Day 11 - And then

As soon as I say I won't blog until there's something new, there's something new, figures.  Every morning, I wake up an take a "selfie" to see my progress.  Like I said before, usually I'm more puffy in the morning, and this is normal for most people when they sleep, something about blood circulation I'm sure.  Anyway, this morning was no different, I got up and took a photo, buuuutt something about my face looked different.  It was the first day I felt like wow, my face is significantly decreasing in swelling.  From the photos, I'm sure you think my face has already been decreasing in swelling, but this morning it felt like, wow, I could almost be normal!  This definitely makes me happy!

Let's talk dental hygiene!  I "brush my teeth" about 4-5 times a day, and each time I mouthwash with the Crest mouthwash. The dental floss brush helps as well.  I think a day or two ago, I started to feel less tension in my face.  I think it correlates with the swelling going down as well.  Brushing my teeth for me means, brushing most of the front teeth and gums.  For the first week, since my face was tight and I was scared of opening my incisions, I stayed away from pushing the toothbrush into my mouth.  I didn't even look at my stitches for the first few days anyway.  The stitches are still there today, but they're supposed to dissolve automatically.  Your mouth will feel gross, and there's no way to get around it.  Some people stay away from sweets to avoid getting cavities.  I'm hoping when the bands get loosened next week, I will be able to clean my teeth better.

Bread cravings.  I'm not sure if this is normal but my main hunger craving is bread!!  I just really want to eat a piece of bread more than anything.  Odd, but I wonder if anyone has felt the same way, or there's actually a science behind it.

Take-Away:
1) Finally seeing swelling going down.
2) You may get cavities.