Friday, 16 March 2012
Day ten
I decided to get my butt out of the house and stop wallowing today. Me and Marc went out for a walk! It was lovely. Think I managed to be out for about 45 mins (Mainly because we got a little bit lost so I had no choice!!!) I was truly knackered by the end of it though and so was clinging on to him. It definitely did me some good mentally to be out and also to get some fresh air. Definitely going to try and get out more!
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Day eight
Today was the first day Marc was back to work and if I'm honest I really didn't want him to go. He has been so amazing looking after me and making me feel better. He is the only person in the world that can bring me out of any mood. My mum had booked some time off to help me out and so she was coming over later on to see me. I needed to go to the doctors this afternoon to get a sick note so she was going to drive me there.
I got up managed to have some ready brek for breakfast and got showered and dressed. My mum got here for about 11. We just chatted and watched daytime tele then had some lunch. I started to feel really rotten and had a splitting headache that painkillers weren't easing so I went for a lie down and left her to it. When we went to the doctors he agreed with my surgeon that I would probably need at least a month off and signed me off for four weeks from the operation date. By this point I felt super rubbish! We got back to the house and my dad nipped in to see us on his way home from work! They stayed for a bit and got off back home. Then Marc got home and it made me super happy! Although soon after I started feeling rubbish again and ended up crying my eyes out over not much for nearly an hour. I just felt so emotional.
My friend came round at night see me which was nice - she came bearing gifts of milkshake and magazines! :) For tea I was really adventurous and managed to have mashed potatoes with butter and cheese and salmon crumble (minus the crumble) It was so difficult to eat and at point I felt as if I was going to choke. By the time I'd finished it was stone cold. But it was worth it to have a different taste and texture after all this time :)
I got up managed to have some ready brek for breakfast and got showered and dressed. My mum got here for about 11. We just chatted and watched daytime tele then had some lunch. I started to feel really rotten and had a splitting headache that painkillers weren't easing so I went for a lie down and left her to it. When we went to the doctors he agreed with my surgeon that I would probably need at least a month off and signed me off for four weeks from the operation date. By this point I felt super rubbish! We got back to the house and my dad nipped in to see us on his way home from work! They stayed for a bit and got off back home. Then Marc got home and it made me super happy! Although soon after I started feeling rubbish again and ended up crying my eyes out over not much for nearly an hour. I just felt so emotional.
My friend came round at night see me which was nice - she came bearing gifts of milkshake and magazines! :) For tea I was really adventurous and managed to have mashed potatoes with butter and cheese and salmon crumble (minus the crumble) It was so difficult to eat and at point I felt as if I was going to choke. By the time I'd finished it was stone cold. But it was worth it to have a different taste and texture after all this time :)
Day seven
I had my 1st post op ortho visit today at 10am at the hospital. I went back over and luckily didn't have to wait long at all to see him. He seemed really impressed with how clean my teeth are (I thought I weren't doing a great job so this was good to hear) and he also didn't seem concerned about my bite being shifted to the left.
He said my bite is going to change every day so not to worry, just follow his instructions. He took out all the bands that were in and counted either 13 or 14 in total. He really couldn't believe the other guy had put so many in! I couldn't either!!! He asked me to open as wide as I could and then bite together a few times and then he put only two bands back on. He put them in a weird formation though so they covered 4 teeth each in total. he said he was going to show me how to take them off and put them on as he wanted me to start eating very soft foods and to take them off to do so. (SCARY!) By showing me, all he did was give me a mirror and point to the teeth he wanted me to go to first then in which order. I just agreed! I asked him about relapse and he confirmed my case will be higher chance! :( lets hope I'm not the unlucky one that it happens to! Then he said he will see me next week!
After the appt I dropped in to see my mum for a brew - well Marc and her had a brew. I still can't handle hot drinks on my numb lip. It doesn't feel nice at all! We then went to the range to pick up something we had ordered but I was too tired so had to stay in the car. After going home and having a rest and lunc (still on complan as I wasn't feeling adventurous enough to take the bands off yet) I decided I wanted to venture out again. We went to asda to get the food in for the week. Everyone was staring but it just felt good to be out. I was so tired walking round I had to cling on to Marc and by the time it got to paying I had to go and wait in the car. It was worth it though as it got me out a bit.
