8 weeks and counting

This infection is really annoying me.  None of the antibiotics have worked and it is now giving me a fair bit of grief.  It's not painful but it aches a bit and has just slowed the whole healing process right down.  I thought I would be through the worst of it by now, instead, I get a warning from the consultant last Wednesday saying it is likely I'll need a further operation to replace the titanium plates on my left side.

I'm hoping that it's not a major deal but it will require a general anaesthetic and further recovery time. The consultant I spoke to seemed fairly confident it was straightforward which is reassuring but I see the guy who performed my op on Friday and he will make the final call as to what needs to happen.

The orthdontist had the all clear to carry on with her work though and so they changed the wire at the top to a more flexible one.  They are trying to bring the top teeth down a bit as I still have a bit of an open bite at the back.  With that in mind, I am still heavily banded up which is a bloody nuisance when trying to talk and eat. The open bite thing is nothing that they cannot sort out through the orthodontics though.

I am getting some feeling back in my chin and lower lip.  At the moment it is a tingling and intense itching feeling on the left hand side.  Nothing on the right hand side yet and so I'm not counting my chickens quite yet that it will all revert to normal.

None of this is a priority at the moment... all thoughts to my little man and his progress.