Overall, the swelling is better every day and my yellow cheeks are much improved. I can drink liquids comfortably (especially mango margaritas), but really can't chew yet, so it's all liquids and yogurt for now. For whatever reason, I woke up this morning with a sore tongue! I looked in the mirror and the papillae on my tongue were unusually prominent and I had 2 or 3 tiny little cuts from rubbing against the metal expander. I'm sure everyone reading this has at one time or another had a small "bump" on their tongue that ended up being excruciating every time it touched their teeth -- now multiply this by 20. Talking is very awkward when you're trying not to move your tongue. Luckily, I remember reading in Brandy's blog about a similar issue and went out and bought "Active Flex" band-aids to wrap around the expander to cushion the tongue. I put one on and it made a huge difference, though it was a little hard to maneuver. I'm hoping that tomorrow everything just calms down. I also started swishing frequently throughout the day with Peroxyl (hydrogen peroxide mouth wash) in hopes that it would help. We'll see...
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