He said my bite is going to change every day so not to worry, just follow his instructions. He took out all the bands that were in and counted either 13 or 14 in total. He really couldn't believe the other guy had put so many in! I couldn't either!!! He asked me to open as wide as I could and then bite together a few times and then he put only two bands back on. He put them in a weird formation though so they covered 4 teeth each in total. he said he was going to show me how to take them off and put them on as he wanted me to start eating very soft foods and to take them off to do so. (SCARY!) By showing me, all he did was give me a mirror and point to the teeth he wanted me to go to first then in which order. I just agreed! I asked him about relapse and he confirmed my case will be higher chance! :( lets hope I'm not the unlucky one that it happens to! Then he said he will see me next week!
After the appt I dropped in to see my mum for a brew - well Marc and her had a brew. I still can't handle hot drinks on my numb lip. It doesn't feel nice at all! We then went to the range to pick up something we had ordered but I was too tired so had to stay in the car. After going home and having a rest and lunc (still on complan as I wasn't feeling adventurous enough to take the bands off yet) I decided I wanted to venture out again. We went to asda to get the food in for the week. Everyone was staring but it just felt good to be out. I was so tired walking round I had to cling on to Marc and by the time it got to paying I had to go and wait in the car. It was worth it though as it got me out a bit.
Day six
Today was a much better day! I managed to go to the shop with Marc - I did have to hold on to him the whole way round but still I was very happy I'd done it!
Then after lunch my two friends came round with their babies to see me. This cheered me up as we mainly spoke about stuff other than my op! really took my mind off things and made me feel human again! They brought me round a massive bunch of lovely flowers and I felt so lucky!!
When my ortho emailed me back he mentioned on my next appt (tomorrow) he would teach me how to take bands off and put them back on again...... eeeeeek! I'm scared!!
I had been taking my morphine today and it seemed to be helping. I had some right before bed and it helped with my muscle spasms and I nodded off. My phone then went off and woke me up. When I woke up I started hallucinated - off the morphine I assume. this was not fun! Needless to say I won't be using the morphine again!
Then after lunch my two friends came round with their babies to see me. This cheered me up as we mainly spoke about stuff other than my op! really took my mind off things and made me feel human again! They brought me round a massive bunch of lovely flowers and I felt so lucky!!
When my ortho emailed me back he mentioned on my next appt (tomorrow) he would teach me how to take bands off and put them back on again...... eeeeeek! I'm scared!!
I had been taking my morphine today and it seemed to be helping. I had some right before bed and it helped with my muscle spasms and I nodded off. My phone then went off and woke me up. When I woke up I started hallucinated - off the morphine I assume. this was not fun! Needless to say I won't be using the morphine again!
Day five
As soon as we got up Marc rang the hospital to see if they could fit me in to sort out my bands. They said there was no surgeons or orthodontists in today so I would have to see a doctor on the ward. I went back in for 10am and saw the first doctor I saw after the op, the one that did my bands wrong in the first place. He certainly got band happy and added loads extra. I said I needed two and told him exactly where to put them and he put 8 on in place and did it completely wrong. Now my jaw was being pulled over to the right :/ I was not a happy bunny! I ended up emailing my ortho to his private work address to see if this is okay to wait until thursday. he replied and said leaving it a couple of days shouldn't be a problem! What was the problem was the new pain it was causing me. It was causing more crazy jaw spasms and all my teeth were clattering, I was not in a good place now!
I went to my GP as the pain wasn't going with the painkillers I'd been given (Co-codamol, ibuprofen). He ended up prescribing me morphine and paracetamol. I was a bit nervy about taking morphine. I've never liked the idea of it but they gave me a shot of it in hospital after the op and I hated the way it made me feel. But my GP advised me it would be for the best. i decided to start taking it tomorrow as I had had co-codamol today in my system!
Had my first proper visitor today. My friend came round for half an hour to see how I was and brought flowers - yay! :) It was nice to see someone else and to take my mind off things a bit. Although most questions are obviously op orientated so you end up thinking about it more!
After i'd gone to bed I ended up waking in the middle of the night in so much pain. I was crying my eyes out. This was the first time post op (other than weird/random off anesthetic) that I had cried. My bf was amazing and comforted me telling me how proud he is of me and especially as I'd held it together up until now. He had to get me a painkiller and i had to wait for it to kick in before my body would even think about letting me go back to sleep... just when you think you're doing a bit better!
I went to my GP as the pain wasn't going with the painkillers I'd been given (Co-codamol, ibuprofen). He ended up prescribing me morphine and paracetamol. I was a bit nervy about taking morphine. I've never liked the idea of it but they gave me a shot of it in hospital after the op and I hated the way it made me feel. But my GP advised me it would be for the best. i decided to start taking it tomorrow as I had had co-codamol today in my system!
