Sorry for the delayed update! I am now 7 weeks and 4 days post op. I'm still wearing the two bands to sort out my midline - although I have forgotten to put them in some days. I started eating solid food at around 6 weeks, after eating soup at work for 10 days straight! It was a bit of a revelation and took a little while to get used to! The first thing I had was strawberry laces as I've always wanted to be able to bite one without having to use my hands to tear it - it was great!! The next day I had duck with mushrooms and rice which my friend had made (and assured me it was soft!) which was a bit harder to eat, but very tasty.
All was going well - my midline was becoming well aligned - until I ate a pizza about 2 days ago which was probably a bit too crunchy for my recovering jaw. Now my jaw feels a bit misaligned and keeps cracking when I move it and my front teeth aren't touching anymore. I'm hoping it will soon go back to the way it was, otherwise I will really regret that pizza. I'm returning to the less crunchy foods from now on!
The numbness in my cheeks has completely gone now, as well as in my chin - my bottom lip feels a bit tingly and my top gum is pretty numb still (this doesn't bother me-i'm just unaware when food is stuck there!). I think my lopsidedness has finally sorted itself out which is good! I've started using my electric toothbrush again as I can just about open my mouth wide enough. I'm back to normal with my exercise routine and also think I've put back on most of the weight I lost (darn).
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