Day 11: It was all just a dream

Smiling and saying cheese: 45% (Up 10% from yesterday as I can smile now though I get loads of laughter lines. My face must be too tight. I still can't eat, my mouth is still shut so it's still all a big inconvenience)

Me with my helpful sleeping travel pillow.

Pain: 25% (Same as yesterday as I was a little sore before I took tablets)

Weight: 12 stone 4lb or 172 lbs

Weight loss so far: 9lb (Another one bites the dust!)

Food I would love today: My mum's Chicken and Broccoli Bake (chicken, broccoli, bacon, mushroom, creamy sauce topped with breadcrumbs and cheese) Sides of veg and mashed potatoes and gravy.

Last night's sleep wasn't as great as the night before but it was bearable and I think tonight I may take my tablets before bed which I didn't do last night because I wasn't sore. I got up at 9am, got some porridge and orange juice( not blended together thankfully) and then went upstairs to have a shower.

I think today was the 4th shave I have had and it ain't getting any easier. It is pretty sore and not just were the numbness is in my chin. It is around my cheeks which feels like each individual hair is being plucked out of my face. I have a new razor so that's no the problem. I'm not sure if it's because I still can't tighten my cheeks very well (I'm talking about my face cheeks here) If anyone has any ideas or experience of this I would love to know? (probably talking to men here)

Any way by the time I had got washed and shaved it was 11am and I just felt exhausted. So I got into bed and slept for another 3.5 hours. During my blissful nap I had a dream that I opened my jaw very slightly while my elastics were on, I decided to put a few more elastics on and in the process my lower teeth all started to fall out. There were a lot more teeth than I actually have and I started swallowing some and spitting some out and in the process losing them. It was horrific and woke up sweating.lol. I'm so thankful it was all a dream but it goes to show what my mind is thinking about after surgery. TEETH!

After getting up I had a complan milkshake followed by my lunch/ dinner of potatoes, carrot, parsnip and chicken stock and gravy blended. Tasted like a blended dinner. I was also out in the car but apart from all that and watching a movie, I had a quiet, tingly chin kinda day.

Day 6: A Slim Homer

Chipmunk Cheeks!

Smiling and saying cheese: 10% (Not just a good a day as yesterday)

Pain: 45% (mixed kinda day)

Weight: 12 stone 6lb or 174 lbs
Weight loss so far: 7lb

Food I would love today: Ham and cheese sandwiches with a cup of tea and a side of creamy coleslaw. Strange I know!

I had another bad sleep last night waking up a lot with a sore jaw (funny enough) and the same pressure around my nose. I had a sleep over with the recliner which eliminated my numb lower cheeks which was nice. After a lazy and sore few hours, I got washed and shaved with my favourite shaver ;which always makes me feel better and in the process noticed that I am transforming into Mr Homer Simpson as you can see in the photos. I also had my daily ceremonial nose cleaning exercise using ear buds to clean out the blood and rubbish that is still in there.

My transformation begins!

My predicted final appearance!

There is some bruising on my cheek and my throat which has appeared but apart from that and also being congested I'm feeling good. I am very fortunate how well I'm feeling as it can always be worse i.e... I could be recovering from a  life threatening operation or starving with no hope of food in the future like a child in a third world country so it's good to keep my 'suffering' in perspective. I had soup for lunch. My friend came round and we played Call of Duty on the PS3 for a few hours which was action packed.

The main problem today was being congested and the feeling of a blocked throat and not being able to spit anything up due to my teeth being held together. Sorry that sounds disgusting. By tea time I was quite sore and not as good as I was yesterday. I headed to bed and took some stronger tablets which helped a little. For dinner I had cauliflower cheese puree which tasted good and would have been delicious over some beef or chicken as part of a roast dinner but not on this occasion. It was on it's own. Could you imagine going into a restaurant and seeing  cauliflower cheese on a menu all by itself. "Excuse me Waiter, what is the cauliflower cheese puree served with this evening?" And the reply coming back at you... "On its own, Sir!"

 My talking seems understandable to most people though it is a effort to speak, swallow and breathe at the same time. Well hopefully sleeping will be better tonight as I'm starting to dread bedtime which is normally my favourite time of day. Sofa or bed... decision,decisions.