Another gloomy post today (I'm trying not to make this a theme I promise).
Positives - swelling down again, nose still clear, I have more energy than I have had since the op. Jake and I made it down to the river in my village today to enjoy the sun. I had a hospital appointment in the afternoon where I got x-rays and photographs taken (they still used the forcep-type things but they were very gentle with them this time). My orthodontist is on holiday so I had to see a different lady however she said everything is looking good. I have been recommended to try and exercise my jaw a wee bit just by gently opening and closing it in an eating motion. She also said she could remove the stray stitch if I wanted but that it would probably be quite sore - I declined. I'm seeing my surgeon next week anyway so if its still bothering me I'll get him to remove it then.
Negatives - Since knocking my stitch yesterday every time I have cleaned my teeth/taken my bands out/put my bands in/ mouth washed there has been blood in my mouth. I feel like an advert for bloody gum disease. I'm not too worried about it but I guess its something to keep an eye on. Also general jaw achiness during the day now as I'm "eating" and talking more. Its not painful just uncomfortable - maybe this is a sign that I should shut up. Pain is increasing daily now. Usually its bearable during the day but at night it is SO sore (maybe 7/10). It feels like really horrific earache, plus a big tension headache plus toothache in every tooth and I can feel the bits where they have broken my jaw pulsing (sounds weird but I don't know how else to describe it). I had to take codeine, ibuprofen and paracetamol before bed last night combined with the new love of my life (the heat pack) and it still took me a couple of hours to get to sleep. I was doing yoga breathing to help breathe the pain out of my face (again probably sounds weird) and although it didn't help much it at least gave me something to concentrate on. Also I have taken to listening to the Harry Potter audio CD's before bed which again gave me something to focus on. I also woke up during the night several times feeling preeeetty drunk. The pain meds had obviously kicked in by this point but it still took me ages to go to sleep.
Here are some photos of the day before everything went downhill again:
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