Aug 20 2006
Paul and I are getting our backyard fence installed Wednesday, so we decided to go to Lowe’s and get wood for stairs so we can actually get to our backyard from inside the house. The stairs turned out really well. Check out pictures of our handiwork:
Aug 17 2006
Aug 12 2006
Went to my follow up appointment with the oral surgeon on Friday. He said everything looks great and that I can go back to regular activities. But…when I asked him about when these big holes in my bottom jaw would heal, he said in 4-6 weeks. What?!!? He gave me this syringe looking thing that I have to use after I eat to squirt warm salt water into the holes to clean them out until they heal. Great. This means still no regular food for a month or so. Can’t really chew with my back molars, so no big bites of anything, no rice or things with small bits that can get down into the holes *sigh*
So…back to normal living…somewhat. Going to have to adjust my menu till the holes in my mouth heal…pretty bummed that it’s going to take so long. I don’t really have much pain anymore; Advil seems to work for me now, but I hate not being able to eat regular stuff. Grr. That’s all I can say. Grr.
Aug 10 2006
Ok, so first off, I have to say that I have the absolute best husband in the whole world, and not just because he bought me a Dyson! Let me tell you folks who don’t know about Dyson (and those who do can just sit and say “oh yeah…”) they are the best vacuums in the world. The ads are so true. Listen to me; I’ve only vacuumed 1.5 rooms and I’m already an addict.
I spent about a half hour today reading the manual. I never do that but this thing has more gidgets and gazmos than your typical vacuum. I learned all the switches and attachment stuff and then gave it a whirl. First thing I noticed was how light it was! I had an upright vacuum before, but the Dyson moves so smoothly and easily over the carpet and I could tell in the first minute that this was no ordinary vacuum. Let’s just say that I thought the carpet was clean. I vacuumed and 1.5 rooms later, the Dyson was 1/2 full of dirt, hair and dust…yuck!!!! Oh my gosh, that was all in my clean carpet! Bleh!
So, I’m convinced only after 1.5 rooms. Can’t wait to try the kitchen, stairs and upstairs. Man, this is great.
Check out Dyson’s webpage to see the model Paul got me and the other vacuums they offer. I love it.
Aug 09 2006
Aug 09 2006
*sighs* Well, everythign WAS going ok. I was progressing really well over the weekend and was up and about on Monday. Monday night, however, I threw up multiple times, ripped my stitches out because of it, and was sick from about 4am until 2pm on Tuesday. The nausea meds weren’t working so the doc had to prescribe me super-dooper nausea medication in suppository form (ewww). On top of that, I had to start all over on my diet. I went from baked potatoes, noodles and soups all the way back to 7-up and chicken broth. Clear liquids only, grrr. I’m doing better today, my teeth can finally touch (yay!) so I’m able to eat a few more things like toast and berries that need very little front-tooth chewing. Progress is slow, but I”m getting there. Probably would have been back to work on Thursday had it not been for my illness Monday and Tuesday. Now I’m not allowed back until the doctor sees me Friday afternoon. *sighs*
Getting really tired of being at home, my butt hurts from sitting in the same position in bed since Friday. At least now since the swelling is down I can sleep on my side.
Tonight is Paul and my 3rd year anniversay, what a great way to spend it! Guess we’ll have to go out to a nice dinner over the weekend or next week for my brithday. Obviously can’t eat any of my favorites yet. Bummer.
More later…ec
Aug 07 2006
Recovery is slow. Saturday was pretty good, I was able to eat a little more; moved up to mashed potatoes, lentil soup and applesauce. I got a little more range of motion in my jaw, and the pain was subsiding. Yesterday was the pits. I was actually in tears 2-3 times because the pain was so bad. I had started to extend the time period between pain pills on Saturday, but had to revert back to every 4 hours on Sunday because it was just too unbearable. Third day is suppose to be the worst post-op though, so I’ve heard from numerous people.
Today I’m doing better. Range of motion in my jaw is still an issue; I can’t close my teeth together yet and the most comfortable position to hold my jaw is with my mouth about 1/2 inch open, how attractive!! Trying to talk is just funny. My family is doing a great job poking fun at my attempts at communication. Right now, I can’t say Cs, Gs, Ss, etc. Anything that requires closing my mouth to say is impossible for me right now.Â
I feel pretty good overall today. I’ve been up and around, playing some games and spending time out of bed. I don’t know when I’ll be able to go back to work. Guess it depends on how I progress with being able to talk and be understood, therapy doesn’t work too well when one party can’t talk. 🙂
Aug 04 2006
Got my wisdom teeth taken out this morning. I’m actually doing a lot better than I thought I would. I haven’t slept yet, which is surprising. I’ve been eating quite a bit (soup, baby food bananas, yogurt, ice pops, etc). I don’t see any bruising yet, but I really hurts when I run my fingers over my jawbone, so I may see some of that tomorrow. A little swollen, but applying ice regularly to try to lessen it. I can talk ok, but I do have Trismus, which the after-care instructions explained as a tightening of the jaw muscles after removal of impacted teeth. It’s quite annoying and a little painful, can’t open my mouth more than a 1/2 inch or close it all the way. Soo…back to the bed to watch tv and maybe read a book. Thanks for everyone’s encouragement, suggestions and prayers. Hopefully my recovery will be quick 🙂
Aug 01 2006
I find it absolutly amazing that since my post on July 18 about recycling, we’ve only accumulated 2, yes that’s right, 2, bags of trash. ALL the rest of our stuff is recyclable. WOW. That blows my mind. We haven’t even received our bin yet from the recycling company (should be here w/in a week) but I’ve completely filled a huge tupperware bin full to the brim and only –> 2 < -- garbage bags in 14 days. That's awesome. Before we recycled, we averaged filling a huge garbage can with 4-6 bags/week. Yay recycling!
Jul 31 2006
Ok, so Friday I (Emily) get my wisdom teeth removed *grumbles* Anyone have any suggestions to prevent dry sockets and speed healing??
Luckily I only have 3 (don’t have an upper right one) so that should make it an itty bit better I suppose. *sighs*
At least I get to take a couple days off work and eat ice cream and jello.
