it is so cool to see how my profile changed. i know these angles arent exactly the same, but it shows the change well enough! i am so pleased that my lower jaw no longer has to slide forward just to fit into my bite and upper jaw. and i guess my nose is a bit perkier too! haha, which im all good with. obviously you can still see my puffiness. but it is weird/cool to see how they actually did move my jaw. hopefully it takes care of all my jaw pain:) thatll make this all worth it. im just trying to keep in mind that this whole ordeal should be worth the removal of my jaw pain and headaches etc...
i also found some pictures of my bite/teeth and just had to put them together. it is actually super cool how my teeth actually sorta fit together now! my open bite is gone. woo! even if i still have some tweaking with bands to do.
i finally see how this can be worth it. i can make it through. woo. this pep talk may actually be working...
i do have to complain quickly about the itches i get from my annoying nerves! and when i itch my face i can't feel it! since im still numb. it may be the weirdest thing ever.... haha. i would LOVE to be able to feel my top lip. please wake up nerves!
take care all. thanks for all the support and to anyone reading this. sending warm thoughts to those going through this as well.
now to try to sleep a ton!!
-Katie:)
Wow I'm really glad you're feeling better overall, reducing the amount of opiods, and stomach is feeling better. Thanks for posting the pictures as well. What a change! BTW opiod painkillers have made me feel glum in the past - had to take them for wisdom-tooth removal - and I'm really glad your pain level is going down so you don't have to take as many!
ReplyDeletei am so glad i am able to reduce my painkillers too. hopefully it is the first step in returning to normalcy. but thank you so much:)
DeleteWow! I just discovered your blog and our before profiles are so similar! I'm scheduled for upper jaw surgery and a genioplasty at the end of this month. Planning on reading through all of your entries. Your before and after is incredible :)
ReplyDeleteAww well thank you so much :) I hope your surgery goes well! if you need anything, just ask :)
DeleteHi, I've just come across your blog and I'm impressed by your results - your side profile looks gorgeous! I went through a lot of your posts as I'm currently searching for the experiences with this surgery (I have an overbite and I'm considering undergoing one somewhen in near future), however, I don't know if I got this point right - did they only move your lower jaw or both (upper and lower) jaws? I'm asking because you wrote it several times that your nose shape has slightly changed and I've heard that this is only possible when having a double jaw surgery. Anyway, I want to ask you if you could tell me more about what changes in the appearance of your nose you have noticed after the surgery. I'm already very self-conscious about the tip of my nose, since, as banal as it may sound, it plays a huge role in whether I'll ultimately get the surgery or not. My nasal tip is quite round without even smiling and I worry that it might get even larger. On the other hand, I quite like that my nostrills are normally not visible (you wrote that your nose has turned up a bit) so that's another worry of mine. Anyway, I'm impressed by how the bridge of your nose looks completely different! Since now, I've only come across the changes in the nasal tip.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you'll read the comment.. I'd appreciate your answer. ☺
Sorry, I should have read more carefully. You did have a double jaw surgery.
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