Sunday, August 11, 2013

Day 61 - TWO MONTHS

June 10th-August 10th

a lot can happen in 2 months. that much i have learned.

today my grandparents came over to celebrate my birthday, we grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and brats. and GUESS WHAT. i had my first hamburger :) what a great way to celebrate 2 months (and my birthday!) i also was able to eat my cookie cake which is just about the best thing ever :)

so while i was able to "eat" a hamburger, i wasn't able to in a traditional way. chewing is such a weird sensation... i have realized that there is a huge difference in being able to "bite" things vs "chew" things.

I went about eating my hamburger just by cutting it up into bite sized pieces and then chewing those slowly, which worked. there is no way that i would have been able to bite into my hamburger, my jaw isn't strong enough yet. luckily i don't have pain though :) i was really worried that it would hurt to chew... but luckily it doesn't!


 -Katie:)

6 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday! A hamburger and cookie sounds like the perfect way to celebrate! Hope you had a great day! :D

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    1. aw thank you so much!! it was perfect timing to be able to chew for my birthday :) :) yay for yummy food

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  2. Happy birthday! Look at you chewing a hamburger : ) You look amazing!

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    1. aw thanks heather:):) finally feel more normal from the swelling pretty much gone! that hamburger was delicious:)

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  3. Sorry I'm late but happy birthday to you !
    Nice to hear that you can finally chew ! :)
    I passed the 3 weeks mark and I'm doing well, my chin and my bottom lip are still numb and I'm not used to my "new" face but I guess it'll take some time ! I can't wait to chew and bite in a good hamburger as well :)

    Take care !

    Alexia

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    1. wow, you look SO amazing. especially for 3 weeks :) but thank you so much! i know what you mean by getting used to everything, i still have partial numbness in places... such a weird feeling..! but chewing is the absolute best :) can't wait for you to get to be able to chew too. hope everything continues to get better :) -katie

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