3 months post-op!

Hello, all! I can't believe it's been 3 months since double-jaw surgery! Amazing, really!

These past few weeks I have been back to eating salads and man I missed them sooooooo much! They are so much easier to eat now then before surgery! It's amazing! Here's a few basic updates then we'll get into orthodontics.

Swelling: Still hanging around on my upper cheeks, but lessened from last month at least! So annoying, still.

Numbness: Can now feel PARTS of my upper palate (YAY!) but my upper gums are still pretty numb in the front. A little less numb closer to the back of my mouth. Pretty annoying actually, but whatever.

Pain: Sometimes when brushing (top teeth still sensitive). And after ortho adjustments (TODAY!).

Yay! I love my smile! My nose still looks a little big when I smile, but I don't really care. As long as I can chew - it's alllll gravy, baby!

Had an orthodontist appt this morning! Good news all around! He had a resident shadowing him so he was a little more talkative than normal. :P

Things I learned:

• Everything is looking great- keep wearing my rubber bands just at night (I've only forgot ONE time!).
• I am getting an upper palate expander wire (so that means I had to make 3 appts in a row- one for the separator, one to place the expander, and then a regular appt and to take molds). 
• The expander wire will have to stay on even after I get my braces off- for 8 months! (but not forever- this is because once my braces are off- the cheek muscles are going to try to fight back to take that extra space- so the expander will keep that from happening.)
• I AM PROBABLY GOING TO GET MY BRACES OFF AFTER 2 MORE ADJUSTMENTS!

YUP- you read that correctly! I obviously don't have a date yet, but my next official "appt" is August 12th. Then probably a September appointment of some sort, then I COULD POSSIBLY have them off by Halloween! That would make my October the best ever! *Fingers crossed* for me everyone!

As Cassie said in her recentish entry- life goes on. My baby girl is turning one in less than a month. Can't believe it. We're planning just a fun BBQ with friends for her bday since she won't remember it and we don't know too many people with kids, haha. She will be eating some cake though! haha isn't that the whole point of having a party? lol

Here's some photos of my life recently:

My peanut is not such a peanut anymore. :(

Mother's Day

Jimmy Buffett Drive-In Concert

Father's Day

Before (Oct. 2012)

After (June 2014)

       

Also random, but a friend's (from college) wife messaged me on Facebook and said she heard I had jaw surgery and she was nearing her surgery time and wanted to know if I could answer some questions for her. I told her I was happy to and showed her the link to my blog- little did I know that she also has Dr. Ochs as her surgeon! I told her she is in GOOD hands! It's nice to find someone that has had Dr. Ochs, too bad it's AFTER my surgery but I'm glad I was able to reassure her. She is, like I was, FULL of questions. I feel so thankful to have had this great blogging community to turn to with all my questions! :) Love you all!