Seven Weeks

I am seven weeks into recovery going strong and i have 14 days left to go till i can chew again. I can only pray and hope and stay positive that my top Jaw will be ready for me to chew on December 12th. It's crazy to think 2 weeks from yesterday this will be over with and i'll be able to eat normal again. So far about 6 random customers at work noticed and asked me if i broke my jaw in an accident. Hahaha sure if you want to put it that way but nope my oral surgeon broke it and fixed it all for me. People ask me how my jaw is doing? I guess its healing good so far i don't know what to say. It's healing the way we want it to so i guess that's what matters most. I don't have an x - ray system to look at it everyday and believe me i get so tempted to freak people out and tell them i have screws in my head. LOL! I do get sick of this insane liquid super soft food only diet too.

I can say if you end up having Jaw surgery done right around the holidays like i just did. Sure i had surgery before Halloween but i had to miss out on Halloween candy ( candy all together) I haven't had a candy bar since before my surgery and my Thanksgiving dinner was a little different i had to miss out on Turkey but i was okay with out eating turkey. I was able to still enjoy Thanksgiving dinner just with yams, mashed potatoes & gravy and cranberries ( i am not one for canned cranberries) and i also got to enjoy stuffing. I was able to enjoy pumpkin pie without crust and chocolate pie without crust. If you want turkey and like i was advised if i wanted to i could purify the turkey and eat it that way but it wasn't worth the hassle of trying to purify it.

I am excited to have my surgical splint taken out on December 12th it will be a good day to enjoy foods again. Christmas Dinner will be a big meal for me and make up for the foods i missed out on during Thanksgiving dinner.