9 weeks post-op

I know I haven't posted in a while but I have been keeping up with everyone else! 
I thought I would update on my visit with my ortho today. Basically he said everything was beautiful. He had originally told me that I would have to wear my braces until December, but my oral surgeon told me that he didn't think that I would need them that long. So today I asked my ortho what he thought. He said he definitely didn't think I would need them until December!! which made me so happy! but what made me happier was...... that he said when I come back in 6 weeks if everything looks perfect then he will go ahead and take impressions that day for my retainer! I am so excited!!! So I am hoping to have my braced off by October, but he told me to aim for November so I wouldn't get my hopes up. But it just seems like since I had the surgery that everything has gone perfectly, better than we could have ever imagined, so I would really like to hope that next time I go in he will tell me everything is perfect! I just had to let everyone know that because it absolutely made my day! 


Oh and he put a power chain on my top teeth to make everything move a little faster, it is not so comfortable and I am continuing the same elastic configuration that he gave me last time. It is a square around my back teeth. 


I am pretty much eating anything I want, except hard crusts and chips are a little difficult. I have finally gotten used to my new bite which makes eating so much easier. All the numbness has pretty much gone. The tip of my nose is still a little bit numb and I feel like I still have some swelling in my cheeks. 


I hope that everyone is doing well! I don't have pictures to post today but I will definitely try and get some posted tomorrow!!! 

Day 50

Yesterday I saw my oral surgeon. He didn't really have much to say other than everything still looks amazing! And he told me to come back in 2 months and then after that he won't see me again until after I get my braces off! He also cleared me to begin eating whatever I would like within reason obviously no raw carrots or corn on the cob, but I can handle that. I told him that I still feel unsure about chewing sometimes because I can't feel my gums or the roof of my mouth, but he said that was completely normal. 


Oh and also I noticed that my mouth feels so much smaller than I remember it being! I feel like my braces are taking up so much space in my mouth and it is extremely aggravating. I really hope I don't have to keep my braces on until December because I might go insane! I keep biting my tongue but I think that may have something to do with not being able to really feel any other parts of my mouth. 


Everyday just seems so much easier, especially eating! I am so much more comfortable going out. Although everyone at work seems to still be getting used to my new look. I am still working on getting my smile just right, it still bugs me because I feel like my lips look crooked! and I am hoping that it is still because it still slightly numb and maybe still have some swelling.


Sorry for the bad quality of the pictures.... I took them on my laptop and it doesn't take the best pictures!