Sara Girl/Re: More 5 wks postop pics with a cheesy smile

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What's up my fav June Buddy?

Boy look at you girl!! You surely look great! Look at those

straight perfect teeth!! It looks like you may not have to wear

braces for a long time post op. What does your OD say? Yes, you

have inspired me! I am still trying to get used to not having that

open bite. How weird it is having those front teeth now to bite down

on food. I am having a hard time getting use to the new look and

bite. I look so different especially when I smile. Maybe it's the

swelling and will improve as time goes by.

So how did the visit to Florence go with your sweetie? Did you

remember to drink a big glass of wine for me? I surely hope so

because I could surely use a glass right about now to keep that wall

down.

By the way, I will be holding your hand during your upcoming biopsy!

My thoughts and prayers will be with you! I will keep the bulldozer

ready just in case it is needed..(haha)

Anyway, I will write you more once I get my computer back. It's

finally getting fixed..YEA!!!!

Talk to ya soon,

--Caboose

> Hi All

>

> I've put up some more pics of me, this time from 5 weeks post-op

and

> showing my first attempts at smiling. One pic is me smiling showing

my

> teeth and you can tell that my upper lip is still quite stiff. As a

> result I have created a temporary and alternative type of smile

which

> is a no teeth showing version. I think I look like a grinning

cheshire

> cat but at least people know when I'm smiling now:-D. There are

also a

> couple of my profile pics which show that my right cheek is still

> visibly more swollen than the left side but I'm not upset about it.

> I've been taking liquid arnica for the past few days and it has

helped

> tremendously. The profile pics also show that my upturned nose is

now

> slightly less upturned now that the swelling has gone down. Anyway,

> don't mean to inundate you all with my pics but wanted to provide

some

> inspiration to all pre-oppers and post-opers still early in the

> recovery process.

>

> Sara