Congrats Sue that is fab
It makes such a difference to get it out doesnt it. Good luck with your job, hope all goes well. thats good you have that week to ease in before the students come back. And your bite looks great! what an improvement x
My last few days have been a bit up and down. So pleased to have the wafer out and able to brush my teeth. And eat thicker soups, yoghurts etc. But been a bit down too, yesterday I was VERY emotional, sobbing which is not something I ever normally do... dont know if this is to do with the anasthetic or if it was because of the shock of the op catching up or what but it was quite random.
Also, the last three nights I have woken myself up in the middle of the night with a very sharp pain in my left side of jaw. I am usually a very deep sleeper - nothing will wake me up. But also very active - rolling about, talking, you name it. And my husband has always said that I clench my teeth really badly. Also usually sleep on my stomach, with a lot of weight on face/cheeks. And never sleep on my back. So this was a concern before getting the surgery.. how to cope with sleeping on your back and not injuring yourself during sleep.
At my appt on Thursday I raised it with the dental staff - to see is there anything that can be done to avoid grinding/clenching teeth. The surgeon joked 'Don't sleep'! and the orthodontist assured me that I just naturally wouldnt do it as my jaw is so delicate. But that night, and the following night I woke up bang in the middle of the night because of this pain. Is this because of grinding teeth?? Is anyone else getting this? So now I am too scared to go to sleep and stayed up til 5.30am yesterday until I dozed off, and five hours later - you guessed it - shocking pain in the left jaw woke me up.
Apart from that I am feeling a pressure in the left jaw. Have just one elastic band in just now. And I can take it out to eat. When I am eating, the left jaw is occasionally clicking/popping accompanied with pain. Also had ear ache in the left ear yesterday. I never had any left jaw / ear probs before the op. Just eating soft foods just now like yoghurt, humous, cream cheese, thick soups etc. I have tried little miniture bits of bread but anything that I have to do the chewing action hurts, especially on the left side.
Next dental hosp appt is on Thursday, and knowing me I will worry all the way until then.
Apologies for the long post but maybe it will help if anyone else is having the same things post surgery xx
Glad we're all doing well, too.