i'm back.... offline for over a week!

[Guest guest]

Hey all,

Man, does it feel good to be back. i am sure i missed a TON

of " goings-on " . My computer was " sick " with spy stuff blah, blah,

blah..... but after $170, voila! Good as new.

I am on day 11 and am feeling pretty great. i can't believe i am

still taking advil, but i am. the swelling has gone down a LOT. i am

stiff, but also feel myself moving my lips more than ever. i even

practiced smiling in front of a mirror today. not great, but it's

improvement. i am JUST getting really tired of eating they way i am.

I think i was just feeling so " recovering " before that i didn't care,

i knew i just had to do what i had to do to be well. now that i am

off penicillin and percosetts, etc, i feel like i should be " more

like me " . I am eating great tho, spaghetti and meatsauce in blender

tonight, not bad, lots of great soups, tons of yummy yogurt, i had

turkey, gravy and m. potatoes the other night. i think i am wanting

texture.

I have been thinking alot about the folks who have had or are just

about to have the surgery. best of luck! I have to ask many of you

who are " on my side " . How many screws do you have? I know i

mentioned this before, but i have 25. i think that is a lot. my first

visit with the dr on Friday was good, it was REALLY cool to see the

xray. i really want to ask him for a copy - good conversation pieice,

you know?

i have not lost any weight. i did think of (who was it, AJ?), the

golf swings on day 10, yesterday! I ahve been taking walks every

day, and i have to say, i do just about everything except run, mow

the lawn and hold Grace real close. i shop, just got in from weeding

the gardens, i'm doing tons around the house, but i am also taking a

nap everyday, something i do not usually do. THAT IS GOOD, i highly

recommend it.

I have my second visit on friday with my OS. i called them today to

see if there was anything other than water, salt water, brushing and

syringing that i could be using in my mouth. i am not feeling REAL

gross, but just starting to get that way.

Oh, last visit with him, he did say that one part of the stitches had

opened up, i could see it and feel it when he squirted the area with

water, but it looks to be healing up OK. Dying for the really good

tooth brushing episode.

When is the first visit with the orthodontist? just curious.

Good to be back. hope everyone is well.

[Guest guest]

> I have to ask many of you

> who are " on my side " . How many screws do you have? I know i

> mentioned this before, but i have 25.

Oh, I just love talking about this. Unfortunately it freaks too

many people out. Only jaw surgery patients can understand!

I have 5 plates and 34 screws!

Irish!