Progress and A Stupid Party

I've seen my surgeon three times since my surgery. He warned me that he didn't think one of my back molars had survived the surgery and my open bite. I dismissed this at the time because I couldn't deal with another procedure - however small.

Last time I saw him he confirmed it.

It has to come out.

Good news:
1. He's going to pull it.
2. He's going to take my splint out at the same time. (I've been dreading this.)
3. It's happening next week and best of all...
4. I'm going to be under IV sedation for all of it.

After everything I've been through already, I think I can handle this. 

That tooth has been through a lot. I had a small oral surgery, root canal and crown put on it about 12 years ago. I'm upset about losing a tooth, but there's nothing I can do about it now. I'm just glad a talented, experienced surgeon who already knows me is going to take care of it.

In other news, I'll share a funny story from my recovery.

For a few nights after I got home from the hospital we switched up our sleeping arrangements. Brad was still working so in order for him to get a good sleep he moved into the spare bedroom and my Mom and I slept in the same bed. I was up every 2-3 hours at that point.

I had just gotten my Mom up to help me get new ice and more painkillers and we climbed back into bed. It was Tuesday, 3:00am.

There was the loudest party I've ever heard going on across the street. We laid there for a while amazed at the noise, then I got up with peeked out the window. My mom was killing herself laughing - me at the window in my underwear, middle of the night, with my gigantic jaw bra on my head. So I honoured the moment with a cartoon.

I'm still doing really well. Day 16!

Just dealing with:
- my revulsion of the liquid diet. I will never have another smoothie again.
- I'm starving - it was easier when I wasn't hungry at all - that only lasted about two weeks.
- I can take my surgical elastics off my braces to eat which means eating with a small baby spoon. I can open my teeth about 10mm (3/8") at this point. How messed up - that that was how much of an open bite I had before all this! 
- I can use a straw but it's really difficult. I abandoned the syringe about 24 hours ago.
- I still have the splint behind my upper teeth.
- I'm still on the painkillers but at a really small dose. When they wear off I can feel where he took me apart - nobody needs to deal with that.
- My hip graft feels much better although it bugs me sometimes - upon which I throw an icepack on it.
- My energy is still pretty low but I try to get out once a day for a walk.
- There is no way I could go back to work now. Take 4-6 weeks off if you ever have to deal with this type of surgery.
- The swelling is still there between my upper lip and nose, on either side of my nose and my chin but only those who know me well would notice.
- My chin and area above my upper lip are painful. Also lately the tip of my nose - which is strange because nothing was done to my nose.
- I can also feel one area where there is definitely a plate/screw/bolt/something. I try not to focus on it. I can't feel anything other hardware yet.

Above all I can tell already that this surgery is going to change my life. I can't believe my teeth meet in the front! I have absolutely no regrets and now that I've over the worst of recovery it can only get better.