Day 17 - Why?

Well today is day 17 since my op and in one way I can't believe it is already day 17 and in another it seems like I have been in pain and uncomfortable forever. I apologise for today's picture I have felt as rough as I look these poxy elastics are just so unbelievably painful and I still have no idea if I am hooking them on the right teeth or not... it's impossible when you can only open your mouth just enough to get a finger width in. In the hospital they used tweezers to put elastics in place I contemplated this but the only ones I could find were my housemates and seeming as she is squeamish about anything to do this with this op and any bodily fluid I thought if she found out that they had been in my mouth with my drool she would flip so back to just pinging myself with them.

I gave lunch a miss today as it was just too much hassle to take the elastics off instead have since scoff x2 dinners down me and enjoying a well deserved break (yes another one) from the monsters. I am beginning to smell food on the same level as my mum's Labrador, my house mate was baking cakes and cookies and the smell was divine so much that I had to shut myself in my bedroom and try to concentrate on anything other then the aroma filling my nostrils. 

Although I have spent the entire day inside it has been highly unproductive, I have managed to do washing up, washing and general chores but apart from that have done no reading, or any other jobs that needed to be done. Oh well I guess I have plenty more days off to fulfill yet.

Before I go just want to put a public birthday out to my step-mum, hope she had a fabulous day.

'Happy Birthday Joy'