Day 35

I hope everyone had a lovely 4th of July holiday! Mine was spent hotdogless and hamburgerless. I had a small pity party for myself and then I got over it. No doubt I saved some major calories so that's a plus. Brad and I did venture out to view our local fireworks and he learned something new about me. I really don't care for fireworks. As a kid I hated fireworks they were too loud and scary and they made me cry. So my parents would end up leaving me with my Aunt and Grandma. I have out grown the need to cry at fireworks but something is still unnerving about them. I know it's weird. I do have to say our little town put on a pretty good display. So that was my 4th of July, foodless and fireworks. Next year I'm entering the Coney Island hot dog eating contest to make up for the lack of food this year :) They've added a women's division!

I thought my orthodontist appointment was today but as it turns out it's tomorrow. Frustrating because with my busy schedule these days it's really hard to rearrange things :). So I'll have to report on that tomorrow stay tuned. The last couple of days I've managed to cram in a scrambled egg and a few tablespoons of cottage cheese. I find it's almost not worth the hassle and would prefer to just drink my food because the effort it takes to eat so little drives me up a wall! I know it's important for my jaw muscles to regain strength so each day I will eat some form of soft food to please my surgeon.

I've been feeling pretty good lately. My swelling has gone down.  I'll get a picture up tomorrow I promise. The latest annoyance is my lips. They're really tight and stiff. I probably haven't been aware of them until now due to the previous numbness. I imagine it's due to the remaining swelling but I'm not sure. They did incur a lot of damage during the surgery so they could just need more time to heal. . I've stopped using the bowl under my chin while I drink. I've replaced it with a paper towel but hopefully I can stop that soon too. I was thinking to myself yesterday it's almost like I have to relearn how to drink and eat. I hadn't realized this came along with the surgery.  Craziness!