tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40054125745604396922024-02-06T19:51:31.565-08:00My Jaw Surgery DiarySophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-86373852192880053482010-09-24T07:17:00.000-07:002010-09-24T07:18:46.491-07:00Day 43<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday 24th September</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I had a blood test on Wednesday to see if my iron levels are high enough. I got the results back today and my blood is back to normal and i can stop taking the iron tablets. I'm not taking paracetamol anymore either as I'm not in any pain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A lot of my stitches have been falling out recently. I think i have about 5 left. Last time i was at my orthodontist he mentioned that after about 6 weeks he would take them out. So next time we go he might remove the few left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I will take an update picture after my next appointment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sophie xxx</span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-42152356503802038602010-09-24T07:06:00.000-07:002010-09-24T07:06:49.302-07:00Day 33<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tuesday 14th September</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I had my second appointment with my orthodontist today. I only have to wear my elastics at night now, but they are in the same place as last week. I have a power chain between my top front two teeth to close a small gap. I also have something hooked on both sides, it is on two surgical hooks next to each other on my top jaw near the back. They are really rubbing so i've been putting wax over the top which has helped alot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I still have a bit of a cross bite but my orthodontist said they expected that. He also said that after a couple more appointments i should be able to have my brace off! :D I couldn't believe it! We asked if i would have another x ray and i think i will have one next time, which will be really interesting to see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My next appointment is in 3 weeks and i am seeing my surgeon on the same day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sophie xxx</span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-47411357867431008752010-09-24T06:54:00.000-07:002010-09-24T06:54:47.899-07:00Day 27<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday 8th September</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I saw my orthodontist for the first time since my op today. He was really pleased with how it had gone. He has put 2 elastics on my brace. One on either side, from my top jaw behind my canine to my bottom jaw in front of my canine. I can take these out and change them, so don't have to worry about my food staining them! I have to wear them full time at the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have another appointment to see him next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sophie xxx</span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-86969373191004721742010-09-24T06:45:00.000-07:002010-09-24T06:45:49.456-07:00Day 26<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tuesday 7th September</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Today i had another post-op appointment with my surgeon. They were very pleased with how everything was progressing and decided to take off all my elastics and told me that i didn't need to see them again for a month. I still haven't seen my orthodontist but my brother has an appointment with him tomorrow so i am going to tag along!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My swelling isn't really going down noticeably but really it is just a little bit of puffiness in my cheeks. All of my numbness has gone, except from the right side of my chin and my bottom lip. It's not really annoying but i have to be careful when I'm eating that i don't have food on my lip and i dribble quite a lot when brushing my teeth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I keep forgetting to take pictures but there isn't much change really. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sophie xxx</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-78079390125336732322010-09-08T06:38:00.000-07:002010-09-08T06:38:38.659-07:00Day 23<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Saturday 4th September</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today my aunty and cousin came to visit us for the day. They haven't seen me since before my op. I was quite nervous for them to see me but excited too. My aunty was really shocked! She hadn't realised that my face would change and couldn't believe how different i looked. It is weird because I've</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> seen myself everyday so don't see the difference as much or have got used to it! I had a great day with them but was really tired after.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I didn't take my picture today but thought I'd do some comparison pictures:</span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Day 12</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Before</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gfRsBjyR4uRUh3ZgSyeIpdM8_0P5AZkEWrqINNk6m04RVXhRwbHWEbRLpoSaJeGDx2HYMF3NIiVzZjtUG1J6BvDF9IVF-N6xIXOCB-KTpY6rDV4Y0XGF9EZ8CDhDZA_5jhkoxDcPMG8/s1600/side+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gfRsBjyR4uRUh3ZgSyeIpdM8_0P5AZkEWrqINNk6m04RVXhRwbHWEbRLpoSaJeGDx2HYMF3NIiVzZjtUG1J6BvDF9IVF-N6xIXOCB-KTpY6rDV4Y0XGF9EZ8CDhDZA_5jhkoxDcPMG8/s320/side+1.