Day 21 - 3 week mark

Well today marks 3 weeks since my surgery and I am half way to going back to work. In one sense it's lovely being off especially doing some reading that I just don't normally find time for but on the other hand I am missing my crazy life and am wasting my life away at the moment.

So the doctor finally rung me back about 21:30 last night and she said did I want to go to A and E well obviously not as it's not an emergency lol I thought they were suppose to be advocating people not going there unless you are on death's door not me. Anyway she said I should take my elastics off until I am seen by my orthognathic team on Wednesday .... yay. No elastics has been utter bliss today so much so this is the first day I have gone with no painkillers not even good old calpol... although I was tempted when hungry to have some.

You can see what I mean in my picture about my top jaw moving down my gum shows however must admit obviously not as bad as before the operation. My swelling has gone down a lot from the outside perspective although I still feel incredibly swollen espicially on the inside of my mouth. My teeth hurt a little, I tried touching them today and can see why your not allowed to chew it really hurt so when I get the go ahead to eat it's going to be a slow interesting predicament.

'Six glasses a day'  

Yes, that's right, everyone knows it but who does it. Drink 2 litres of water a day? Well the doctors are hot on this post jaw surgery one so you absorb fibre correctly and also for flushing out toxins etc in the mouth. Well anyone who knows me, will know drinking it not my strongest point and some days I will go without one at all. Crazy I know. My mission I set myself today was and still is to drink 2 litres well thus far I have managed 1500mls not bad and I still have a couple of hours before bed so I will accomplish it. It makes it even harder when one has to use a straw and I still find this challenging just positioning it and sucking till fluid appears in my mouth... sorry that sounds so wrong but will leave it in because it's brought even a smile to my innocent and naive face.