Day 14 - Embarrassment

So I finally fell asleep at 5am this morning, I thought I could do the no drug thing however it is obvious that this is not the case so therefore bring on the meds tonight. Unfrtunately even though I am still off work a lie-in was a no go today as mum had to work and therefore woke me up at half 7 to inform me that a builder man would arrive somewhen between 8am and 1pm. Well I decided to chance it as they always seem to come to me last so I went back to sleep only to be awoken by a knock on the door at 8:03!!! Rushed downstairs not thinking that I was wearing my really uncool pink pj's to open the door to a beautiful handsome young man... the convo went something like this:

Man: You have a window for me to fix?
Me: Yes, follow me upstairs...
Man: Smiling, what happened to you?
Me: Sorry had my jaws broken (trying not to dribble on him or over him he he)
Man: Oh, Ok window?
Me: Yes in here

Then I quickly run and got dressed! Why do I seem to live a comedy life? I wonder how I am still single??? Even I laugh at my own life sometimes.

Anyway the pain is much better now managing to survive on just paracetamol, it is more of a constant dull ache however the drooling is just unbelievable and still so very numb. My lips are still very swollen and as you can see by my picture that one side is more swollen then the other thus resulting in a crooked smile lopsided face and wonky gigantic nose.


So, I weighed myself today on my friends' scales and found out that I now weigh 8 stone 3! How on earth have I gained weight on a diet consisting mainly of soup and liquid? Maybe as my kind mother pointed out, it has something to do with 1. codeine and not drinking prune juice etc and 2. I have been having two suppers for last few nights he he more then a normal person. Well as most people know you can't take the food away from me I have pushed boundaries further then most people who have had jaw surgery, and therefore am expert at swallowing Shepherds pie, cauliflower cheese, fish pie to name just a few. 

Anyway the challenge I am going to set myself tomorrow is to learn to drink from a cup fed up of using all my energy to suck through a straw however this all might be in vain as tomorrow I am having elastics fitted to keep my jaw in the correct position so therefore might be a few steps back from my recovery :(