Jaw Jigsaw

Well I'm feeling more like a normal person today so this is probably going to be my last "daily" post. I may still post frequently but it won't be in such a formal fashion, haha. Getting back to my house and chaotic life tomorrow. I will still take it easy this week, but it will more difficult to just ignore the litter box and the laundry, lol. Today was good. Like I said, I feel more normal. Taking a shower is a breeze and I made a few of my own meals/food today. I don't think I will be making eggs every morning like here, but I can do the cream of wheat definitely. Anyway it just me and my dad after I woke up at 9 a.m.!! A quiet morning, haha. Although I did get up at 2 a.m. to take meds and my mom woke me up when she left for work at 4 a.m. I only took TWO doses of the painkiller today although. Haven't had a dose since 2 p.m. today. Accomplishment! Food: Cream of wheat and my dad mushed up some hashbrowns and ketchup and it was entirely too deliciou...

My set-up at my mom's. Vaporizer, for the win! This water bottle also has been amazing! So glad I got that and the jaw bra beforehand. They have both been lifesavers!  My parents and bff gave me the same get well card. Are they trying to tell me something? haha It was amusing. Yesterday was a great day! We had a full house at my mom's. My Uncle even dropped by.. even though it was just to have my dad help him buy movies off of his iPad, lol. My dad made me breakfast and lunch and my sister made me a banana-pineapple smoothie. It was bomb! I wish it weren't so cold or else I could go for more walks but it was a good day yesterday. Jon and the peanut came over, too and we had a ton of fun! I painted my nails rainbow (because I'm awesome) and Uncle Lou Lou played with Millie a lot. Driving in her favorite car! Getting fed by daddy. I miss feeding my baby girl. ;(  I had pureed spaghetti and meatballs for dinner! It's not much to look at, but oh man...

Yesterday started off bad, but then got better! The morning was so miserable. I think because I tried to drink some coffee. Bad move for my stomach. It was just protein coffee and it was a little bit but my digestive system just couldn't handle it. And my nose was sooo stuffed up. I was just so angry with the world. I walked outside and just sat on the back porch for a little bit after my shower, which was good. Except for the crazy wind. Around 3 I decided we were going to go to my house and then pick-up the peanut from daycare. First time out of the house! I picked up some awesome mail from my bff. She sent me coloring books, crayons and tea! :) She's the bestest. So we picked up Amelia from daycare and there wasn't that many people there. So I didn't get too many crazy stares. From the kids mostly, haha. She has finally figured out who I am I think. She's not afraid of me. We sat on the floor last night while everyone ate dinner and played and she kept tryi...

Today actually felt a little worse. I think that's because it was just me and my mom today. Jonny went back to work and Amelia went back to daycare. So I took a morning and late afternoon nap. I know it's probably a good thing, but it made me feel more tired. I even took a shower, that really used a ton of energy. And my skin feels more oily than before my shower. Really? So dumb. And I still cannot breathe outta my nose! I stopped using the intense nose spray from the hospital because it can cause more problems if you use it for too long. I just wanna breathe so badly! Saline nose spray helps for .5 seconds, but then it closes up again. I just wanna blow my nose, but I know that's a no-go. :( Food today- I had a ton if it! Scrambled eggs and cream of wheat for breakfast. Tomato soup with crackers for lunch (and pudding and a milkshake!) Dinner was chicken noodle soup with crackers and mashed potatoes and gravy. Yeah so not sure I'm gonna lose any weight here, lol. ...

I made it through my first full day at home. Well technically at my mom's house. She has been super amazing through all of this. Hubby has been off work, but he had Amelia all day, plus a huge class presentation tonight. I guess all life doesn't stop for jaw surgery, lol. So my family has been so crucial. Jon's dad even came down to the hospital at 5 am on Monday morning to see me off! I have to say that other than not being discharged until late Tuesday afternoon, everyone at the hospital was so super fantastic.   Today was okay. Some rough moments. But having every meal and medicine brought to me was so helpful. I know that in just a few days I will be a little more on my own, but for right now I'm just trying to get as much rest as possible. And lots of fluids. I'm pretty sure I'm doing good fluid-wise because I pee all the freaking time, lol. My swelling is annoying. It's mainly my upper cheeks and nose area.  I feel like a weird fish. Oh and they ...