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Day 12</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffDtebpme6hmirEGxDXKDtX7c5-1Oh17roo8EKVGsRb-SMI8sz67e3pX9FtvdzqcxUemWa2pwaVVCFIw46gTRxn9I054h0VX3VTifoTEZtRCrUxa7lj9pxTQMCS3LQMUuKWkaeGSVBp4/s1600/bite.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffDtebpme6hmirEGxDXKDtX7c5-1Oh17roo8EKVGsRb-SMI8sz67e3pX9FtvdzqcxUemWa2pwaVVCFIw46gTRxn9I054h0VX3VTifoTEZtRCrUxa7lj9pxTQMCS3LQMUuKWkaeGSVBp4/s320/bite.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_6yskeVPh3BkhPSN0V6rEFbIXvqCk_09RpaOzpPwWz9V53qwzpLRWS9-ZWzK_Hi-Ic_0w49quBjhBHI0i_FX6OvFgk31R3Jb9Kmaaz5DKXceX83LTWjCTu-4GrPjbViXW_ZRBQj3gVM/s1600/teeth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_6yskeVPh3BkhPSN0V6rEFbIXvqCk_09RpaOzpPwWz9V53qwzpLRWS9-ZWzK_Hi-Ic_0w49quBjhBHI0i_FX6OvFgk31R3Jb9Kmaaz5DKXceX83LTWjCTu-4GrPjbViXW_ZRBQj3gVM/s320/teeth.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Day 12</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From the front view i think my face looks a bit squarer and my nose is a bit wider. In the side view you can see my top lip is in front of my bottom lip and my nose points up a bit more. As you can see from my bite pictures it has completely changed! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-17442481200327229692010-09-08T05:57:00.000-07:002010-09-08T05:57:05.068-07:00Day 19<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tuesday 31st August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had my third post-op appointment today. My surgeon was on holiday so i saw the same woman as last time. She was really pleased with how the elastics had helped my bite. She changed the elastics and added a couple of extra in different places and in different shapes. I told her about the pain in my jaw joints and she said it was to be expected. I also mentioned that when i smiled or laughed it hurt where my stitches were, it felt like they were being stretched. She had a look and said that they had done there job so she could take out a couple that were annoying me. She took out one at the front of my mouth under my nose and one to the right. It hurt a lot! I think from now on I'll just put up with them and wait for them to fall out! I have another appointment for next week and my surgeon should be back.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I forgot to take a picture today, but my swelling is pretty similar.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-64133210968383428372010-09-08T05:45:00.000-07:002010-09-08T05:45:40.309-07:00Day 14<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thursday 26th August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am still having a lot of pain in my jaw joints. A part from that everything is the same or getting better. I only have a couple of patches of numbness on my face, i am numb on one side of my chin and one half of my bottom lip. Also the roof of my mouth is still really numb which makes brushing difficult.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I went out with my mum today to a local village and went to a really lovely cafe. I was hungry and decided to give the pancakes a go. They were really delicious and i enjoyed them so much! I managed fine by just cutting them into really small pieces but it took me ages to eat them! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are my pictures from the day:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-7084227181131544142010-09-08T05:32:00.000-07:002010-09-08T05:32:19.969-07:00Day 13<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wednesday 25th August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Haven't felt too great today, the elastics have given me a lot of pain in my jaw joints which feels like really bad ear ache. The elastics are also making it difficult to brush my teeth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Her are my pictures from today:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-17232692135827866512010-09-08T05:17:00.000-07:002010-09-08T05:17:09.575-07:00Day 12<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sorry it has taken me sooo long to update my blog! I'm not going to do a post for every day, just the days when things happened or I took photos :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tuesday 24th August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had my second post-op appointment today. It wasn't with my surgeon like last weeks, though he did come see how I was doing. My bottom jaw had moved forward slightly and to the side a bit as you can see from the picture yesterday. This is probably because i had no elastics there. Both the woman seeing me and my surgeon pushed my bottom jaw really hard back into place which really hurt! I had lots of elastics fitted to try and sort things out. I also asked my surgeon if it was normal for my nose still to be running, he said it was as after surgery my sinuses would have been full of blood and that my nose will stop running when my sinuses are clear.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are photos from after my visit:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-80137414996208744382010-08-24T07:31:00.000-07:002010-08-24T07:31:25.978-07:00Day 11<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Monday 23rd August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am really start to feel back to my old self, which is great. A friend came to visit me today, she hadn't seen me since the day before my op. She really noticed a change and was surprised at how good i looked after just 11 days! It was really nice to catch up with her. