issues or then I can visit him sooner. So I had a horrible night's sleep the night before coming onto the morning of day 34. I tried to get to sleep about 10:30 pm as I needed to be awake very early as I had an appointment at 9:15 am. I took a while but eventually fell asleep and as I was going to sleep I all of a sudden developed a sore throat on the right side of my throat :| HA just what I need isn't it? And I thought it would go by the morning but NOPE. I woke up at 2 am and couldn't get back to sleep till 3:30 am and then woke up again at 5:30 am and I took 20 ml of liquid paracetamol to see if that would ease it off. I went in the toilet to see if I could see any redness or signs of tonsillitis and there was nothing there so it was very odd. In the morning, the pain wasn't gone which was the last thing I wanted. My mum gave me a throat sweet and that worked for a short period and then I had to go and throughout the day I have taken more but it's just so sore to swallow on just one side? It's not agonising/horrible pain but I cringe when I have to swallow because it hurts. Now it's time to start week 6!
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Week 4
DAY 22:
Finally! I'm on week 4, the weeks are starting to fly by. Next thing you know I'll be saying 'this time last year' oh goodness! Anyways, I read up a 'double jaw surgery recovery timeline' and it said on day 22 and afterwards, I would notice a substantial feeling back in my upper lip and cheeks but my nose, chin, bottom lip etc will remain completely numb, however I haven't really received any feeling back, I am hoping it will come back soon as I am missing having feeling on my face. I haven't taken any medication, just been chilling throughout the days.
DAY 23:
What a dreadful day. From my third appointment at the orthodontist (as you will see in my previous post), it was the worst because I had forgotten the feeling of having elastics on to keep your jaw shut in a certain position! I came out and my two front bottom teeth were in agony and the same with my top two front teeth! I had to get some paracetamol and ibuprofen as well as I was hurting! I then started to decrease the talking again and if I did speak, I kept my teeth bit together to stop the sore feeling so I got back to the first few stages where nobody could understand me again! HAHA! I took out my elastics when I got home so I could eat my lunch and then tried to put them back in and it was actually really hard! One of them pinged and it hurt so bad but it was fine afterwards as I managed to get them on, I took an hour nap and when I woke up my teeth on the front was aching so badly where I had my teeth forced shut together! When I made dinner, I forgot I had them in and tried to eat with them in and then gave up so just took them out again, I didn't put them back on for the rest of the day because I was hurting so bad and just couldn't hack it, I know I should have worn them but I was in agony! I did my hot and cold packs before I went to bed and did some reading, eventually I went to sleep about half 12.
DAY 24:
What a horrible nights sleep from the night before! I just kept waking up and couldn't get comfortable! I forgot to bring the paracetamol up to my room so I couldn't give myself any pain relief if I woke up in the night! I had to readjust pillows because my neck was aching from how my head was resting. I eventually woke up at half 9 and took some paracetamol and ibuprofen. Day 24, I saw a very close friend of mine from school, Kerri. It was so good to see her, the minute she came in we was laughing in seconds and bringing up memories! So I did actually have a good day which was nice comparing to how I felt in the morning (my shower definitely helped brightening my day). So I chocked on a pepperoni - oh dear! My sister gave me a slice of pizza for me to break and eat bit by bit which I was able to handle...unfortunately, I couldn't handle the pepperoni, I put the whole piece in my mouth to break it down and it slipped down my throat and got stuck, I tried to cough it up, then I tried drinking water to help it slide down my throat but it just wouldn't go so I started chocking and gagging which was very painful on my jaw, my boyfriend heard me and got my sister up to help as I started to panic and couldn't actually breathe, I drank more and it went...it wasn't nice but I brought it on myself and I was more careful with the rest of the pizza and taking it easy with other foods. Again I stopped wearing the elastics around 8 pm because they was hurting so much and didn't wear them in the night - oops.
DAY 25:
It's officially August! And it's coming close to my 1 month mark since the surgery! So day 25 wasn't too bad, I didn't have as much pain in my mouth from the elastics because I wasn't wearing the extra two, but I did wake up a few times in the night and I took some paracetamol and ibuprofen in the morning just to relax the pain in my teeth and mouth slightly! I then had something to eat in the morning and this was the day when I started being a lot better with my elastics because I have no choice but to wear them because if I don't wear them now I will regret it and may have to end up wearing more or wearing them longer which wouldn't be worth it so every time I ate, I would brush my teeth and then put my elastics straight on or if I didn't brush my teeth because I only ate a snack I would use mouthwash or put on my elastics until I went upstairs to do it. I wore them a lot on day 25 until I ate something and I wore them to bed.