It feels like it has been so long since surgery but it's only day 3! Unbelievable! Well I'm at my mom's house and not doing too bad. My goal for today may be to take a shower, but idk if that will happen. Some things that are going on with me: -I'm not wired/banded shut! It's great! I can drink out of cup and eat/drink anything that I don't have to chew, but I also talk a lot, which makes my jaw very sore lol. -I have an arched splint on my top teeth, so no chewing obviously. It's pretty annoying and makes it very hard to talk, but it's not too bad. Getting used to it. -surgeon cleared out like a ton of non-cancerous polps out of my sinus cavity, so my breathing should be so much better now. -the first night after surgery I basically slept all night and the nurses were all amazed. It's because I could breathe so well! Lol plus I had my own room with jonny there helping me so it was fairly quiet. -pumping and dumping sucks. But I didn't have ...

Made it to post op! It hasn't been too bad. Recap of the day of (updating) - Got there around 5 a.m. and the whole check-in process went SO quickly. I only sat for about 10-15 min in the first waiting room with all of the other surgery patients. Then they took me back and did a pregnancy test (just in case, haha). I'm not preggo- obviously. ;) And then did the IV. My crazy anxiety hives starting popping up on my hand and making it very difficult to find a vein. I felt pretty bad for the nurse haha. But she eventually got one. It wasn't too painful and I'm not bruised at all from the first poke. Glad I don't bruise easily. Then Jonny and his dad were able to come back with me. It was just a waiting area with every surgery patient on a bed. It was odd. But after all the questions they rolled me down to the anesthesia peeps. Jon's dad said a prayer for me in the hallway and then LUCKILY Jonny was able to come back to that room with me!! And do you know the reas...

T-4 hours until surgery time! Hubby is driving us to the hospital as we speak! He's a trooper. 4 a.m. Amelia was fit to be tied last night. She was screaming bloody murder while jonny was holding her. It's like she knew I was leaving. Would only calm down with me. So sleep hardly happened last night. I probably got about 4 good hours. Not ideal but what are you gonna do? Especially whenever I had to wake up at 3:15, lol. Okay I think hubby needs help figuring out what garage we're heading to... so this is the last post on this side of things! See ya on the other side! Not as nervous as I thought, but I'm sure there's still a ton of time for that! ;) The photo is me and a friend's newborn. Love him.

I never thought I'd get through this long list of appts... February 20th- Regular cleaning (with my regs dentist) March 4th- Regular ortho appt March 6th- Pre-Op appt with surgeon March 10th- 2nd surgeon appt March 14th- Ob/gyn March 17th AM- Ortho March 17th PM- Cavity filling March 18th- Ortho March 22nd- Eye doctor's appointment March 24th- JAW SURGERY But here we are. Hospital called this morning to verify that I will need to report to the hospital at 5 a.m. for my 7:30 a.m. surgery time.  DEEP BREATHS. I should have known my nerves would be this bad. Should have asked the surgeon for some anxiety meds, but I didn't want another reason to stop breastfeeding, lol. Yes, I'm really nervous. Thankfully I'm going to be sooo super busy this weekend. My mom's coming over tonight to make sure I have everything packed that I need and take some supplies to her house where I will be staying for a few days. Saturday I have an eye doctor appointment ...

Surgical hooks are on! Really they aren't that bad. I thought they would hurt or be annoying, but not so much. So far anyway. What's a little more metal in my mouth? haha. They gave me a bunch of wax, but it never works on me because I just have wayyy too much saliva in my mouth, haha. It just slides right off.  The orthodontist took all of 15 minutes to get them on. He ALMOST lost one down my throat! lol He was like sit-up!!! I'm like .. why? It was so tiny I couldn't even feel it! Ha.  Tonight we're going to Longhorn Steakhouse to get my coveted final steak! I know I'll be able to eat regular things in the near future (a few months) but I think I may have to suffer through grilling season without a steak!! Haha anyway it's a good excuse to have a nice dinner out.  T-minus 5 days and counting!!!!! Got all my post-op supplies finally! We're good to go!

