10 Days Post SARPE

So, today I am at 10 days post SARPE. Everything has been going good so far - almost all my swelling is gone and most of my stitches have dissolved. There were only two things I really had issues with. 1. Sleep - I found for the first few nights, I would sleep two hours then wake up (repeating) ALL night. I would also wake up in pain with tons of swelling even though I slept sitting up. :( ... 2. Eating - Argh. It is so hard to stay on that liquid diet. I did well for five days, then I had to start eating some coleslaw and potato salad (because I was SO hungry). Which I had no issues with because they didn't need much chewing, if any.

I do still have a really big bruise on my left cheek though. I feel like people think I got beat up or something. :P

I went to my orthodontist on Thursday, May 22, and I started turning my expander that day. He has me doing 2 turns a day for 6 days then 1 turn a day for 6 days. I am at 9 turns right now and I will be at 10 tonight. OH! Back to work today. Yayyy. Hehe.

This is today 9 turns of the expander. :D  My lips are back to normal. YAY!!!