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have started cutting down the amount of painkillers i have a day. Instead of having paracetamol 4 times a day i am having it 3 times. Also i run out of the steroid i have been taking today, i don't think i will be needing it anymore.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have my appetite back now so i am getting more hungry and actually feel like eating.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today i had:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Porridge</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Spaghetti hoops</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yogurt</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Melted chocolate</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jelly</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Toblerone (just managed to squeeze the triangles between my teeth and suck it)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Blended pasta with a tomato sauce</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yogurt</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jelly</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are today's pictures:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-12056059288037394562010-08-24T07:03:00.000-07:002010-08-24T07:03:37.221-07:00Day 10<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sunday 22nd August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pretty much the same day as yesterday, didn't do much! Had a really nice tea though, i haven't had anything that tasted salty in ages. My mum made me macaroni and cheese with bacon. She blended it so that the pieces of pasta and bacon where small enough for me to swallow but didn't blend it so much that it was like baby food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are today's pictures:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-42700126752617335872010-08-24T05:29:00.000-07:002010-08-24T05:29:26.684-07:00Day 9<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Saturday 21st August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I felt quite tired today and couldn't really be bothered to do much so i sat in bed and watched a box set most of the day! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are pictures from today:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-69181611022023193412010-08-24T05:11:00.000-07:002010-08-24T05:11:03.965-07:00Day 8<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Friday 20th August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nothing special happened today, so here is the picture from today:</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gfTIKRxNV91DLAaY0rLnprfCBVP-gGv2pr0STRLzXrrTEOjU1YrEoxny8xywUHT_ho2NqE30quOY3qB5jm6abnFndbxq8WfybkKC_HQ2q1JKmdDISTw_LLEaEytlgSHQN9cW0vge9K0/s1600/IMG_0570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gfTIKRxNV91DLAaY0rLnprfCBVP-gGv2pr0STRLzXrrTEOjU1YrEoxny8xywUHT_ho2NqE30quOY3qB5jm6abnFndbxq8WfybkKC_HQ2q1JKmdDISTw_LLEaEytlgSHQN9cW0vge9K0/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am so pleased with how quick my swelling is coming down, i actually look fairly normal again! My right side is still quite numb but i get a lot of tingly sensations which is good because it means the feeling should come back but it is quite annoying. My nose is still running but isn't blocked anymore, i can breathe through it. I am also finding eating a lot easier, i am still using a baby spoon as it is shallow and can fit in the gap between my teeth, swallowing is getting much easier too. I am brushing my teeth properly now, i am using a baby tooth brush because it is nice and soft and small enough. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In a couple of posts time i am going to put up some comparison pictures and bite pictures up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-48579851912944330412010-08-24T04:42:00.000-07:002010-08-24T04:42:47.124-07:00Day 6 and Day 7<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wednesday 18th August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today was my first day without my mum home to look after me, i think she was more worried about leaving me than i was about staying home. Like the last couple of days i just relaxed and watched some TV. I forgot to take a picture though. My swelling has gone down slightly again, my numbness feels pretty much the same and my nose is still running and blocked.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today was my A-level results day!!! My mum had the day off work so gave me and a friend a lift to my college to pick up my results. I met up with more friends, none of them had seen me since my op. They were all lovely and asked me how it had gone, only a few noticed a change other than the swelling and slight bruising. When i actually got my results a camera was on me and apparently i was on the local news that night! I couldn't believe my fat face had been on TV, i wasn't pleased! I did really well in my A-levels and will hopefully get a university place next year. Not all my friends were as lucky as me and i ended up staying at college for about 3 hours helping a friend. I was really surprised that i wasn't too tired after, i was also about an hour late to take my painkillers but managed OK. I was quite sad that i didn't get to celebrate with my friends but i am going to arrange something before they all go off to university in September which doesn't involve eating! I forgot to take a picture again today, but I'll make sure i take one tomorrow!