6wks

So here I am, 6 weeks down the road of recovery.  I was just having my anaesthetic this time 6 weeks ago, time seems to have passed quite quickly.  I'm starting to feel a bit more human now and the gimp mask like pressure around my face is starting to fade a little.  I have spent the past week on a course of strong antibiotics in a bid to shake off an infection on my left side.  It is certainly better than i was but remains significantly more swollen than the right side.  This swelling thing is hard to take, I have to say that it is the hardest part of the whole process, purely because progress is ridiculously slow.  There are days when I wake up and it is twice as bad as the day before and it feels as though it is never going to end.

I am still numb in my bottom lip and chin... however... over the past couple of days I have had itching and burning sensations in my chin and now, when I press the left side of my chin, I get a deep tingling feeling.  I think that's a good sign!

Had a visit to the dental hospital on Friday and everything is looking positive.  I had removed the front elastic bands myself last week (they were in place to correct the mid-line of my front teeth) as they seemed to have done the job.  I think the orthodontist was glad that I had done that or it may have moved too far.  Anyway, I still have elastics in on the sides and my bite is now perfectly central.  I just hope it stays like that!  They will change the wires next time in a bid to do some more of the tweaking to get my molar teeth to rest together exactly how they should.  In fact, my back teeth are already starting to meet well - it is the strangest feeling but I'm really pleased.  The best bit of news they gave was that all the braces, bands and other contraptions might be off (emphasis on the word "might") by Christmas.  That is sooner than I expected and would be the best present ever... well with the exception of an Aston Martin DB9, a crate of stella and a kebab.  Man... I ooze class.