Day 49: Citrus?

The pain has been coming back the last few days.  I'm sure its a combination of improved talking = increased talking versus the more intense rubber band placement. I'm having about 8-10 really bad spasms a day.  The surgeon had said if the spasms come back that I could drop back down to the 3 oz. bands, but that will of course delay my healing/ delay the orthodontic work, which I really don't want to do. So I've been taking more pain medicine to get through the day, but it is a constant fight of my willpower to not trade an easier time today (instant gratification) for a longer recovery.

On the positive side of things I am talking easier; having the splint out makes a big difference in how much my tongue can move and in how I articulate my words. I do still speak through mostly closed teeth, so its not quite my normal voice yet, but it is getting there.  Also I think that the roof of my mouth is healed up from the splint wires. I forgot and drank some orange juice the other day (ok, I admit the OJ was in mimosa form ;) and the insides of my mouth did not burn with a thousand little cuts!!! I can safely add citrus fruits/juices back into my diet!