Belated surgeon appointment update

Big apologies for not coming on here in a while! I guess life has just got in the way a bit. Annoying as I wanted a reference point for everything I experienced after the surgery! I haven't even been back on to write about how my appointment went with my surgeon!!

So here goes....

I saw my surgeon 2 weeks ago today which was my 6 week post surgery mark exactly! I wasn't supposed to be seeing her but I requested the appointment. When I asked my ortho about seeing her he just said it wouldn't be until the braces are off which seems pretty pointless to me so I rang her secretary directly and explained! It was a massive relief for her to agree to see me as I felt like I could finally get some questions answered. I was however, really scared about the appointment. I have felt let down and frustrated a LOT throughout this journey and to me if my profile was not fixed the whole op would not have been worth it. ( I originally came into it hoping to fix my constant headaches I have had for the past 2 1/2 years but was told just before the op  they wouldn't be relieved and its a further op to sort it) I was banking on her listening to my concerns and hopefully agreeing with me!

The appointment went really well on the whole and I left with a MASSIVE cheesey grin over my face! Awesome! Here are the main points:

• She is really happy with my bite and how it is progressing! Sounds like after orthodontics I should have a perfect bite even if at the moment to me this seems not plausible! They are the professionals though!
• I asked about when I can start exercising (including the use of weights) and she said from now I can but to build myself up again!
• I asked about chewing and was given the green light to chew YAY! this I was ecstatic about. I honestly don't think I will take chewing for granted ever again!! Annoyingly though, I asked her what types of things I should be eating and she laughed and said no biting into brasil nuts yet but you are pretty much healed so go for it. 
• I am okay to travel by plane next month because it is after the 6 week mark. She did say it could cause very severe sinus pains though. Not sure this will be a  problem for me as I already have all my nasal passages/sinus problem anyway and have for years so I am used to it! 
• My narrow nasal passages could not be sorted through the jaw operation and so she will contact an ENT specialist separately about this in a few months. I had CT scans and cameras up my nose last year and they said then if it isn't sorted through the main op I will have to have a minor op to widen the passages! 
• Most exciting of all..... drum roll please............. she is going to do a genioplasty! I will update further on this in another post as this is getting pretty lengthy! :)
• This is the sad/annoying part! I asked about my wonky lips/face and she said she just thinks thats me and I just naturally have quite an unsymmetrical face :( Again.... I will update more in another post!