Day 8!

Here are the Day 8 pictures... Can't believe I came home from the hospital a week ago!  So much has improved since then!  As you can see, most of the swelling is in my upper lip.  It is still fairly stiff and hard to move around, but that is improving.  The bruising is in my upper lip and on my jaw line.  I am just so thankful that this process has gone as smoothly as it has.  We've really not had any set-backs, so that is great.  The oral surgeon had told me pre-op that he would loosen the bands at one week.  Yes, he did loosen them, but not to the extent I was imagining!  I guess I was a little disappointed by that.  Tomorrow, I will make a minor configuration change to how they are put on and maybe that will open me up a little bit???  Otherwise, I'm stuck with talking through my teeth until early November.  That's great for a Speech Pathologist, huh???  I am going to try to get out of the house some today.... I have to take Kenan for a quick appointment and also go to his parent/teacher conferences.  Other than that, just need to get MORE chicken broth-- the substance we use to liquify everything that goes in my mouth.  Amazing how much we go through!!!!  I don't think it will work on liquifying Halloween candy :-(  Guess I will miss most of that fun this year (but my waistline is happy about that!)

Thanks to all of you for reading this and caring about my recovery!  I am so thankful for the cards, emails, texts and messages that I get each day.  They are a real boost to me!!!