Tuesday, April 13, 2010

New Obsession

My new obsession is my Jaw Surgery. I think about it when I am awake, I dream about it when I am asleep. I look up other's blogs and photos. I purchase items I will need when I am at home after surgery. The obsession is taking over my world.

I have 6 days until surgery and am very prepared. I bought supplements for swelling as well as mix for shakes. My juicer just arrived in the mail yesterday. I am looking forward to loots of beets, carrots, apples and oranges. I have the humidifier ready, super flossers purchased, epson salt for the bath, lots of broths and soups in the pantry. There is nothing left to do but clean and reorganize the house and make food for the next 2 weeks for my family.

I meet with my Oral Surgeon tomorrow for a physical and last talk about the procedure. He will have already used the models I took in his office last week to make sure he knows what he needs to do in order to bring my teeth together. What I have been told to this point is that I will only need upper jaw surgery. At the office last week he looked at the x-rays and said that I also need my lower wisdom teeth removed. I never had the lower ones done because they are so far down near my jaw and it was suspected that my lower jaw may fracture. I guess if he fractures it while I am in surgery he'll fix it and move on.

I will be home for 3 weeks total from work. The first week will be tough and then I can work from home. I will go back after the swelling is down. I am sure there is something else that needs to be done but I have a few days to figure it out.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Grumpy days

The pain inside my mouth is a combination of rubber-band friction and steel wires poking. The wires have caused a deep gash on the inside of my cheek. So not only am I sticking to eating soft foods I also can't eat anything that might interact with the open wounds on the inside of my cheeks. This may all sound fun to those of you who enjoy pain. To me it is just making me grumpy. The worst part is that this isn't even the worst part. So if my calculations are correct and I multiply the grumpiness exponentially than I will be a giant B-word by my surgery date.

I am waiting to talk to my Boss about taking a little 3 week break and work from home for part of the time. I just don't want to come back to work before I can drink from a straw and at least smile a little bit. The thought of accidently drooling in front of someone at work gives me anxiety.

On a lighter note I am getting ready to go camping over Easter Weekend with family and friends. A little R&R and lots of wine will be just what the doctor ordered.

Friday, March 12, 2010

39 days left

I have 39 days left before surgery. This week has been particularly difficult. I just had the Ortho slenderize my teeth with a tiny skill saw, put on a power chain and place rubber bands from top to bottom. I will try to take a photo so you will feel sorry for me. Having braces at my age is a bit humiliating and then to add the bands and chains is just plain depressing. It has been 4 days and I still have not been able to chew because of the pain and size of my teeth opening. The good news is I have lost 3 pounds. Now that I have a surgery date I am looking forward to having this behind me.