Week 11

DAY 71:

So only this week and the week after and my 3 months of recovery are over. I had a migraine and sore throat all day. I went to college and had a trip in Cambridge. When me and my friend Saskia was on our way home, we went the wrong way and then when we nearly eventually got home, due to the rainfall we had an accident, where Saskia lost control and hit a tree but were okay we was just in a lot of shock.

DAY 72:

I didn't go to college as my head and throat was hurting so much and I was still in so much shock. But I just relaxed for the day because I didn't feel like doing much, my head was hurting so much and I was so tired. Other than that I just read and did some coloring.

DAY 73:

I started feeling a little better but I just went to the hospital to go to get a blood test so I could find out what is going on for my throat. I then went to the town center with my mum and had a nice lunch with her. Then my boyfriend stayed the night and I watched 'The Cat In The Hat' and then went to bed early as I needed to go work in the morning.

DAY 74:

I have been taking Vitamin C, and Ibuprofen, so it's made me feel a little better. Work was busy but it was okay, I was glad to be finished by 2:30, then I went MK shopping with my boyfriend, we went Nando's for dinner and then went through a few shops, it was nice to spend time with him. Then I had my friend's 18th birthday BBQ, it was a quiet gathering so it was nice. I had a good time seeing some old friends.

DAY 75:

Sunday is always more quite at work, so it was a lot more relaxed but we was short staffed so it was a little stressful at times but oh well! Then I had chicken curry for dinner, did some theory revision, caught up on some television shows and then went to my boyfriend's sister's house and spent time with his family, then spent the night at my boyfriend's house.

DAY 76:

Monday, I didn't go college because I am not in on Monday's. But I went into town with my mum and I picked up some new jeans and a nice long top for college, I really liked them! The weather was rubbish, it was so cold! Me and my mum also went out for breakfast which was really nice. & we had a tealight holder and we got a fake candle and we went to the graveyard to visit my grandparents graves, and we placed the tealight holder on the grave and it looked really lovely. I also had my driving lesson which was going great until I stalled when I was about to pull off on a roundabout LOL it was so embarrassing and so irritating because I haven't stalled in so long! I just brought my foot off the clutch way too soon LOL! Other than that, it went okay! Although towards the end my migraine was coming back :( So I took some ibuprofen!

DAY 77:

College was long but it felt like a lot of work had been done which is an even better feeling. I don't really know why but I wasn't feeling myself...I don't know why but hey ho! The day went on. Then when I got home I did a lot of blogging (on the college work of sides not so much for this blog) but I was working for so long, but at least I was getting the work done! Also...It is my 11th week mark today! So yeah! Now starting the final week of the 3 month recovery process although there's still a long way to go before it's completely over! Still got braces to come out and retainers to put in! Ah well, I guess it has got too be worth it in the end!

Week 10

DAY 64:

Here we go! It is the start of week 10! only a short period of time until my 3 months of recovery is up! I am so excited! At college it was the day to show our sight specific task to the first years! I have been looking forward to do this ever since I saw my old second years do it when I started college! We rehearsed up until 2 o'clock, because we had to watch what the first years made as well! And then it was our turn. I think it went really well and we all managed to impress our tutor! We was very happy with how it all turned out!

DAY 65:

This is the last day I am in college until Tuesday which is the mark of my 10 weeks! So today we had a few sessions with Olga to help us with coaching and really thinking about acting and characters! It was a really fun session! Then we had Ella and we started reading contemporary theatre pieces and it was obviously very different compared to what we had done in our first year. Then after college we all hung around outside as a group of first and second years and it was really nice to just all be together, chill and talk really. Although getting back home, there was loads of traffic but oh well! Got home in the end lol! I will finally be seeing Josh tomorrow as it will be Friday! And I cannot wait too see him as it as been a little over a year! As far as I know, he doesn't know I have had my surgery so let's see if he can guess what's different ;) or if he notices anything at all!!!

DAY 66:

So I didn't do much during the day, I should have revised theory but instead I spent the whole day catching up on Celebrity Big Brother LOL! Well it is good? So ;) Also in the evening I saw my American friend Josh, also with Aaron, Rory, and Mark. It was so good too see Josh, he didn't point out my jaw, I had to bring it up but he did say he noticed and asked if I am happy with it, which I am hehe! I went to bed about 11 pm because I had to be up at seven for work the next morning!!!

