Tuesday 11th October 2016
I had to get up a bit early today as I had to visit the surgeon for my first post op appointment. I had been struggling with getting the toothbrush to my back teeth and my surgeon did pick up on this. He said to try opening mouth etc because i wouldnt do any damage. He also said i could attempt soft food. I was so happy about this – i was craving mashed potato!! 🙂
We were also running low on paracetamol so my dad asked how we go about getting some more but he said dissolvable ones from the local supermarket will be fine now. (Turned out, i had my last dose that evening and never touched medication again)
I nipped to the xray department and had my “after” pictures taken and my surgeon let me take a few on my phone. I would have liked to have taken a pic of the CT scan too but i was happy with what i got.
I also had to go and see the orthodontist as the surgeon finally decided I needed bands on! They were a nightmare to get on.
On the way home, i asked my dad (as i wasnt driving still) if i could nip into work and say a quick hello as it was getting close to dinnertime anyway and was feeling tired and weak. I opened the door to our office and two of my colleagues just stared at me. I didnt say a word and it felt like they looked at me for over a minute, before realising who i was and screaming. The whole time i was there one of my colleagues was adamant it wasnt me and apologised for staring. My manager and few others had nipped down by now to see what all the commotion was about and was all surprised at the transformation in just a week. The joker of our team kept trying to make me laugh and i just kept saying ow, it hurts, stop it. They were also laughing at me because i couldnt say certain words properly like “baby spoon”. There facial expressions were priceless and an image in my head which i will never forget. I wish I had recorded it.
That evening I managed to drink from a straw. I was so happy. Little things like that got me all excited!!!
NB As Im doing this 3 months after the event, ill do a separate post with all my pics on