DAY 26:
Sleeping with the extra two elastics in wasn't actually as bad as I thought it would be, I did wake up feeling like my bite went back to what it was like when it had moved slightly before I got given the elastics, but it was fine after a while. The morning was quite horrible because I usually don't feel hungry but I don't want to take off my elastics until I actually have the food sitting there in front of me, I don't want to risk anything now! I had to go into the town center where my boyfriend lives with him and his mum and I went into the back seat...guess what? there was a wasp in the car :| people who know me well will know that I have a HUGE fear of wasps and mostly any insects ha. So I had to suffer with this wasp flying around me whilst we drove to the town...oh dear. Other than all that, day 26 was actually alright, I did feel tired because it was my first night not staying at home since the surgery so I was in a different bed and a different environment so it was new again. I was good with my elastics again today and spent the night at my friend's house, so another night away from home! Also for dinner I had pizza! Obviously I was careful and it probably took me just under an hour to eat four slices and I had to break it up very small...also I had some chicken chunks too and they were very juicy...so they was easy to swallow although I had to still break them up very small!
DAY 27:
My one month mark is in one day! CRAZY?! It also means my elastics will hopefully be gone in just slightly over a week! Day 27, I did my first driving lesson in an exact month and it went surprisingly really well...it felt odd driving but I surprised myself how easily I got back into it and my instructor was pleased as well because I had been out of it for a month! I got back and watched a film with my sister and then I just relaxed but it's been an ok day!
DAY 28:
I have officially survived the first month of the recovery! I thought one week was loads but clearly not, I'm starting to feel more like myself again. Day 28 has been a fantastic day, my group of girls from school came round and we all got the chance to catch up with one another and it's just been such a great day to have the chance to see them again and were already planning to meet up again the following week coming! My elastics haven't really been hurting but I did take some paracetamol and ibuprofen in the morning because I did feel quite horrid in the morning but that's normal to me these days because the mornings are always the worst. I am staying out again for the night and trying to get myself out more but not go too wild as I'm still not 100% just yet, but I am starting to feel more positive and feel more happy in myself. I haven't been doing my hot and cold packs pretty much the majority of week 4 but I guess that's because most of the swelling has gone and I don't think I will be able to get any more down by myself, I think the rest will leave on it's own terms and the same with the numbing...I do hope that some feeling in my face comes back soon though haha!
Finally! I'm on week 4, the weeks are starting to fly by. Next thing you know I'll be saying 'this time last year' oh goodness! Anyways, I read up a 'double jaw surgery recovery timeline' and it said on day 22 and afterwards, I would notice a substantial feeling back in my upper lip and cheeks but my nose, chin, bottom lip etc will remain completely numb, however I haven't really received any feeling back, I am hoping it will come back soon as I am missing having feeling on my face. I haven't taken any medication, just been chilling throughout the days.
DAY 23:
What a dreadful day. From my third appointment at the orthodontist (as you will see in my previous post), it was the worst because I had forgotten the feeling of having elastics on to keep your jaw shut in a certain position! I came out and my two front bottom teeth were in agony and the same with my top two front teeth! I had to get some paracetamol and ibuprofen as well as I was hurting! I then started to decrease the talking again and if I did speak, I kept my teeth bit together to stop the sore feeling so I got back to the first few stages where nobody could understand me again! HAHA! I took out my elastics when I got home so I could eat my lunch and then tried to put them back in and it was actually really hard! One of them pinged and it hurt so bad but it was fine afterwards as I managed to get them on, I took an hour nap and when I woke up my teeth on the front was aching so badly where I had my teeth forced shut together! When I made dinner, I forgot I had them in and tried to eat with them in and then gave up so just took them out again, I didn't put them back on for the rest of the day because I was hurting so bad and just couldn't hack it, I know I should have worn them but I was in agony! I did my hot and cold packs before I went to bed and did some reading, eventually I went to sleep about half 12.
