Day 11

Hi guys. Apparently I've become a "slacker" with this blog! I just don't want to bore you to death because I haven't really had anything exciting happen in the past two days; however, each morning I wake up, there is sooo much improvement. The swelling has REALLY gone down. It's so refreshing knowing that I still have cheek bones under there! It's like when I started going to the gym months ago...a few weeks after my love affair with the treadmill, I was like, "I DO have a collar bone under there!". The bruising is practically gone...so things are looking up :) I'm still pretty numb and 'tingly'. I went with Ryann (first cousin) to her wedding dress fitting today. I also had to get my MOH dress fitted--fun times having to get a dress altered down 2 dress sizes from what I originally ordered!! I know I should be proud and excited to be 'skinny' again, but NOT eating is NOT worth it. My inner fat girl is still alive and kicking though. I'm constantly thinking of FOOD and how easy it would be to sneak these bands off and throw down on some chips. For like an entire month.

Anyway, back to the numbness. Because the nerves that were torn during my surgery are growing back together ( I think), I get tickling sensations randomly. Feels like a stray hair on my face and nose I can NEVER get it off. I'm pretty sure I was caught picking my nose while waiting for Ryann to be fitted today. I wish I had T-Shirts made before I embarked on this journey. My slogan would read: " Please excuse me. I had jaw surgery. I can't talk to you. I can't eat anything. I randomly pick my nose. Don't pay any attention to me". I think I'd save myself many explanations. It is kind of weird when I go in public and people try to speak to me...I just look at whoever I'm with and they speak for me. It's like I'm in a foreign country and have translators. Awesome.

While cleaning my teeth tonight (a 30 minute process), I actually moved my jaws! I was just curious, so I tried to open and surprisingly, my jaw opened and shut just like normal. Just don't have a very wide bite. Like non-existent. It was just nice knowing that the surgeon actually knew what he was doing, haha. Well, the light at the end of the tunnel is definitely bigger and brighter here. I'll make sure to post pictures of the final product with no swelling. Should only take just a few more days to get back to my new "normal". Enjoy the rest of the weekend...I'll keep you posted!