Bob and I in pre-op on Monday Morning
The nurse putting in my IV. It didn't hurt at all, and she got it on the first try!
Letting the meds do there thing.
My surgeon and his nurse putting my hair back.
Bob waiting in pre-op with me.
What a cute hair do this is!
My family waiting for me to get out of recovery. I was in recovery for over 2 hours because my blood pressure was too high.
Sucking the blood out of my mouth.
What a cute look.
Opening up the gifts from my family.
Aren't they great! All sort of food that I can't eat. We are a bunch of jokesters, so this is SOOO appropriate!
I think that they ALL got me "jawbreakers". Very appropriate!
My sister and me!
My mother, sister, and me!
Nice grill.
Trying to smile for the camera.
Up close with the lovely ice packs. They are a life saver.
First drink with the syringe.
This was for my mother! I had mouth "surgery" when I was 5, and the first thing I said when I came out was "Why did you let them do that to me?" So I had to write it for her again! She thought it was funny!
Tuesday morning (1 day post-op).
Tuesday morning (1 day post-op)
Leaving the hospital.
Sleeping sitting up. This is not an easy thing for a stomach sleeper (1 day post-op).
Drinking some V8 Splash.
Attempting to smile! (1 day post-op)
Blurry shot of my profile on Tuesday (1 day post-op). You can see my two stitches on my cheek.
Profile on Tuesday (1 day post-op). You can see my two stitches on my cheek.
This is actually a SMILE! (2 days post-op)
You can see the sore on the corner of my mouth (2 days post-op)
I don't know why my husband can't get a clear shot of this profile (2 days post-op)
Profile (2 days post-op)
This actually looks like a smile (3 days post-op)
Finally, a non-blurry shot of this profile (3 days post-op)
Other profile (3 days post-op)
4 days post-op
I'm such a dork. Making a silly face (4 days post-op)
Using a baby spoon to eat oatmeal. It took me about 20 minutes to eat 1/3 packet of oatmeal. My jaw was too tired to eat anymore (5 days post-op)
Smiling at 5 days post-op
I am JUST starting to bruise a little in the chin area (5 days post-op)
The swelling is already starting to go down! Bruising at the chin (5 days post-op)
It looks like I am puffing up my cheeks, but I'm not. Just making a "mad" face (like I said earlier, I'm a dork!) (5 days post-op)
6 days post-op
Profile at 6 days post-op
1 week post-op. I still have an open mouth when relaxed, but hopefully that will go away when the swelling goes away.
Smiling at 1 week post-op. I actually have a smile again!
Profile at 1 week post-op
Smiling at 8 days post-op
Showing the open mouth when relaxed at 8 days post-op. My OS said that will get better when the swelling goes down.
You can see were they removed the stitches today. These ones were a little tight, so they are still a little red. (8 days post-op)
These stitches came out much easier then the other ones. (8 days post-op)
I SO can't take pictures of myself! (9 days post-op)
Profile (9 days post-op)
Other profile (9 days post-op)
11 days post-op. Forgot to take pictures on day 10.
Smiling at 11 days post-op
Profile at 11 days post-op
12 days post-op. You can see that my chin is still chapped from the swelling.
12 days post-op
12 days post op
2 weeks post-op
Bob and I at his friends wedding (19 days post-op)
Yeah, I had a few drinks at this time! (19 days post-op)
TRYING to keep a straight face (19 days post-op)
There's a serious face (19 days post-op)
19 days post-op
Not feeling well. 1 month, 1 day post-op. But notice, my lips ALMOST touch!!!
Trying to smile. 1 month, 1 day post-op
Profile. 1 month, 1 day post-op
2 months post-op. Man, I really hate close up pictures!
2 months post-op.
Profile at 2 months post-op
Other profile at 2 months post-op
If you look to the right of my of top teeth, you can see the "rubber wire" that is wrapped around the "button" on the back of my #2 tooth.
Taken WHILE driving to the ortho to get the braces removed.
Profile taken WHILE driving to the ortho to get the braces removed.
Leaving the ortho's office BRACE FREE!!! Just a little happy!
Another shot of the naked teeth!
It was hard NOT to smile today!
other profile not smiling.
Close up of the new and improved bite.
The wire that is glued to my teeth to keep the the space from filling in until I can have the implant put in.
Implant surgery and bone graft. You can see the stitches that come all the way down to the cheek for the bone graft.
1 day after the implant and bone graft surgery. A little swelling on the left side of the picture.
Close up of new bite (6 months post-op)
Right profile, relaxed lips (6 months post-op)
Right profile, smiling (6 months post-op)
Right profile, hair down, lips relaxed (6 months post-op)
Right profile, hair down, smiling (6 months post-op)
Straight on, serious face (6 months post-op)
Left profile, lips relaxed (6 months post-op). Not sure why I didn't take another one of the left profile, and SO many of the right.
BIG smile (6 months post-op). Notice how the smile isn't as "gummy" as it use to be.
Smaller smile (6 months post-op)
New appliance. You can see that it's pretty thick by the way my lips bulge out.
Smiling with new appliace in. You can't notice it TOO much, but you can still see it's there.
Profile with appliance in.
Other profile with appliance in.
Close up of new appliance.
You can see the springs. They stretch to fit over my teeth, then the "gentel" force will move my teeth to close the gaps.
Close up of top appliance. You can see the springs.
Close up of bottom appliance, you can see the springs.
Healing cap for implant
