splint off today!

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Went to the OS this a.m. to get my splint removed.....I was VERY apprehensive

and told him I was very worried that I wasn't going to be able to open my mouth

enough for the mold to be taken and I was afraid of it hurting. He had me open

my mouth and reassured me that it would be ok.

Then he snipped the wires holding it in place (no pain) and pulled it

out..... " you can brush now " I went to the mirror and saw that my teeth had

these VERY ATTRACTIVE fur coats on each one! YUCK! I brushed and brushed...man

it felt GOOD!

Dr. Voorhees came back in and very carefully took my upper mold. No pain at

all! WHEW!

I had to work so I couldn't come back in the afternoon to get my retainer

thang....so I will go Tuesday a.m. and get that. I was able to go all day

without being banded! COOL! I ate scrambled eggs, the usual soup, and even

broke up a cookie into teeny, tiny bits and ate it. Wonderful. Also nice to be

able to talk and be understood!

I've been saying I don't have any numbness, etc. Turns out my hard palate does

have some numbess, I'm sure it will all go away soon.

Right now my teeth don't go together, however, what is happening is that my

front upper teeth are striking the bracket on my lower front teeth so I can't

close. Once the bottom teeth are straight, everything will go together fine, I

am sure. This wed I will be 4 weeks post op.

I still get swollen if I sleep on one pillow, I still take my Aleve and tylenol

throughout the day and still have an occasional tingling sensation in my left

ear. However, I am also WAY overdoing it....my choice. I am working 64 hours

this week because next week I am going to a summer camp in Oklahoma that I go to

each year and working as I do I have no benefits, so I have to work to make up

for the hours I will lose next week.

Weight loss is right at 13 pounds....I'm shooting for a total of 20. Before

surgery I weighed 170 and I am 5foot 3inches......too much for my frame really.

LUNA YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!!!

Hugs, Connie