Day 16

Feeling pretty damn good. I started biking at the gym, and let me tell you, that has been wonderous. I've been sleeping better, have more of an appetite, and have more energy. Eating has gotten a lot easier and less time consuming. I can now fit a small spoon into my mouth relatively easily, so I don't have to blend yogurt any longer, but eat it straight from the cup. Currently, I have been in a cheese phase. It's something easy to eat (melts in your mouth), and is salty. Lately, it seems all I have been eating/ drinking are sweet things like yogurt, icecream, and juice. The only salty things I have been eating/drinking are soups. And how sickening that gets. But... if you add a variety of cheese to it and heat it up... it becomes delicious.

I'm still wearing vertical rubber bands the surgeon told me to wear, and it seems to be getting my bite to fit nicer. However, my lower arch's midline is still not on, but that is because my teeth have shifted (before I had the surgery), not because the jaw is misaligned. The x-rays of my jaw looks pretty good. Even wolverine-like sexy. The teeth however, is a different story. After this, I'm still looking at bone grafting and implantation. This seems like a never ending process. Have I mentioned I have had braces for over 10 years? Yea. Forever pre-pubescent teen.


Here, you can see the cuts in my jaw bones are still present. The bone is supposed to take about 4 months to heal, so we'll see how that goes. You can also see 6 plates, 4 on the top, and 2 on the bottom. Those things are the things that is holding my jaw in place momentarily, until my bones fill-er-up. Some interesting fact I've read somewhere is that in the US, about 90% of the time the metal plates are left in forever. However, in the UK, 90% of the time the plates are are removed. Does it seem strange that the percentages are so high for such opposing ideas?

Brushing has gotten exponentially easier, though it still takes about 20 mins. However, the fresh and clean feeling is priceless. I can now open my mouth a little wider than before--maybe 11mm's at most. O how dental toys make you feel so good.