11 days post-op & feeling good

[Guest guest]

Am so happy today. 11 days post-op from Upper & Lower, and got my

bands removed today. Have two training elastics on the side now

which I must change every two days. The surgeon said " try to open "

and I opened about 1 cm. I feel so free being able to breathe

through my mouth, drink normally and eat soft foods. I went home,

sat on my balcony in the 32 degrees Celsius heat (Cape Town summer!),

and had a glass of wine and a few slices of cheese which I happily

stuffed in. Can't chew obviously, but who cares right now! I feel

almost normal. Surgeon says that I can eat anything that I feel I

can handle…but have lost 5kgs and really want to keep it off…so am

going to be careful about how much I eat and try and keep my stomach

small.

AND today is the first day without any medication at all – slight

headache from blabbing away now, but is okay. I even look normal to

those who don't know me – I look pretty swollen and terrible to

myself, but that's only because I know I normally have quite a thin

narrow face. Swelling is mainly now on the cheeks etc from the upper

jaw surgery….lower jaw line is starting to define itself.

Hang in there to all those who are struggling right now…gets better

and better every day! Just keep reminding yourself why you started

all this in the first place. Everything gets better with time. Am

not saying I am `better' as such regarding complete health, but

compared to this time last week, I feel fantastic! I am 'numb-ish'

on my chin, nostrils and areas of my cheeks, but I can still feel

there…which is good. Only place I am completely and utterly numb is

my upper gums – which surgeon says will take a long while to get

feeling back there.

Best thing of all is that my boyfriend says I look beautiful, despite

the swelling! Mmmm….nice…although I have broken out with some

pimples…from the steroids, but am handling that.

I was blessed with a good recovery, an amazingly talented surgeon,

the kindest orthodontist, a supportive boyfriend, and someone else

watching over me above.

Its not over yet by any measure, but I feel like I have progressed so

much today.

Cheers

Nadine

[Guest guest]

Am so happy today. 11 days post-op from Upper & Lower, and got my

bands removed today. Have two training elastics on the side now

which I must change every two days. The surgeon said " try to open "

and I opened about 1 cm. I feel so free being able to breathe

through my mouth, drink normally and eat soft foods. I went home,

sat on my balcony in the 32 degrees Celsius heat (Cape Town summer!),

and had a glass of wine and a few slices of cheese which I happily

stuffed in. Can't chew obviously, but who cares right now! I feel

almost normal. Surgeon says that I can eat anything that I feel I

can handle…but have lost 5kgs and really want to keep it off…so am

going to be careful about how much I eat and try and keep my stomach

small.

AND today is the first day without any medication at all – slight

headache from blabbing away now, but is okay. I even look normal to

those who don't know me – I look pretty swollen and terrible to

myself, but that's only because I know I normally have quite a thin

narrow face. Swelling is mainly now on the cheeks etc from the upper

jaw surgery….lower jaw line is starting to define itself.

Hang in there to all those who are struggling right now…gets better

and better every day! Just keep reminding yourself why you started

all this in the first place. Everything gets better with time. Am

not saying I am `better' as such regarding complete health, but

compared to this time last week, I feel fantastic! I am 'numb-ish'

on my chin, nostrils and areas of my cheeks, but I can still feel

there…which is good. Only place I am completely and utterly numb is

my upper gums – which surgeon says will take a long while to get

feeling back there.

Best thing of all is that my boyfriend says I look beautiful, despite

the swelling! Mmmm….nice…although I have broken out with some

pimples…from the steroids, but am handling that.

I was blessed with a good recovery, an amazingly talented surgeon,

the kindest orthodontist, a supportive boyfriend, and someone else

watching over me above.

Its not over yet by any measure, but I feel like I have progressed so

much today.

Cheers

Nadine

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Nadine! It sounds like everything is going great!=)

I can only hope mine goes so well!

