Honestly, not much to report. I saw my OS on Friday. He took off the bands and let me brush as much of my mouth as I could reach. It was kind of scary. I guess I was thinking my jaw would fall off or something. Actually, it was also gross. There were lots of bits of food stuck in there. I've been a lot more careful straining my soups this week. The OS said I looked fine and removed the middle elastic band, keeping the other four. It really helps! The middle elastic band kept me from pronouncing certain letters and it had a tendency to twang like a banjo resulting in a nasty buzzing sensation.
I actually went to both my son's hockey games this weekend. Yay! (even though they got their butts kicked in game #2.) The second game was almost two hours away and we rode on a bus to get there. It sucked in that I couldn't make myself understood over the noise of the engine and everyone avoided me as a result. I even had to get another mother to order my son lunch. Feeling useless has been one of the worst parts of this.
My speech is better. My family can make out most of what I'm saying. I haven't used the board much in the last two days. I'm just hoping that I'm good for next Monday. I'm supposed to be going back to work. There is so much to worry about. Will I be able to talk? What will I eat? Will I survive a whole day? What if my coworkers have stolen all my paperclips? ha ha. It will be a sad week because one of the head honchos is coming to visit...and that means my co-worker will be let go. Just back in time to say goodbye.
This Friday is the big day - I see the OS and I am supposed to get the splint off. I'm not sure about the elastic arrangement at that point.
I've scared myself a couple of times with the splint. Sneezing and yawning are always adventures and for a couple of seconds, I pop out of the splint. I slipped today and chomped on my splint really hard. Everything was okay but it freaked me out. I have only broken one elastic. That was on the first day home so I think it was a dud anyway.
My bruising is all but gone. My chin is a bit puffy but I had a fat chin before so who would even notice? I have officially lost 12 pounds so that's okay by me. I have a lot of pins and needles going on in the right chin area so maybe that area will come back some day. Lucky for me, I have full control of my mouth and face. There is just one dead spot on my lower right lip and chin. Confession - I have experienced "mouth incontinence" as someone so colorfully put it. If I don't hold the glass right, there is dribbling. Ack! What if I dribble at work?
Nobody has said anything like, "Gee you look different" or "great" or anything. To me, I just look like someone who is trying very hard to hold their mouth closed. It isn't necessarily an improvement but I know it is early days and I must be patient.
Embarrassing moment today: I had a chatty supermarket clerk who kept asking me questions so I had to explain and then everyone in line heard. Ugh.
Funny moment of the week - I lit a candle yesterday and when I went to blow it out, I realized that I had no "blow". Nada. Nothing. Good thing it wasn't my birthday cake ha ha
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