My little Ashleebear

[Guest guest]

I don't know why, but everytime I think of you that's what I call

you in my mind. Like a little teddy bear. You're right, I did miss

your post a couple of days back, I just went back and read it. I am

so happy that you're eating. I was telling Cori that over Labor Day

weekend I felt so guilty everytime I ate something because all I

could think was about you having a hard time. I'm hoping to

convince my OD to okay having my splint removed the end of the

month. I don't know if this is going to happen now with this

break. On Friday I have an appointment with my OS and will ask him

if we have to put off my OD appointment, which is next Monday, until

the break heals. I get to go on a cruise, to the Bahamas, WHOO

HOO!, in the beginning of October. The food on a cruise is supposed

to be awesome, I've never been before, and so I definitely want to

enjoy it to the full. I've been training myself though, the past

week or so, to eat in public without getting food stuck in my teeth

and splint. I still don't have full feeling back, but in my chin I

am starting to get what my OS calls diminished sensation. I am

beginning to feel when something is cold on my chin, and one day

when it began to itch, I scratched, and could feel it in a tiny

little spot. Honestly, the numbness doesn't really bother me

anymore. I have fun with it sometimes. On our camping trip a bunch

of friends were all daring eachother to touch their tongues to an

electric flyswatter (I don't know if you've seen them, but they're a

blast!), and I piped up and said I would stick my tongue to it,

after all my tongue has no feeling! I didn't do it, but it got a

laugh from everyone. And without realizing it, I've gained the

majority of the feeling back in my tongue. How is your lip and chin

doing? Have you regained much feeling? Also, did you have any

numbness in your tongue? I don't recall talking to anyone else who

did. Take care.

Connie

[Guest guest]

Hey Connie, thanks for replying. I always look forward to hearing

updates from you. I hope you are progressing more and more each day.

My numbness is still pretty much the same. Nope, I never had a problem

with my tongue, just chin and bottom lip. I have felt itches and

shocks since surgery, but it's still pretty much numb. I guess you

could say a little bit of the right side of my chin has " diminished

sensation " because when I touch it, it kinda tickles.

-Ash

(p.s. if you ever want to e-mail me, please feel free!

ashleebear05@...)