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8 Days Until My Multiple Orthognathic (Jaw) Surgery
The winter is continuing to make it’s presence here in NC. I love snow so I don’t really get tired of seeing the beautiful winter scenery. I feel like the snow has been helping to keep my mind from...
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Orthognathic Surgery Updates Day 1 to Day 4
I am finally going to start my updates. I am almost 96 hours out from surgery. I had read many other surgery stories, but I still didn’t think recovery would be like this, sadly. I like to be up...
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Day 5 and Day 6: Worse to Better
Day 5: I am going to be brutally honest. Day 5 was miserable. I shed quite a few tears and questioned my decision to go through this surgery? Just be prepared for the emotions on Day 5. It all goes up...
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Day 7 and 8 – Recovery Blues Are Here
It is hard to believe this time last week that I was finishing up in surgery. The last week has definitely been a roller coaster of emotions. Yesterday, my husband and I were on the road early to make...
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Day 9 – 19: Recovery is going awesome!
Each day gets better. After the emotional blues on Day 7 and 8, days began to get so much more brighter. There are not huge changes like Day 1 through 8, but the small steps lead to big changes. On...
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Day 21: Guess What? {Good News}
This moment three weeks ago I was kissing my husband and being wheeled into surgery. At times, it is hard to believe that is has been three weeks. Other times, it feels like only three weeks? I...
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Day 49: Progress every single day!
It doesn’t seem quite possible that tomorrow will be 7 weeks from surgery. It will be two weeks since I was unwired from my splint. Getting the splint un-wired did not hurt but it tasted awful. I...
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Day 84: Exceeded Expectations #JawSurgery
I cannot believe it has almost been three months since my big surgery day. Thankful and blessed are two words that come to my mind first when I think of my surgery team. Yesterday was my three month...
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Day 251: Do you recognize anything about me?
Can you believe it has been 251 days since my double jaw surgery? Recovery is going well. I reached a huge milestone. What do you not see? Did you guess NO BRACES?! You are right. I was so excited to...
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At Home Teeth Whitening: Does it Work?
Five years ago this March, I had life-altering double jaw surgery. I was never confident in my smile since said smile was crooked. The jaw surgery boosted my confidence which escalated the number of...
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