Day 13: Part II- Follow-up appmt

Dr. M. instructed me to wait until Monday to return to work.  I have a little mixed feelings about it.  I feel like I must have messed up somewhere that my recovery is taking longer than I wanted it to.   But to be honest, I’m also a little relieved since my face is still swollen, my speech is so impaired, and I’m so tired all the time…  (He did seem surprised at how swollen I still am... he told me that I look like Cindy-Lou Who)

I also told him about the sharp muscle spasms. He wrote me a prescription for a non-narcotic pain medicine, decreased the resistance on my rubber bands (from 6 oz to 3 oz), and told me that if it is not better in a few days he’ll write me a prescription for a muscle relaxant.

Otherwise, he is still happy with my bite and how quickly the bruising is fading.  

Left profile shot; you can see a more defined jaw line!

He also told me that I can start chewing soft foods any time I want!  I think he meant this as a little joke since my teeth can only open mere millimeters apart and there is not a chance of anything non-liquid fitting between them.  But it is nice to know that I have his clearance as soon as I think its worth an attempt.  In the meantime I have some blended (to a lovely liquid consistency) chili con carne for dinner… you know your’re jealous!

T-1: Eeeek!

I woke up at 06:00 this morning in a panic that today was the day of my surgery and I had missed my 05:30 check-in time!  Unfortunately, this does not bode well for a restful night of sleep tonight!

Obviously I am nervous about tomorrow, so I just used about half of my lunch break to run a couple miles and knock out a quick ab-workout.  Endorphins vs Cortisol aaand...GO!   I have no idea when the next time is that I will be able to go for a run.  I know that I am restricted to lifting < 24lbs for 4-5weeks so not sure how that will translate to ground reaction/impact forces...  Regardless, I'm sure I will have some major re-conditioning work ahead of me once I'm cleared!

Also I ate just about EVERYTHING yesterday.  My friends & family brought the most food I think I have seen anywhere!  I feasted until I was sick and then ate some more!  I really ought to step on a scale before surgery tomorrow just to have a baseline #.  I think I've succeeded on putting on between 5-7 lbs since early December which should make the 10% body weight loss less obvious :)

T-2: Party Time!

Today is going to be an awesome day!

Last night before bed my phone white-screened, As I was falling asleep I was trying to plot out a time to make it to the AT&T store, but this morning I plugged it into my computer and it turned on. HUZZAH! (I'm backing it up right now!)

Today is also going to be an awesome day because today, I am hosting a food binge party!  My dear friends are coming over and bringing the one food/dish that they would miss the most if they could not eat solid foods. So its a funny twist on a potluck, but this way I  have no food regrets and even more importantly I get to party with my friends.  ( I think it might be awhile after this!) I'm so excited to see everyone!

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How can a girl possible be upset about what's ahead when she has awesome friends like this right now? :)