Wireless has a whole new meaning, haha! Too bad it's just for a day! Got my minor cavity filled. We're good to go... Surgical hooks go on tomorrow! I guess this is really happening!

I can't even discuss this appt schedule. It's too much to handle. Yes I've added another appt. I've been taking this antibiotic (for the probably sinus infection) and it gave me the worst side effect possible. Ladies- you know what I'm referring to. It downright sucks. February 20th- Regular cleaning (with my regs dentist) March 4th- Regular ortho appt March 6th- Pre-Op appt with surgeon March 10th- 2nd surgeon appt March 14th- Ob/gyn March 17th AM- Ortho is going to remove my wire for my dentist (at a different office, ugh.) March 17th PM- Cavity filling March 18th- Ortho to get wire back on and surgical hooks attached March 22nd- Eye doctor's appointment (yes- it was necessary) March 24th- JAW SURGERY So I'm off to walk across town to the Ob/gyn during my late lunch break in a few min. Funny story- I was trying to get an appt. at my regular office (which is east of the city), and they didn't have any openings today. I was kind of freaking ...

I was testing out different flavors of nutritional drinks and I don't know why I felt so adventurous but I tried this one. Gag. Huge mistake. Tastes like old people smell. I'll stick with chocolate, thanks.

Honestly... every time I CROSS-OFF an appointment. I add another one. This is getting a little out of control. I thought everything went pretty well on Thursday, but then the resident called me on Friday night to say that we need to RE-DO my upper molds. Sigh. He said that he has NEVER had this happen before and no one really knows what happened? Whatevs. He was SUPER apologetic and says it'll only take a few min. I talked to him last night and he gave me his personal cellphone number and is having me call him when I get there so he can do it right away. He's really a nice guy. I can't be too mad because he's being super nice about it. Even saying I can park in the free lot since it's $5 usually to park in Oakland. Woot. I'm just thankful I can just pop over after work. I know some people travel super far for jaw surgery. Anyway here's my (hopefully final) updated appt schedule. February 20th- Regular cleaning (with my regs dentist) March 4th- Regul...

Well I made it through the long pre-op appointment. Even though it was long- it went by super quickly. SO MUCH information. My brain literally hurt afterwards. Be prepared for a long blog post.  One thing I knew for sure leaving the appointment- I could not have picked a better surgeon team. The chief resident (who I talked the most with) was super fantastic and answered all my questions and then some. He was so easy to talk to. Dr. Ochs- the main guy that is actually doing the surgery- was just as awesome as I remember him. I haven't actually talked face-to-face with him since August 2012! Crazy, I know. I just worked with him through my ortho. I had to sign my life away saying I know full-well all the risks, yada, yada. And sign-off on the procedures. We started with two procedures on the sheet.... and then added two more. HA. The one is pretty minor though. I took a pic because I knew I wouldn't be able to remember them! I can hardly pronounce them still, haha. One thi...

There's just not enough hours in the day anymore... Thankfully, our little one has been mostly sleeping through the night so I can go to bed at a normal hour... like 10 rather than 8:30... to get my precious sleep in. It's only March 4th and I have YET AGAIN added ANOTHER dental appointment. And an eye doctor appointment for kicks... Here's ANOTHER updated appt. schedule. Kill me now. February 20th- Regular cleaning (with my regs dentist) March 4th- Regular ortho appt March 11th 6th- Pre-Op appt with surgeon (Moved up for some reason related to the dental school where my surgeon is the Dean). March 17th AM- Ortho is going to remove my wire for my dentist (at a different office, ugh.) March 17th PM- Cavity filling March 18th- Ortho to get wire back on and surgical hooks attached March 21st- Call hospital to get exact surgery time March 22nd- Eye doctor's appointment (yes- it was necessary) March 24th- JAW SURGERY Shut the front door. Too much to handle. A...