My upper lip and gums are starting to wake up a lot more this week...which made my first trip back to the orthodontist today kind of strange. Nothing hurt, just made me extremely uncomfortable thinking that something was going to hurt any second. But they took good care of me and my orthodontist was very pleased. I got some elastics to wear 24/7 (except eating/brushing), and they took off almost all of my evil surgical hooks! Yay! Finally, he said that I'd most likely be out of braces within 6 months. So nothing but good news.
Still the same thing going on with my nose, so it looks like I'll be having it whatever it is removed or something next Monday...not looking forward to having to be sedated since I'm still not recovered (fearful that it will set me back a bit), but he said it should only take a few minutes, so hopefully things will go as planned.
Geordie- I'm with you on the flossing...I'm surprised I haven't hurt myself, since I have to work hard to maneuver the floss through my wire and then can't feel the gums...but so far, so good. I've noticed when I floss, my ROM gets a lot better, so another added benefit to healthy teeth and gums.

Also, I still have some swelling around my nose/upper lip area, but it's minimal and most would never notice (but my orthodontist did, which made me feel better so I know I'm not imagining it!).
Glad to hear everyone's doing so well recovery-wise! Keep up what you're doing, because it's obviously working!