Day 14

It's been 2 weeks now since surgery. My swelling is still pretty bad. The area around my nose is stiff and tight feeling. My lips and chin feel like they were burned. I have more movement in my mouth but scrunching my nose up feels weird and I can't really smile or laugh well, it kind of hurts. Inside my mouth the roof is pretty numb but feels more like a recovering burn and the line where my top lip meets my gum is sore and swollen still and the bottom front teeth hurt due to the rubber bands. There's still some swollen areas around my ear from the TMJ surgery and I keep going to scratch it only to realize that it hurts to do that. I don't know what that's about. I can eat mushy food. My mom made me some vegetable soup with the veggies pretty chunky. I tried to eat that but it was difficult so I put it in the blender and it was easier after that. I got some almond milk chocolate pudding that I'm really into. Scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, protein shakes, omelet, soups. Brushing is such a bore. I have to brush, rinse with my waterpik and swish with a mouthwash and add my bands after every meal. It takes forever.