DAY 67:

Work was stressful for about two hours because it was breakfast serving and also it is a Saturday, so everyone decides to come into town on a Saturday and it gets very busy. Other than that, work wasn't too bad. By the time it comes to the end of my shift though, (even though I only do five hour shifts at a time) I am knackered and my feet ache. It's all just me getting back into reality and pushing my energy back! I also have work the next day which is a Sunday, so it should be a lot less busier!

DAY 68:

Work was pretty busy for a Sunday, but it was a lot quieter than the day before. My feet were killing by the time I had to go home, but it's a reassuring feeling when your getting paid to do all of it! I also had a meal to go too because one of my best friends, Anthony, is leaving to go to university very soon and we had a meal with a whole group of us there. It was weird seeing us all together but we had such a laugh! Afterwards we went to a dessert place and all had a dessert then I went home and went too sleep about 1 am but overall, I had a great day!

DAY 69:

So I did some theory revision, I also had a driving lesson that went really well and was happy with it. Then I saw some friends, including my American friend Josh which was his last night, it was really nice to have a meet up with my friends and we was all getting along really well. Then when Josh left I got really emotional LOL because now he is going to University in America, I won't probably see him for at least two / three years. Then I had an early night due to having college in the morning.

DAY 70:

IT IS THE 10 WEEK MARK AND ALSO DAY 70...which means I can start chewing again! So exciting! I am so proud of how far I have come and so happy I went through this process! So I went to college and had a good day, although the weather was kind of bipolar lol sometimes rain and sometimes sun lol? But anyway's I had a good day and it's time to start week 11!!!

Week 9

DAY 57:

Today is a month until my three months of recovery is up! Also it is a month until I go away to Malta with my mum and sister hehe exciting! I went to visit a friend Danielle and her sister Charlotte and I haven't seen them since the beginning of April, Charlotte said how amazing my jaw looks and how brave I was lol! Danielle's jaw dropped (haha) when she saw me and said it looks great! It is such a good feeling when you get reactions like that, they said it's probably because they all knew how much I wanted it done so for me to have finally got it, is kind of a relief in a way? Other than that I didn't really do much at all! It was good too see them both though!

DAY 58:

I have been with Ruby and will be staying round hers for the night as well and plan to go shopping the next day to get stuff for college as I start next week which I can't believe is happening as I have just realized that I have basically spent my whole summer indoors but I kind of had too I suppose with having a major surgery like I have had. We tried to make 'Red Velvet Cake' but it kind of came out chocolate? The recipe we followed clearly gave us too much cocoa powder as it completely over powered the red food coloring lol oh well it was something to do anyway.

DAY 59:

So I went shopping and picked up a new coat for college but didn't manage to get the bag I wanted from New Look which means I will have to get it the next time I go to my local town center, but it was a good day and was nice to not feel so knackered afterwards. I had bought some stuff from Lush Cosmetics and I got a bath bomb called 'Frozen' and decided to use it, it was such a lovely colour and smelt amazing...felt so lush and fresh afterwards.

DAY 60:

As you can see, the days are starting to get more boring to write about now because I am so close till the end! Anyway, I had a MRI scan on my knee at 8 in the morning :'( ON A SATURDAY?!?! Oh well it was over pretty quick, then went into work at 11 and finished at 4:30. Also my throat infection came back and it was particularly bad on this day. I have nearly had this for a month now and it keeps coming back so I went to the doctors and got told it could be viral, therefore medication won't make it go away which is clearly what has been happening. So he gave me more penicillin but I have too take two, four times a day and they are much stronger too so I am BEGGING it will please just work this time! Also I had my friend's parents wedding anniversary and I saw her family (who hadn't seen me yet) and they were so surprised with the results but I was so happy! People I knew so well, I had to tell them it was me because they just had no clue! But I had a really good night!

DAY 61:

I had work the next morning at 9am! After a night out LOL but luckily, I wasn't suffering! Work was a lot better because it wasn't a Saturday and that's the busiest day out of the days I work. This also means that I start college the next day!!! Been away for just over two months and just going back to college, doesn't seem real to be honest! I had dinner at my boyfriend's house with his mum and dad which was lovely to spend some time with them!