>

> Am so happy today. 11 days post-op from Upper & Lower, and got my

> bands removed today. Have two training elastics on the side now

> which I must change every two days. The surgeon said " try to

open "

> and I opened about 1 cm. I feel so free being able to breathe

> through my mouth, drink normally and eat soft foods. I went home,

> sat on my balcony in the 32 degrees Celsius heat (Cape Town

summer!),

> and had a glass of wine and a few slices of cheese which I happily

> stuffed in. Can't chew obviously, but who cares right now! I

feel

> almost normal. Surgeon says that I can eat anything that I feel I

> can handle…but have lost 5kgs and really want to keep it off…so am

> going to be careful about how much I eat and try and keep my

stomach

> small.

> AND today is the first day without any medication at all – slight

> headache from blabbing away now, but is okay. I even look normal

to

> those who don't know me – I look pretty swollen and terrible to

> myself, but that's only because I know I normally have quite a

thin

> narrow face. Swelling is mainly now on the cheeks etc from the

upper

> jaw surgery….lower jaw line is starting to define itself.

> Hang in there to all those who are struggling right now…gets

better

> and better every day! Just keep reminding yourself why you

started

> all this in the first place. Everything gets better with time.

Am

> not saying I am `better' as such regarding complete health, but

> compared to this time last week, I feel fantastic! I am 'numb-

ish'

> on my chin, nostrils and areas of my cheeks, but I can still feel

> there…which is good. Only place I am completely and utterly numb

is

> my upper gums – which surgeon says will take a long while to get

> feeling back there.

> Best thing of all is that my boyfriend says I look beautiful,

despite

> the swelling! Mmmm….nice…although I have broken out with some

> pimples…from the steroids, but am handling that.

> I was blessed with a good recovery, an amazingly talented surgeon,

> the kindest orthodontist, a supportive boyfriend, and someone else

> watching over me above.

> Its not over yet by any measure, but I feel like I have progressed

so

> much today.

> Cheers

> Nadine

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Nadine! It sounds like everything is going great!=)

I can only hope mine goes so well!

>

> Am so happy today. 11 days post-op from Upper & Lower, and got my

> bands removed today. Have two training elastics on the side now

> which I must change every two days. The surgeon said " try to

open "

> and I opened about 1 cm. I feel so free being able to breathe

> through my mouth, drink normally and eat soft foods. I went home,

> sat on my balcony in the 32 degrees Celsius heat (Cape Town

summer!),

> and had a glass of wine and a few slices of cheese which I happily

> stuffed in. Can't chew obviously, but who cares right now! I

feel

> almost normal. Surgeon says that I can eat anything that I feel I

> can handle…but have lost 5kgs and really want to keep it off…so am

> going to be careful about how much I eat and try and keep my

stomach

> small.

> AND today is the first day without any medication at all – slight

> headache from blabbing away now, but is okay. I even look normal

to

> those who don't know me – I look pretty swollen and terrible to

> myself, but that's only because I know I normally have quite a

thin

> narrow face. Swelling is mainly now on the cheeks etc from the

upper

> jaw surgery….lower jaw line is starting to define itself.

> Hang in there to all those who are struggling right now…gets

better

> and better every day! Just keep reminding yourself why you

started

> all this in the first place. Everything gets better with time.

Am

> not saying I am `better' as such regarding complete health, but

> compared to this time last week, I feel fantastic! I am 'numb-

ish'

> on my chin, nostrils and areas of my cheeks, but I can still feel

> there…which is good. Only place I am completely and utterly numb

is

> my upper gums – which surgeon says will take a long while to get

> feeling back there.

> Best thing of all is that my boyfriend says I look beautiful,

despite

> the swelling! Mmmm….nice…although I have broken out with some

> pimples…from the steroids, but am handling that.

> I was blessed with a good recovery, an amazingly talented surgeon,

> the kindest orthodontist, a supportive boyfriend, and someone else

> watching over me above.

> Its not over yet by any measure, but I feel like I have progressed

so

> much today.

> Cheers

> Nadine