But there isn't much to say when you are just waiting.......
Its just over 4 months since I got home and its just under 4 until I go back and actually get my teeth!!!
Well, its 118 days to be exact....118 and counting.
I suppose no news is good news or its boring. And yes its good and hence boring......
Nothing at all has gone wrong except a slight freak out when an abutment screw fell out and I swallowed it. The freaking was short, like 6 hours or so, but intense. The screw loss was an expected possibilty. All was well by bedtime.
Once the stitches came out and I decided not to wear the yucky temporary dentures I've pretty much owned my gummy mouth. A mouth with no teeth is FAR less inhibiting than one with bad teeth. I seriously do not give a shit. Granted, I am lucky it is not immediately obvious that I am without dentition and if people notice and wonder but are too embarrassed to ask me about it I don't care, I don't feel self conscious. I feel better about my appearance now than I did before and that's what counts, not what other people think.
So no "OVERSEAS SURGERY HORROR STORY" headlines here.
NOT ONE THING HAS GONE WRONG!!!!!!
There are certainly some limitations mostly abut food. I can eat lots of things, chicken, rice, pasta, mince, vegies. I have to cut EVERYTHING I eat into bite size pieces. If I can cut it and it is softish I can gum it. I still want a hamburger, BAD. Sure I can cut one up and give it a go with a knife and fork but its not the same and I am desperate to TAKE A BITE OF SOMETHING!!!!!!
In terms of my general health I am a different woman. I have been sick a couple of times. Thats right, a couple of times in 4 months! I used to be sick MULTPLE TIMES EVERY SINGLE DAY. My teeth were making me sooooooooooooooo much sicker than any other illness that I may have. I have gained almost 12kgs!!!!!!! I now weigh a little over 64kg! I was 51kg in December last year and about 53kg when I landed in Thailand.
I am totally free of pain medication, anxiety pills and other such medication and I am HAPPY! Happier than I have been in years.
There really is nothing to say other than,
Act One wowed the crowd, we are now in the extended intermission, full of anticipation for Act Two....
