My jaw is having anxiety pains

I think my jaw has realized its impending doom. The last two days the joint has been throbbing. Its right next to my ear on the right side. It has never hurt like this until now. Its starting to really hurt to eat. My doctor always asks if my jaw hurts and I've always been able to say no. I guess things will be different at my appointment next week. I hope this doesn't change anything. T-minus 20 days!

Starting to stock up

The big day is only three weeks from Wednesday. It's creeping up on me fast. My Zip N Squeeze bags showed on Satuday. The straws on them look kinda thin, but I guess you aren't supposed to be eating anything too thick anyway. I bought a ton of Vaseline lip balm and have started to collect lots of soup recipes. I think it will be easier to make them ahead of time and put them in Mason jars so I don't have to worry about it later. Soup just doesn't sound to appealing right now since its so dang hot. My doctor told me that key to a liquid diet is variety and to try to stay away from too much sweet stuff. I think if I get some Muscle Milk that will keep me on track for protein and then have a lot of blended soups. I know some of you had lists of things to get beforehand on your blogs so I'll have to go back and take a look. I've got to get my little dry erase board so sure. I'm trying be to as prepared as possible so I don't get nervous at the last minute.

Dr. Q visit

I saw my oral surgeon today. Everything still looks good. Not much to report. He gave my boyfriend the low down of what he'll have to take care of after surgery. He forgot to mention that Clay will have to be responsible for keeping up with my blog! Oh, there is some good news. He thinks that because he is taking out quite a bit on the top that it will really help me breathe better through my nose which would be awesome. He also said that I should be in the hospital no longer than two days. It would be great to be home in time to watch 4th of July fireworks on the back porch (they should be extra pretty under the influence of pain killers!). So, no molds this time. They scheduled that and xrays on the 19th. Then I go for my pre-op physical on the 26th, then surgery on the 2nd. It will be here before I know it!

$$$$$

Wow, I guess I will need to start bleeding money. I FINALLY talked to the lady at the surgeon's office about how much my portion of this whole fiasco will be. She was supposed to have gotten back to me a month ago and left messages sounding irritated when I called to follow up. Anyway, looks like my portion is going to be around $7k since insurance isn't going to cover the genioplasty. So, add that to the $7500 for braces and I could have bought a small car with that! It makes my stomach hurt to think about it. I keep telling myself its a small price to pay for everything they are doing. Thank goodness for finance plans!

Tic Tock

The weeks are going by so fast. Yesterday was the t-minus six weeks mark. I went to orthodontist this morning and they won't see me again until the day before surgery. I thought the hooks I had on my braces already would be all that I get, but I've been corrected. I'll go in the day before to have bigger hooks put on. Great, the ones I have still leave huge raw spots on the insides of my mouth. I go see Dr. Quaroni next Thursday to make the molds and do x-rays. Its getting close! Happy healing to Heather and Leah!

Nose problems

You would think my face is melting or something. It seems as though the nose has gotten worse. It may not be as bad as Cameron here, but it has definitely moved a lot since high school. While I was at home on Mothers Day, my mom showed me a picture from my senior year and my nose was pretty much in the center and wider. Now, not so much. I guess since my doctor pointed it out to me, I think about it a lot more. It has become much more difficult to breath through it over the years and the tip is really leaning to the left. Have any of you had or know someone who has had surgery to correct a deviated septum? My surgeon thinks that my jaw surgery could help open up my nostrils a bit since they are no bigger than slits. I emailed a plastic surgeon that I went to a couple of years ago after a little accident where I had split my chin. He also operates out of the same hospital that my oral surgeon does. I'm going to see what he thinks. Man, I really could have a new face after all this is said and done. Scary!

FINALLY!!

I finally graduated on Friday. I can't believe it's over! No more summer school, night school, correspondence, term papers, or group projects. One milestone down...