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Day 44 – Like Blood from a stone
Following the incision and drain I have been pretty nauseous, sick once and exhausted but the pain is less. I saw my GP yesterday and when he heard the drugs I was on and the incision he suggested...
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Day 48 – Elastics on … again
Yesterday I went back to the hospital to see my orthodontist. She changed the bottom wire, replaced two brackets which came off in the process and gave me some more elastics. These aren’t quite as...
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Day 56 – Up and then Down and then up and then down and then up again
I’m going to do posts weekly now, unless something happens out of the ordinary. I finished the antibiotics last week and can’t even begin to tell you how pleased I am to be off them! They appear to...
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Day 58 – When the medical profession wonder if I have a screw loose
I had some bad news yesterday. It seems the infection has returned in my cheek I woke in the night feeling a sharp pain in my cheek. The best I can say is it like when you have a very very bad sore...
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Day 74 (or Day 4) Loose screw removal
I no longer have a screw loose (insert jokes here). On Thursday I went back into hospital and they cut my face open and found that one of the screws in one of the plates next to my nose had worked...
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Day 87 – Easter but no mini-eggs
I like Easter not least because of the chocolate theme of the holiday (I know it’s about more than that). Unfortunately this year I won’t be able to eat any mini-eggs as they are a) too big to fit in...
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Day 99 – My relaunch into normality
I am very pleased to say that I am back at work. Albeit on a phased return but I’m back and it is great! I can’t do everything as I’m not allowed to talk too much as it is still painful and this week...
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Day 100 – Back to the DGH
Today I went back to the hospital for another check up. My cheek is still inflamed internally and healing slowly so I have to go back in 6 weeks unless I have anymore problems. However my observation...
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Day 103 – More elastics
I am destined to have a brace even longer than Ugly Betty I fear. I had to take my last elastics off when I had the second op and although I put them back on after a couple weeks I now have a...
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Day 145: The end is in sight
Today I went to the hospital to see my orthodontist and the great news is I am having my braces off on 15th August! I’ve got to wait until then because it takes half an hour and I will need another...
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Day 145: The end is in sight
Today I went to the hospital to see my orthodontist and the great news is I am having my braces off on 15th August! I’ve got to wait until then because it takes half an hour and I will need another...
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