DAY 24:
What a horrible nights sleep from the night before! I just kept waking up and couldn't get comfortable! I forgot to bring the paracetamol up to my room so I couldn't give myself any pain relief if I woke up in the night! I had to readjust pillows because my neck was aching from how my head was resting. I eventually woke up at half 9 and took some paracetamol and ibuprofen. Day 24, I saw a very close friend of mine from school, Kerri. It was so good to see her, the minute she came in we was laughing in seconds and bringing up memories! So I did actually have a good day which was nice comparing to how I felt in the morning (my shower definitely helped brightening my day). So I chocked on a pepperoni - oh dear! My sister gave me a slice of pizza for me to break and eat bit by bit which I was able to handle...unfortunately, I couldn't handle the pepperoni, I put the whole piece in my mouth to break it down and it slipped down my throat and got stuck, I tried to cough it up, then I tried drinking water to help it slide down my throat but it just wouldn't go so I started chocking and gagging which was very painful on my jaw, my boyfriend heard me and got my sister up to help as I started to panic and couldn't actually breathe, I drank more and it went...it wasn't nice but I brought it on myself and I was more careful with the rest of the pizza and taking it easy with other foods. Again I stopped wearing the elastics around 8 pm because they was hurting so much and didn't wear them in the night - oops.
DAY 25:
It's officially August! And it's coming close to my 1 month mark since the surgery! So day 25 wasn't too bad, I didn't have as much pain in my mouth from the elastics because I wasn't wearing the extra two, but I did wake up a few times in the night and I took some paracetamol and ibuprofen in the morning just to relax the pain in my teeth and mouth slightly! I then had something to eat in the morning and this was the day when I started being a lot better with my elastics because I have no choice but to wear them because if I don't wear them now I will regret it and may have to end up wearing more or wearing them longer which wouldn't be worth it so every time I ate, I would brush my teeth and then put my elastics straight on or if I didn't brush my teeth because I only ate a snack I would use mouthwash or put on my elastics until I went upstairs to do it. I wore them a lot on day 25 until I ate something and I wore them to bed.
DAY 26:
Sleeping with the extra two elastics in wasn't actually as bad as I thought it would be, I did wake up feeling like my bite went back to what it was like when it had moved slightly before I got given the elastics, but it was fine after a while. The morning was quite horrible because I usually don't feel hungry but I don't want to take off my elastics until I actually have the food sitting there in front of me, I don't want to risk anything now! I had to go into the town center where my boyfriend lives with him and his mum and I went into the back seat...guess what? there was a wasp in the car :| people who know me well will know that I have a HUGE fear of wasps and mostly any insects ha. So I had to suffer with this wasp flying around me whilst we drove to the town...oh dear. Other than all that, day 26 was actually alright, I did feel tired because it was my first night not staying at home since the surgery so I was in a different bed and a different environment so it was new again. I was good with my elastics again today and spent the night at my friend's house, so another night away from home! Also for dinner I had pizza! Obviously I was careful and it probably took me just under an hour to eat four slices and I had to break it up very small...also I had some chicken chunks too and they were very juicy...so they was easy to swallow although I had to still break them up very small!
DAY 27:
My one month mark is in one day! CRAZY?! It also means my elastics will hopefully be gone in just slightly over a week! Day 27, I did my first driving lesson in an exact month and it went surprisingly really well...it felt odd driving but I surprised myself how easily I got back into it and my instructor was pleased as well because I had been out of it for a month! I got back and watched a film with my sister and then I just relaxed but it's been an ok day!
DAY 28:
I have officially survived the first month of the recovery! I thought one week was loads but clearly not, I'm starting to feel more like myself again. Day 28 has been a fantastic day, my group of girls from school came round and we all got the chance to catch up with one another and it's just been such a great day to have the chance to see them again and were already planning to meet up again the following week coming! My elastics haven't really been hurting but I did take some paracetamol and ibuprofen in the morning because I did feel quite horrid in the morning but that's normal to me these days because the mornings are always the worst. I am staying out again for the night and trying to get myself out more but not go too wild as I'm still not 100% just yet, but I am starting to feel more positive and feel more happy in myself. I haven't been doing my hot and cold packs pretty much the majority of week 4 but I guess that's because most of the swelling has gone and I don't think I will be able to get any more down by myself, I think the rest will leave on it's own terms and the same with the numbing...I do hope that some feeling in my face comes back soon though haha!
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