Goodbye 2012. You have worn me out.
I am looking forward to Thursday. Thursday (hopefully) I am getting my new mouth!! I am still wearing the one that was screwed in during the surgery (it has since been unscrewed so I can take it in and out) but it doesn't fit very well. It is making my mouth sore, and well I'm over that one now. Having said that, I can't function without it so I'm still quite attached...!
Before Christmas, Dr D took more moulds of my mouth. As healing progresses the shape changes, teeth move a bit, and the obs don't fit after a while. I'm hoping it might have some teeth on it... not to chew with as there is no bone to support them, but to touch the bottom teeth on that side as they are probably wondering what the hell is going on. We will see though. Whatever is is, it will be the best New Years present ever...
I am also waiting for the jaw jack. I am still struggling with opening my mouth. The mornings are the worst. I have to spend a lot of time each morning stretching and opening so I can get some breakfast in. Then before every meal. The excersises are taking up most of the day and I can see some small improvements, but if I stop the muscles just shrink back to what they think are their relaxed position... which means a closed gob for me! Bad times.
So I am being ordered a Therabite (jaw jack) which is the safest and best way to help rehabilitate the jaw. It is tiring me out.. so the sooner the better!
I also saw Mr K before Christmas... he was very pleased with himself as the results of the pathology show he removed all of the rubbish that was in my jaw! He was so pleased with himself we could almost see him wagging his tail... We have started talking about reconstruction - how and when... it looks like it might be sooner than I expected, but we have more meetings planned to talk through so I am not thinking about it too much at the moment... Need to get over this one first!
It has been a very strange end of 2012. I hope noone has to go through anything like this as it is really not that nice. I couldn't have got through it without the love and support of my family and friends, and I can't thank you enough. You know who you are! I will never be the same again, but will hopefully be a new improved version...!
Here is to 2013 and all the fun and happiness it will bring.
Katy x