Day 10

Today is the first day since before surgery that I wore makeup! I straightened my hair as well. We met a friend for lunch and I was excited to get out of the house. I had two different types of soup at the restaurant-tomato and potato. They came with garlic bread, so I tore it apart and put it in the soups. Carbs! Yay! It was really soft bread so it really soaked up the soup and I was able to eat it pretty easy. It was so tasty! I was stuffed and pretty happy. Afterwards, I was feeling pretty tired. We ran to a book store, and then I came home and took it easy. I took a nap, then we went out to eat again right next door at the patio with our dog. I got some more soup :). I will be a soup expert by the time all is said and done.

 

Brushing my teeth is getting easier and easier. It doesn't hurt as much at the incision sites. I think the wax is really helping. I am seeing a little bit of blood on my toothbrush. There is no pain so I am not too worried. It is hard to brush the tops of the teeth because I cannot open my mouth that wide. I am sure it will come with time. 

 

Both friends I saw when I went out to eat both times said the swelling is going down a lot and I look good :). That makes me happy. Still feel some pain, but it is not terrible. I still wake up in the middle of the night and need my meds. My body feels the pain  and wakes me up :). Other than that, feeling better every day! Oh and one exciting thing. While I was brushing my teeth, one of my stitches fell out. That makes me so happy!

 I am still icing. It feels nice on my cheeks and mouth to ice. I usually ice in the morning when I wake up, and keep some ice on at night. I think I will keep it up as long as I have the swelling. I am still taking the ibuprofen, but not as much as before. Before I was taking it as soon as I could have another dose. Now I am taking maybe twice a day. I am still on my pain medicine. My teeth feel very tight and I will have pain when I get close to needing another dose. My talking is getting better every day, my swelling is getting better every day, and I am feeling better every day :). I feel bad because I only used my Ninja blender I bought one time. I need to make a better effort. I bought the protein powder and all kinds of frozen fruits for it.