DAY 62:

I went back to college! It was only for two hours but it was weird but lovely too see everyone, not many people said anything about my jaw because I don't think they knew what too say. Most of them had forgotten that I got it done haha! But yeah, what people said was lovely! After that, I was meant too see my friend Aaron and my American friend Josh, but it didn't quite pan out!

DAY 63:

It is my 9 week mark officially!!! So close to the end of the three months! I also went college again today and it was a much longer day, met the first years so it was nice to get to know more people! Also we got told we had to make a sight specific piece for the first years to watch the next day like we had last year when we was first years! Exciting! It was an average day at college to be honest except we also had some dance lessons! Week 10 starts tomorrow!!!

Week 8

DAY 50:

Woah! 50 days, in 40 days it will be 90 days which is the 3 month mark! It is the start of week 8 which means it's nearly my two month mark since I had my surgery. I have already been through so much but I am so happy I did the surgery. So as usual, I didn't do much, I did some theory revision and then went to town with mum & spent time with my boyfriend at his house but that's pretty much it. When I got home that evening, I read loads...it got up to 1:30 am in the morning and I needed to go sleep although I still so badly wanted to keep reading!

DAY 51:

So my sleep wasn't too bad but I woke up at 11 am, and it was the day of my job induction for my new part time job! It was great, everyone seems really nice and I start on the 30th August, so only a few days now! Other than that, I came home and just read and watched tv...the usual.

DAY 52:

An old family friend came round called Holly, I hadn't seen her since I was in my early stages of week 2, so I have changed a lot since then, ya know...less swollen and all. We went out to a local market as it was such nice weather and then went into the little shopping centre. I saw a girl called Rebecca who used to be an intern at my college for my pantomime and also attended my college as well and she backed away from me even though I already told her it was me and she was amazed and she said I look so different but it looks really good which was nice! It's even better when people actually notice! To be honest we actually had a really nice day and then came back home and I have been doing my usual boring night standard of reading, watching tv and so on...maybe one day/night I won't be doing the usual boring stuff ha.

DAY 53:

It's the day before I start working! I only work weekends at the minute but haven't been timetabled to work until the 30th! So I went to town with my sister as she needed to sort out some bank stuff and I never have anything to do so it was just something to do for once haha. I picked up some new concealer and a new eyebrow kit. When we got home I did some theory and read a lot and X factor was also starting! I got a Chinese takeaway with mum, watched the Disney film 'Frozen' and then watched X factor with mum, other than that I had an early night as I had work in the morning - exciting.

DAY 54:

So I started work on day 54! I actually thought it went quite well and the day went pretty fast even though it was only a five hour shift anyway. Then after work I went with my sister to pick up my mum from a BBQ and then my sister had to take my mum and my mum's friend to London so I stayed home to have a evening by myself so I was in the middle of having a bath and then I hear a knock on the door and I'm thinking 'for goodness sake, of all the times I had to be in the bath'. So at first I thought it may of been my dad so I looked out the bathroom window and couldn't see his car but there was a white car parked on my drive and there is only two people I know who have white cars and that is my boyfriend and my mum's friend Irene, who had the BBQ earlier that day. The person kept knocking so in the end I knew it was my boyfriend and he wasn't due home for another day so it was a nice surprise to see him.

DAY 55:

It was bank holiday Monday and also the day before my surgery has been 2 months! I didn't do anything but chill all day which was nice and went to a cafe close by for breakfast with my boyfriend which was lush! And then had a nice dinner later on of gammon and mash as they are both really soft. Other than that, I didn't really do much at all. I usually have my driving lesson's on Monday but I have it on Tuesday this week because it being bank holiday.

DAY 56:

THE TWO MONTH MARK IS HERE!!! WOW! it's official it has been two months since I underwent jaw surgery, to be honest I don't feel much different to when it was my first month mark, just feel I can do a lot more without being worn out as much so yeah I am proud of myself! So I have my driving lesson which went okay, I wasn't overly pleased but I wasn't overly disappointed either which is good. Then afterwards I went Asda with mum and the fire alarm went off so we had to be evacuated for like ten minutes which was funny loool. Then I booked my theory when I came home so it's officially booked now so I've just been doing loads of revision. Then I remembered that my friend from America, Josh is coming down in a few days for a two week visit so it will be good too see him because it's been a year since I saw him! & Obviously lots has changed lool...kind of like my face being one of the major things to have changed since I saw him lol? hahaha!