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-17175728831404323602010-08-23T03:36:00.000-07:002010-08-23T03:37:11.135-07:00Day 5<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tuesday 17th August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had my first post op appointment today. It was at 2.50 so i had plenty of time in the morning to get myself ready. Me and my mum decided to set off at 2.10 so i had plenty of time as parking can be a problem. We were pretty early and we went to the cafe at the hospital and mum had a coffee i decided not to have anything. I was really conscious that people were staring at me, it wasn't too bad though. We went up to the waiting area which was really busy and hot, my surgeon had had an emergency earlier in the morning so was running late. We ended up waiting 45 minutes which wasn't a lot of fun. My surgeon had a look at my bite, which has moved from the perfect position it was in during surgery. My jaws are meeting at the same point rather than my top jaw being in front of my bottom jaw. He then pushed my bottom jaw back so that they were in the position which really hurt! He doesn't seem too worried because my bottom jaw can go into the correct position. I told him about the pain i have been having in one of my back teeth, he said that he can't really tell what it is at this point and wouldn't be able to treat it and said that i should just control the pain using painkillers. He removed the power chains between my top and bottom jaw to see if this helps. I was really tired after my appointment and had to take it pretty slowly on the way back to the car.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am a bit disappointed that i don't have a perfect bite at the moment but it is a lot better than it used to be hopefully it can be sorted out with elastics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are some day 5 pictures:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span><br />
</span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-90904255648700721102010-08-23T03:00:00.000-07:002010-08-23T03:00:39.645-07:00Day 4<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Monday 16th August</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't have much to talk about today really, was a pretty good day just relaxing getting ready for my first post op appointment tomorrow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are some day 4 pictures:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am excited for my post op appointment tomorrow but i am nervous too. I don't want him to start poking around in my mouth and hurting me! I'll let you know how it goes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span></span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-83149974695179657572010-08-21T09:59:00.000-07:002010-08-21T09:59:37.369-07:00Day 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday 15th August</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent most of the day just relaxing and sleeping. I decided to have a bath as well today, i didn't feel up to a shower. I felt really tired after though. I didn't have an appetite but ate as much as i could. I also managed to get outside in the garden for a bit of fresh air, which made me feel good. My dad bought me a really cool fan which has no blades! Hopefully this will keep me cooler during the night.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 3 Pictures:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a much better night tonight. I only called my mum once, as i was really confused about a strange dream i was having (possibly due to my medication?) after that i slept well. I am still trying to sleep elevated but find it uncomfortable a lot of the time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-29599846117935774772010-08-21T09:31:00.000-07:002010-08-21T09:31:26.868-07:00Day 2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Saturday 14th August</span></span></span></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After a much better nights sleep i got to go home today!!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I tried really hard to show that i was feeling a lot better, which i was. I had some porridge for breakfast to show i was able to eat fine. I got out of bed and had a shower too. I took it all very slowly and felt really tired after, but it felt great to be clean and in my own clothes! I had a yogurt for my lunch as i wasn't very hungry but thought i should eat something. A doctor then came to see me to make sure i was OK to go home and then a nurse came to give me my medication and discharge me. I am going to be on iron tablets for probably the next 3 months because i lost more blood than expected. Other than that i am currently taking painkillers and a steroid to reduce swelling and pain. I couldn't wait to get home when my parents arrived. It took me a really long time to get to our car but i finally got home about 2.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My mum had sorted out my room with old bed sheets, lots of pillows and some gorgeous flowers. I had to take a nap pretty much straight away as i was exhausted. Later on for tea i had some tomato soup and a frozen fruit smoothie which was about the consistency of a slushy.