My visit to the oral surgeon today was quite productive. I was released to eat soft foods, I can sleep whatever way is comfortable and I don't go back for 2 weeks! He also took out a few stitches that were bothering me. He and I both smiled because it kind of hurt when he took the stitches out - it was that understanding that it hurt because there's so much feeling in my mouth.
On the soft food note... Tom made tilapia, baked potatoes, and applesauce for dinner. It took a while but I ate it all! It was fun to eat real food again! Yea!!
I'm also at that weird stage of feeling different but not looking too different. For example, I took Natalie to the orthodontist today and while I was sitting there I told everyone in the waiting room I had just had jaw surgery 2 weeks ago. (In case they were wondering why I looked so strange - which everyone said they never would have known but hoped I felt better soon.)
It was fun to get out and do a few things and to not feel exhausted. I'm hoping that's because I can sleep better at night due to the enlarged airway. I still don't have the airway numbers but I'm hoping to by the next visit.
That's all for now...
Kapoor and Sons (2016)
7 years ago
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Hip Hip!
~Fishy Food
~Positive Pain
~Strangers Don't Think You're Strange (looking)
~Expanded Internal Ventilation
That a whole lot of good, right there! :)
great summary! I love the way you see things!!!! You're hilarious1
Do you notice the expanded airway in normal life? Does it feel different?
Hooray for soft foods!
Have you tried Ensure? I still drink that stuff quite often - it's so efficient. No searching for healthy, chewable food, no stuff caught in braces, don't even need to be able to open your mouth very wide. Just drink and you're done.
Actually, I haven't tried the real Ensure. The Safeway version is inexpensive and tastes pretty good, so that's what I've been drinking. The Walgreens version is yuck.
Is that a haiku, Katherine? It's something ...
Laura!! Yeah!!! It's good to hear from you. Yes, I have tried Ensure. I like the vanilla warmed with a little cinnamon. Also, the roof of my mouth is still numb so it feels like I have an extra thick plastic thing up there and I can't tell about my throat. The thing I do notice is I don't feel like I'm choking when I'm lying down reading or watching tv. I used to feel like I couldn't breathe when my chin was down toward my chest! I'm also not snoring and I'm waking more rested. Although today I'm really tired, but I did a lot yesterday!
Ooh, not choking is good! And so is feeling more rested! Yuck at feeling like there's extra plastic in there. I know the feeling of having extra stuff in there even when there isn't - it does go away.
I've been here! It's just that this is the first time I commented on the latest post (I think).
I just realized that Katherine's Strangers line had a parenthetical bit because it's a song reference (woo!), not necessarily to get the right number of syllables.
AHAHAHAHHA!!! You just made my day, Laura!
Clever girl :)
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