3 weeks post op- lower jaw surgery

July 14, 2004

3 weeks post op and I'm getting better every day. I'm on the no-

chew diet still, at least til 4 weeks post op because that's my next

appointment with my OS. And the way he talks, by 6 weeks, when he

releases me, I should be able to eat just about anything! I started

back at work today (Dairy Queen- part time job) and it was so sad

that it took me my entire half hour lunch to eat 1 and a half chicken

tenders and a french fry. It was so yummy though- chicken's like my

favorite food so I was ecstatic.

Also, I've seen some people on here mentioning how many fingers they

can get in their mouth as a means of showing their progress. I'm at

one finger, with a little space on the top and bottom of it. So it's

almost like 1 and a half. Is that good for 3 weeks? Someone said

something about four fingers, and I don't remember ever being able to

fit four fingers in my mouth BEFORE surgery! lol. It simply doesn't

seem possible now. The surgery is so worth it though- I'm at the

point where I can really see what I look like now, without swelling

and having my mouth closed, and stuff. It's not THAT big a

difference, but I can tell, and some of my friends have noticed as

well. I'm very pleased with the results.

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