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It felt great to back home with my family, however i had a really bad night. I felt tired but couldn't sleep! I tried watching some TV but couldn't concentrate for longer than 10 minutes. I called my mum a couple of times and she stayed with me until i fell asleep again, i was really restless, i was too hot, had stomach ache and couldn't get comfy. Also my nose was still running and this would wake me up constantly! We taped some cotton wool under my nose and i took some extra painkillers which seemed to help me get more sleep.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Day 3 pictures:</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTQMwfcWplBL11o2MIdNrG8apPvvpGF46fOF5JOWA1vgCJC6NV4ONFNlF_rhB7EQpUIorSROrIAhL1clGgtQTqDPnc3TI5baqWbLc9LEUQVO-72clrUprhmXl8OHxIBqE28xDoi6zPM4/s1600/day+2-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTQMwfcWplBL11o2MIdNrG8apPvvpGF46fOF5JOWA1vgCJC6NV4ONFNlF_rhB7EQpUIorSROrIAhL1clGgtQTqDPnc3TI5baqWbLc9LEUQVO-72clrUprhmXl8OHxIBqE28xDoi6zPM4/s320/day+2-5.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxmQezAsCP-a-SCZRwSxDPH0YDsigqjGYBSD8ebFWWw2XmYCURVKYrFlXCqPvkRf1vtx2-Lca3kDMIhXeaQXwRXY0ORevhhqP8jYnqd9-9HHpeD7arMWKfwT_22fnqmEGw_JTHJjfxTM/s1600/day+2-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxmQezAsCP-a-SCZRwSxDPH0YDsigqjGYBSD8ebFWWw2XmYCURVKYrFlXCqPvkRf1vtx2-Lca3kDMIhXeaQXwRXY0ORevhhqP8jYnqd9-9HHpeD7arMWKfwT_22fnqmEGw_JTHJjfxTM/s320/day+2-2.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The swelling has increased since yesterday, my right side is much more swollen than my left side. I'm not in too much pain everything just feels really weird! My face just feels really tight and heavy. I can feel my tongue but not much else in my mouth, i know i have powerchains sort of acting like elastics from the back of my top jaw to the front of my bottom jaw. I can start to feel stitches at the back of my teeth and under my nose. I have pain in a tooth which i have had problems with before but painkillers stop that. I am managing to speak ok, i have to speak slower and repeat stuff but people can understand me. I am using a baby spoon for eating as it is shallow and i can fit it in between my teeth. I haven't started to brush my teeth yet but i am using mouthwash.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sophie</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">xxx</span></div>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-35466188978850899182010-08-18T10:47:00.000-07:002010-08-18T10:47:37.511-07:00Day 1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Friday 13th August</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div>After a night of really crazy dreams i woke up at about 6am. That morning lots of different doctors came to see me, and explained that i fainted because i lost a bit more blood than they expected in the surgery. I was told that my surgery had gone well though. </span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I started to feel really hungry around lunch time so i was given some jelly, yoghurt and ice cream to eat. I managed all of it and managed to drink quite a lot of water without using a staw. i was really pleased with my self! </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I had the packing from my nose removed and gauze in my gum removed. This was really horrible, i thought the nurse was pulling my brains out of my nose! My nose really bled after this and blood was also going down my throat. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My surgeon came to see me later on and told me that i could go home the next day, i was really pleased but sad as well. I didn't want to spend the night in the hospital again and wanted to be with my family all the time, not just for a couple of hours!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The dietician came to talk to me about my soft food diet and my mum and dad wrote a shopping list of lots of different things for me to eat!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I made the decision to start taking all my medication orally as it was really hurting going straight into my veins.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I managed to get to sleep at bout 10 and had a much better nights sleep.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here are some day 1 pictures:</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-AEj4LxuOakA7K25igG2-PEG0HiBiH46MZJ5CaMNlyK-dGU-Bxvzz9euTM8axtPYGCTnIKKBcMb0gsm1tHfpcKoF0ZnE3pHZEfLjd6Pq-YrGPTCxTZW71IJmIRX77F_ijAOZ_QTXqNQ/s1600/day+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-AEj4LxuOakA7K25igG2-PEG0HiBiH46MZJ5CaMNlyK-dGU-Bxvzz9euTM8axtPYGCTnIKKBcMb0gsm1tHfpcKoF0ZnE3pHZEfLjd6Pq-YrGPTCxTZW71IJmIRX77F_ijAOZ_QTXqNQ/s320/day+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sophie</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">xxx</span></div>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-38973787167240867372010-08-18T10:20:00.000-07:002010-08-18T10:20:32.878-07:00Update!!! (op)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">I finally have managed to get round to blogging again! I am going to do a separate post for each day, so.....</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">Thursday 12th August - op</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">Some how i actually managed to sleep really well the night before my op, and i wasn't that nervous when i woke up. I had to get to the hospital for 7.30am so i got up about 6.30am as we live close to the hospital and i needed to have something to drink before 7am but wasn't allowed anything to eat.