Day 46 - Ugh #2

I've been rather quiet partially because September start-up is always chaotic and partially because nothing I have to say is good.

Initially, I was doing alright with work, despite my jaw. The slight increase in irritation that I did experience, I chalked up to increased use. When I spoke to the orthodontist about it at my last appointment, nearly two seeks ago, he said that everything looked alright.

Since then though, things have continued to get worse. The swelling is pretty significant again, inside and out. It has swollen even just tonight. The tingling and feeling is no longer just in my chin. Now, it is all over my jaw bone. I am pretty concerned that I have an infection of some sort.

Add to that the fact that I have a virus and I have been feeling pretty miserable.

The other thing that I've noticed and that may be of interest to people considering this surgery is the decreased range of motion in my neck and shoulders. Both had been sore for a while a few weeks ago, but in the last week or so, I've noticed that I can't turn my neck the amount I usually could. It is similar to what I experienced after the car accident back in 2000. I am going to ask about physiotherapy.

I am going to see my surgeon tomorrow; I'll have a more thorough report then.

Day 19 - Regression

Boo! For some reason, some of my swelling returned today. I am puffier in through the bottoms of my cheeks (more on the right than on the left side). I also feel like my lips and chin are puffier.

To be honest, today has been rather crappy on the whole. First, I tried to nap because I am finding I am tired a lot, but that just ended up in me being groggier and crankier than I was to begin with. Add to that the five calls I received from scam artists (four of which were from the same company) and the fact that I have a ton to do to prepare for Isabel's party and absolutely zero energy to call upon in order to get it done and I was a bit of a crank-pot again today.

Some pictures of the Puffinator:



PS: Everyone can be thankful, I am going to get this mop cut on Friday. I simply can't take a single second more of the tufty mess.

Day 14 - This shall go down in infamy as the day of the crank

Today is the first one since very early days that I would consider myself to be in pain. My jaw aches and I have a pretty solid headache as well. I can't seem to shake it.
Add to this the fact that I am quite tired (can't seem to get a decent sleep for the life of me and still seem to be catching up) and I will self-diagnose myself as being a bit of a crank-pot today.
Today's pics: