I just so happened to have my 6 week appointment exactly 6 weeks after my surgery and *drum roll*... He took out the splint! Oh my goodness it is such a relief. So I don't know if I ever really showed you guys, but it was like a retainer, but wired into the roof the of my mouth. How was it wired? It was wired through my gums in about 6 places around my upper teeth (see pic of one of the wires in the front).
So Dr M cut the wires and pulled them out. It was a little painful, but really at this point what is a little more pain in my mouth? I was going to take a picture of the splint, but after he cut the wires and pulled it down I swear it contained some kind of toxic remains (Dr. M did warn me). Apparently little bits of everything I've managed to eat in the last 6 weeks had lodged themselves inside... *gag.* I'm assuming Dr. M threw it into a HAZMAT trash can while I was rinsing out my mouth.
Anyways the roof of my mouth is a little cut up and sore right now, but it feels so FREE!!!! My tongue can move around again and I even feel like I can breathe easier!
Dr. M was in a little bit of a rush today, but I was told that I have absolutely NO RESTRICTIONS anymore. I can lift/run/swim/ even play soccer right now if I want to! I can eat hard foods as soon as I can tolerate them. The only thing I cannot do is actively stretch my mouth open, I need to continue passively stretching it. He seemed a little concerned at how limited my opening is and really emphasized that I need to work on it, passively.
Here is me at 6 weeks...much better than those early days right? I'm still going to hold out hope until the 3 month mark that the left side will slim down a bit more though.
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