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">When i got to the hospital i went to the admissions ward. Here a nurse asked more general health questions, took my blood pressure and measured my temperature and heart rate. I then had to get changed into my gown and some really weird socks! I spoke to one of the surgeons and had some blood taken. Next i spoke to my surgeon who had a general chat with me abut what to expect and i was given an injection to thin my blood. Then finally at around 9am i went down to the theatre, i had i needle put into my vein so the anaesthetic could be inserted. It was really strange i think i was wearing an oxygen mask and i just remember the room starting spinning and a nurse saying that it was just like a Saturday night!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">I woke up in the recovery room and just really wanted to sleep! I think it was about 1.30 and the man looking after me asked me about what school i went to and if i new where i was. I did sort of! i had things round my legs which made them move up and down. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">At about 2 i moved down to my ward and my mum and dad came to see me pretty much straight away. I felt OK, just a bit strange and really tired. Also i kept feeling really hot and then sick, i was sick twice but it was just mostly blood. I was bleeding quite a bit from my mouth so i had to use a suction tube to get rid of it. I did manage to drink using a straw but i was only managing really tiny amounts.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">Just before my parents left for the night i decided i would go to the toilet, we asked the nurse and she told me to go carefully and take my time. My mum came with me and at first i felt OK. After i washed my hands though i felt really tired and fainted! It was really strange! i could just remember people shouting me and when i woke up again i was sat on the toilet and 2 doctors were holding my head up ad there was abut 4 other people with me! It took me about 30 mins to get back to bed, i had to get up really slowly and was wheeled back to my bed. I felt a lot better when i was back in bed but still really tired but didn't really sleep until i had my last lot of drugs for the night at 12. I had really weird dreams and was quite restless but managed some sleep.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">Here are a couple of pictures from thursday:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOoZOWarMTGoktUitUrT1zh2euQnE0EPH7staNGj8WCxhfr1Zh8J66nj26sZefTHzivD1YzEicbCCWFhhmHFCpaF-js1lq6P2BbXPIgT-yjIpZSWU6Q6KHjmqYmTVywKhw_9IqUp8ZAo/s1600/op+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOoZOWarMTGoktUitUrT1zh2euQnE0EPH7staNGj8WCxhfr1Zh8J66nj26sZefTHzivD1YzEicbCCWFhhmHFCpaF-js1lq6P2BbXPIgT-yjIpZSWU6Q6KHjmqYmTVywKhw_9IqUp8ZAo/s320/op+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">If you are wondering what is under my nose, i had packing up my nose and threads connected so that it could be pulled out. My nose did bleed quite a lot so i had a bit of gauze taped under my nose during the night.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">Overall the day wasn't too bad! But i didn't really know what was going on!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg';">Sophie xxxx</span></div>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-40755708141590304972010-08-11T13:56:00.000-07:002010-08-11T13:56:53.484-07:001 day to go...<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I can't believe i am having surgery tomorrow, it hasn't quite sunk in yet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I went shopping today and got a few last minute things like magazines and stuff for my lips. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've had my last proper meal as well, my mum made a Sunday dinner especially and i had strawberries, meringue and cream for pudding, yummy! :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've just finished packing my bag and I am about to watch some TV then go to bed, fingers crossed I'll be able to sleep tonight!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here's a list of what i have packed:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dressing gown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Slippers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PJs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Underwear</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jogging bottoms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Strap tops</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Toiletries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Vaseline and a couple of other lip things </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Magazines</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Book</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ipod</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Phone</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I won't be able to post in the hospital, but i will post again when i am back home :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wish me luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-62265542620934855042010-08-10T14:00:00.000-07:002010-08-10T14:00:55.733-07:00Pre-op assessment<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 days to goo!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today I had my last appointment before my surgery. I met with the ward sister who went through my medical history and general fitness. This included measuring my blood pressure, heart rate and also my height and weight. She then took me through everything from arriving at the hospital to leaving. I will be going into the hospital at 7.30am thursday. I will be having my op in the morning and should be finished by around 12-1. I am then moving to the head and neck ward. I could be in hospital for arround 3-5 days but if i am eating and drinking well enough, i might be able to go home on friday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I then went to have some blood taken, I think it was about 3 syringes full, but i didnt really look! This was just to make sure that if anything did go wrong in the op they know what blood type i am and had a little bit of my own blood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After this i saw two doctors who again went through my medical history and then examined my face and inside my mouth. Then finally they listened to my breathing and i was free to go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are some current photos:</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjT1FIOf0nL2jKOSYqmpEfFen-Spqihbfo1fAnnBIu2NekB1cPijOi2v3pvk34tUEXpA5hS8qcKUv6O11pEEchSzMo_whabqRarTEFgpWy3FP6vz22FtdtCn72AywzvLAa5xRr7dfdfA/s1600/front.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjT1FIOf0nL2jKOSYqmpEfFen-Spqihbfo1fAnnBIu2NekB1cPijOi2v3pvk34tUEXpA5hS8qcKUv6O11pEEchSzMo_whabqRarTEFgpWy3FP6vz22FtdtCn72AywzvLAa5xRr7dfdfA/s200/front.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoAHqW52jRwI5Y4aosZGObehqcgZkzMl3YJ9bhpkmqneo4Jk7Hfoz7AlPduI4utao9YKUK-lURZ1WHoee6bKoLxqUQfXCVRUKh6NgvE-GQCZ6bE909n8tMCzowxHV_Eh9kmpI1xmjE4Y/s1600/smile.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoAHqW52jRwI5Y4aosZGObehqcgZkzMl3YJ9bhpkmqneo4Jk7Hfoz7AlPduI4utao9YKUK-lURZ1WHoee6bKoLxqUQfXCVRUKh6NgvE-GQCZ6bE909n8tMCzowxHV_Eh9kmpI1xmjE4Y/s200/smile.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRCdCAVasD3_VvSrrv0sW4uwI-McrnQpxD5qEWhjuvO4TOLoELJhrkOSA91g6F73WUz7fiyxtoNA7e8waMNDYvOExFFxZqFBssvTiJFB42JCvPv9xuWqtvIk4GNDTv1MuGxv_zzIL3gw/s1600/DSC_3470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRCdCAVasD3_VvSrrv0sW4uwI-McrnQpxD5qEWhjuvO4TOLoELJhrkOSA91g6F73WUz7fiyxtoNA7e8waMNDYvOExFFxZqFBssvTiJFB42JCvPv9xuWqtvIk4GNDTv1MuGxv_zzIL3gw/s200/DSC_3470.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcJLZ3dI6kPsNyMX0lKGNJ9eJNN523MDVvjRpeLFgv1gTrqF1hn3eXAp6-5sLuqvM2Zes1psMyFarTqu7V5rwegp9WjHjeodQymzj57VzhjC2VTYbLSghP5RiRl6BwOywK5Jpo_NvSmQ/s1600/profile+a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcJLZ3dI6kPsNyMX0lKGNJ9eJNN523MDVvjRpeLFgv1gTrqF1hn3eXAp6-5sLuqvM2Zes1psMyFarTqu7V5rwegp9WjHjeodQymzj57VzhjC2VTYbLSghP5RiRl6BwOywK5Jpo_NvSmQ/s200/profile+a.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca8COyj5VhbpoZwwhGRFiSJ007mcdEMbMdG_e3a4NPrZ9I4BSxWdd8Dc5IAa4lXFeWsc3UOvdh9Suk4RVIK7Mkre0CcJeKbsUKiTOC7VTwAKYM31h1urhwFIMDSlOvsiZc9h8G0G32MY/s1600/bite.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca8COyj5VhbpoZwwhGRFiSJ007mcdEMbMdG_e3a4NPrZ9I4BSxWdd8Dc5IAa4lXFeWsc3UOvdh9Suk4RVIK7Mkre0CcJeKbsUKiTOC7VTwAKYM31h1urhwFIMDSlOvsiZc9h8G0G32MY/s200/bite.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As the picture above shows i have an open-bite, cross-bite, small under-bite and my top jaw is tilted at an angle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't know what the exact movement of my jaws in the surgery, i know my top jaw is moving forwards about 6-7mm and my bottom jaw is moving backwards a tiny bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tomorow i am going to do some last minute shopping to get things to keep me entertained!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx </span>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005412574560439692.post-10039305113224125882010-08-09T10:34:00.000-07:002010-08-09T10:34:29.313-07:00Intro<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi everyone</span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is my first ever blog, so sorry if it isn't any good</span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So i am having jaw surgery on thursday, 3 days! I am both excited and nervous. I wanted to give you a bit of a background of my orthodontic treatment so far.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have never had nice teeth or a good bite. I started my orthodontic treatment at the age of 8, i wore a clip in retainer for about a year (i think!). This didn't make much of a difference.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First mould and my retainer</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After wearing the retainer</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I then wore a fixed brace, when i was 14, for 2 years.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Me with braces first time round</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After having braces</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Profile after braces</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>I then decided that i wanted to have jaw surgery and got braces again about a year ago when i was 17. I came to this decision for a number of reasons, i had a small open bite, my top jaw was tilted and i really felt that i would regret not having it done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That brings us to now, 3 days before my surgery! I am going for my pre-op assessment tomorow morning so ill let you know how that goes. I'm also gunna take lots of current pictures tomorow to post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sophie xxx</span></div>Sophie Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13264831828132343987noreply@blogger.com1