So far I have lost about 6 pounds from my normal weight:
122 to 116. This is good...too much weight loss would have landed me back in the hospital. At least, that was the threat.
I can wear my cute GAP jeans that I have been dying to wear, but were a little too tight.
I can swallow things whole that I never dreamed of eating without chewing.
I can see that most of the swelling has gone down (except for a little on the left and inside my mouth on the right cheek).
I am starting to feel normal.
I can open my mouth two fingers wide.
I am 4 days shy of the six week mark.
It has gone by faster than I thought. I thought about food less than I thought I would. It hasn't been too bad and I feel really lucky that things have gone this well so far. I can't wait to get these lugs off on Tuesday!
January 31, 2009
Almost 4 months post-op!
Almost two months post-op
My cheek looks swollen in this picture, but that is just the way my head is turned. That side has virtually no swelling. Tomorrow will mark two months since I went under the knife.
5 weeks 5 days
Still a little swollen, but not bad!
Three photos from the 5.2 week mark
Still a little swollen on the left. Still have a few stitches that need to come out.
Today! Three Weeks and Two Days Post Op!
Getting There...Still Swollen, but Feeling Good!
Another One From Today
And From the Front!
A Smile from Today!
Still A Tricky Adventure
16 Days
From the side
16 days later
Is it time for food yet?
Day 14.5 Side View
And again, I have a chin.
Day 14.5
Still swollen, but I can see the swelling going down.
Day 13
From the Side
Day 13
No Hat!
Day 13
LUCKY 13: Feeling a little better, looking a little better
Day 13
From the side
Another Pic from Day 11
Chin Glue is Evil!
11 Days
Still Rockin a Sticky Chin
10 Days Out
My Chin is Sticky
Today: 9 Days Post-op
From the front. Still a little chippy, but getting much better. I am looking forward to seeing the final result!
Two Days After Surgery
Damn Gina! This girl is swollen!
A Frontal Picture Before Surgery
My doctor calls this "posturing" (this is kind of what I will look like after surgery, I am pushing my lower jaw as far forward as I can here).
My Gross Before Picture
I NEVER let people knowingly see me from this angle with a relaxed chin.
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3 comments:
LUGS??? do you mean your braces???
Can't really help you with the insurance. Things a differenct here in Oz. I have to buy my own health insurance ($1400PA). Then government pays for 80% of the government standard chanrge and insurance pay for 20%. Most times the surgeon will charge more.
I will be $2000 AUD out of pocket.
lugs are the hooks that they use to attach the post surgical rubberbands to. They also use them to wire your jaw shut when they are operating to see how your bite lines up. They are big and cumbersome.
Oh well... Can't believe it takes almost 6 weeks to get them off. So you must have been banded up the whole time.
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