I'm Halfway There

Today marks my 3-week anniversary. I should be more ecstatic about this, but my mind has been focused on other matters today (like writing a journal article). So time to recharge my batteries and reflect on this jaw breaking moment. First, I must say that I still experience pain in my jaws. I take this as a sign of healing, but I'm still taking pain meds to offset the discomfort. During the day, the pain is relatively minor, but the greatest pain I feel is usually in the mornings. I figured it's because I slept throughout the night and missed taking a 3am dose of pain meds. It's really not a big deal, though. I just take another dose around 8am, wait for the magic to appear around 8:45am, and then take the dogs out for their morning walk.

In terms of swelling, well...it's still present. But I think it's finally going down some. Yeah!




And my voice still sounds rather childlike. Someone was telling me that men like women having higher-pitched voices. Immediately I raised my eyebrow in disbelief. Who are you kidding, buster? And then they pointed out how Donald Trump likes women with such voices, as though that would change my opinion. I thought this person was completely nuts! Plus, it doesn't help when the neighborhood guys chastised me last week about my voice. So I'm not buying it.

Oh, one last thing before I forget - my lower lip and chin are completely numb. Sometimes it tingles (and it feels great!), but I've noticed no real improvement in this area of my face. I remind myself to give it some time. Patience isn't exactly my virtue, but I'm working on it. :0)