Cori 12 week post op update

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Hello everyone!!! It's been 12 weeks already!!! Time has really flown by. It's

amazing how

it absolutely CRAWLS before surgery, and then just flies...

I am doing great, I eat everything! I can bite through pickles, sandwiches,

pizza toppings,

EVERTHING! I think my husband is getting a little sick of having me nudge him

every time

I figure out I can bite through something else. I'm eating a little too

much I think, my

jeans are getting a little snug!

I had an ortho appointment this morning. My ortho said that my teeth/bite look

great and

he couldn't be happier. YEA! I had been concerned because my molars do not

quite touch

and I seem to have a slight open bite in reverse... He said it's very common

after surgery

and they would rather have my molars not touch after surgery rather than hit

immediately

and we can pull it together, not a problem. Whew! I was a little worried about

that one. I

now have TWO sets of rubber bands in my mouth. The one set is more in front

shaped

like triangles. The new set is WAY in back (they had to put in hooks so I could

even do

this, they kinda suck) and they go from the INSIDE of my upper 2nd molar to the

outside

of my lower 2nd molar. They actually aren't that bad. At this point it's

amazing what I

would do/put up with if it makes my braces come off sooner. Although really I

don't really

care anymore. If they are on for 2 more months or 6 more months, whatever. I

just want

my teeth to fit together well and have my bite be as functionally perfect as it

can be. That

said, the day I finally DO get my braces off will be a huge freaking party day

and I will be

damn happy to have all this behind me. Tentative plan is just a few more

months,

maybe before the end of the year or just after the beginning of next year.

The last couple of weeks I have been having some aches and pains around where my

screws and plates are. Nothing major, on a 1-10 pain scale I would say that it

occasionally

hits a 1, maybe. I think it's just the nerves waking up and figuring out that

things are

different and `hey, what the hell is this titanium doing here?' kind of a thing.

All of my

facial numbness is gone. The only numbness I have left is on my upper gums, but

now

even they are starting to come back. Yes, I realize that many of you want to

beat me as

you have permanent numbness, I'm sorry!

My swelling comes and goes, some days are good, some are not so good. Even on a

`bad'

day however most people can't really tell I'm swollen until I point it out.

I've had more

`bad' days lately but I'm fighting a weak but lingering cold so my body is

working on

fighting that I guess. I've been pooped the last few days too, I think it's the

2 week long

cold just getting me down.

Not much else to report! I'm doing great and happy that my surgery and majority

of

recovery is in the past. My hubby and I have moved on with our lives and are

working on

another big project that will *hopefully* land me in the hospital in 9 or so

months, if

things work as we hope. I imagine that one will be a little more life changing

and sleep

depriving.

Cori