Day 15 - My first plate of pasta!

[Guest guest]

I was so happy to get the go-ahead from my OS today to begin chewing

soft foods. My first meal was a plate of pasta (penne - short

circular noodles). My jaw was kinda tight. I chewed very slowly.

But my oh my! I didn't even remember what it was like to be able to

chew with all my teeth! I've had an open bite for about 10years

now. I've been chewing with only my molars for 10years. To be able

to chew food with all my teeth is incredible. Even with my slow and

cautious chewing I probably ate twice as fast as before.

That said, I'm not going to go nuts with eating here while I am

restricted from physical activity. I think I'll have a 50/50

liquid/soft food diet until I get the ok to start working out again.

Later,

Marco

[Guest guest]

That's nice -

Sounds like your bite is already there - mine still needs work. My

molars aren't touching yet - there are rubber bands on there to pull

them together. So I only have like the front few teeth on each

side, but I'm not supposed to do much chewing anyway. I can get

through a plate of pasta no prob!

I actually think I'm getting a little fat - because of the lack of

exercise (and my age), the weight is going to my waist. I need to

get on the treadmill pretty soon, just walking though.

Jay

> I was so happy to get the go-ahead from my OS today to begin

chewing

> soft foods. My first meal was a plate of pasta (penne - short

> circular noodles). My jaw was kinda tight. I chewed very

slowly.

> But my oh my! I didn't even remember what it was like to be able

to

> chew with all my teeth! I've had an open bite for about 10years

> now. I've been chewing with only my molars for 10years. To be

able

> to chew food with all my teeth is incredible. Even with my slow

and

> cautious chewing I probably ate twice as fast as before.

>

> That said, I'm not going to go nuts with eating here while I am

> restricted from physical activity. I think I'll have a 50/50

> liquid/soft food diet until I get the ok to start working out

again.

>

> Later,

> Marco