Post Op: Day 29

It's been four weeks and one day since my surgery! It really does feel like a lifetime ago now. I have recovered so much since then, but I think it will take me a bit longer to have fully recovered.

I am still visiting the hospital every week for my orthodontics just to fine-tune my bite. I go again today and hopefully they'll tell me it's nearly perfect.

Here are my ratings!

Pain - 2/10, there isn't really any pain from my jaw and throughout the whole process pain has not really been a problem for me. The biggest problem is just how awkward the surgery is and not being able to eat properly! At the moment, the pain is mostly coming from an ulcer inside my cheek from where part of my brace has been rubbing.

Stiffness - 7/10, I can fit the toothbrush into my mouth now (just). I can only open my mouth a few cm though. It's definitely worse in the morning, but gets better during the day when I limber up a bit. I think this is quite normal though. My surgeon and orthodontists tell me that this is nothing to worry about.

Numbness -  5/10, the numbness on my cheeks has definitely gone down. It almost feels back to normal now! The only problem I have is with the right side of my chin and lower lip. I can feel slight pressure, but not temperature. I am hoping that it comes back. It's just a bit slow. Inside of my mouth, my lower gums are a little bit numb and I can't really feel anything on the roof of mouth which I discovered when I got the toothbrush in there.

I can smile better now though and it gets better every day. Overall, I'm really happy with my progress so far.

Thanks for reading!