2nd Oral Surgery Visit

Today's visit was quick and easy. The healing seems to be going well, the sutures are mostly intact, and my jaw is obviously expanding. It's still a strange sensation to crank, because you can feel the base of your nasal passages expanding. Luckily the outer portion of your nose doesn't appear to spread, though in some of my pictures I do feel like my nostrils are more prominent (i.e, more pig-like). At the conclusion of my visit, Dr. Alexander mentioned that he wanted to go over my CT scan from last week with me at next week's visit because my deviated septum is impressive. There's a point in my nose he said where I "move no air". Personally, I've always been a mouth-breather (which probably has led to some of my jaw problems) and haven't felt comfortable breathing solely through my nose, so maybe it's the septum which is the problem. He suggested that at the conclusion of all of my orthodontia I might consider getting it fixed, and that my "nasal tip" could be fixed at the same time. Of course, driving home, I'm looking at my nose at every stoplight thinking "What's wrong with my nasal tip?" I guess I'll find out next week...

Having jaw surgery is a not-so-great weight loss plan... In almost 2 weeks I've lost about 10 pounds. When you're drinking your calories, or smushing mushy foods (which takes awhile), I find that I'm bored and frustrated before I've actually eaten very much. I'm not a cook, but I've got to figure something out because I'm bored to tears with yogurt.