Had my first proper visitor today. My friend came round for half an hour to see how I was and brought flowers - yay! :) It was nice to see someone else and to take my mind off things a bit. Although most questions are obviously op orientated so you end up thinking about it more!
After i'd gone to bed I ended up waking in the middle of the night in so much pain. I was crying my eyes out. This was the first time post op (other than weird/random off anesthetic) that I had cried. My bf was amazing and comforted me telling me how proud he is of me and especially as I'd held it together up until now. He had to get me a painkiller and i had to wait for it to kick in before my body would even think about letting me go back to sleep... just when you think you're doing a bit better!
Day four
Today was the first appointment I had my my surgeon! I now live about 13 miles away from where the hospital is. Its not the other side of the world but when you feel like this its daunting! My appointment was at 9.45 so we got to the hospital at about 9.40 - it took me so long to walk all the way up and I was clinging on to my bf! Stupidly we forgot to take any water. I sat in the waiting room for over an hour after my appointment time and they still hadn't called me in. it was so hot and I felt like I was going to faint :( In the end my bf asked them if it was time to go in yet as I was not feeling too good. I was honestly ready to just go home without seeing anyone.
After that they let me in not long after. I didn't see my surgeon but another one. I had spoke to him whilst I was in hospital and he was really nice. he asked how I'd been doing and talked to me about that then asked to see in my mouth. He seemed really happy with how my bite was coming along, because of the elastics. This made me feel like it was worth it. they called my ortho into the room who had a little look and seemed happy! I asked them about all the cracking and movement I could feel on my jaw and they said thats completely normal for the next six weeks! My bf then asked my ortho when the tight bands would be off and he laughed and said not yet... hmmmmm!
After i got home I was so tired from my adventures I napped on the sofa and watched tele! At night I started to lightly brush my teeth and one of my very front bands snapped off. I was devastated as I wasn't meant to be in the hospital again until thursday! I just went to bed and tried to forget about it. In the middle of the night the other front band snapped and woke me up :( grrr! Now the front of my mouth wasn't being held together!
After that they let me in not long after. I didn't see my surgeon but another one. I had spoke to him whilst I was in hospital and he was really nice. he asked how I'd been doing and talked to me about that then asked to see in my mouth. He seemed really happy with how my bite was coming along, because of the elastics. This made me feel like it was worth it. they called my ortho into the room who had a little look and seemed happy! I asked them about all the cracking and movement I could feel on my jaw and they said thats completely normal for the next six weeks! My bf then asked my ortho when the tight bands would be off and he laughed and said not yet... hmmmmm!
After i got home I was so tired from my adventures I napped on the sofa and watched tele! At night I started to lightly brush my teeth and one of my very front bands snapped off. I was devastated as I wasn't meant to be in the hospital again until thursday! I just went to bed and tried to forget about it. In the middle of the night the other front band snapped and woke me up :( grrr! Now the front of my mouth wasn't being held together!
Day three
Today was my worst day so far really for how I was feeling and how I looked! My swelling has got much bigger and I just feel rotten. My friend was supposed to be coming to visit me today and I couldn't handle seeing people so I had to ask her not to come round. I got up and realised it was time now to get clean. I hadn't actually showered since the morning of the op - EWW! I didn't have the energy but I knew I had to. My boyfriend ran me and bath and he had to help me into it. I tried to wash my hair but didn't really have the energy so I got help in that department too. He then helped me out and had to even dry my hair! Who knew it could be so exhausting?!?
After that I felt much more human. My mum and dad popped round to see me and came bearing treats :) They brought me a teddy bear, a blanket for when i'm chilling on the sofa, some ice cream, sorbet and milkshakes :) ! this definitely cheered me up! I think my mum got a bit freaked out as I think she thinks I will look this way forever. I have told her the swelling will go down but she thinks my face has changed loads!
My jaw spasms were really bad again today and the pain killers were not helping. I'm really worried about the pressure its putting on my teeth and on my freshly broken jaw!
My attempt at a smile :) :)
After that I felt much more human. My mum and dad popped round to see me and came bearing treats :) They brought me a teddy bear, a blanket for when i'm chilling on the sofa, some ice cream, sorbet and milkshakes :) ! this definitely cheered me up! I think my mum got a bit freaked out as I think she thinks I will look this way forever. I have told her the swelling will go down but she thinks my face has changed loads!
My jaw spasms were really bad again today and the pain killers were not helping. I'm really worried about the pressure its putting on my teeth and on my freshly broken jaw!
My attempt at a smile :) :)
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