I've always thought I have a larger chin than normal. I hated looking at side on photos of myself. When I smile it points out even more. I've also always hated my teeth. I look after them as much as anyone else does but I have a slight underbite and when bite my front teeth together none of my other teeth bite together. I suppose when I was younger it was the colour that bothered me the most. Having been born with weak enamel means that they have been stained for years. Whitening toothpaste hasn't helped and my old dentist tried something but it didn't work. He said there was nothing that could be done. He always said my teeth were good and there was nothing wrong with them. At the time I was terrified that I would need braces and he would say my teeth would straighten in their own time.
It wasn't until I changed to an NHS dentist that anything was done about it. My new dentist referred me to a specialist who then suggested I have an operation to sort my bite out. Two years down the line and I've just had said operation. My top jaw has been brought forward. I'll spare you the details about how it has been done but If you want to you can google the title of this post. There's even some videos of the operation if you are very brave. They had to put screws in my jaw a week beforehand for the surgeon to use to move my jaw because I don't have braces. Yeah, that hurt.
I know it will take a lot longer than a few days to recover. I can barely move my jaw and have to be on a very soft diet for about a month My face is very swollen and it looks like I've been beaten up for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person on a night out down in B-Town.
I hope to go to Leeds Festival again this year. I should be eat normally by then but I guess it is an excuse to stay clear of any mosh pits without being called a wimp. Even though I will have to be careful eating and getting hit in the face I will still be able to drink so it won't be a complete disaster. Well, unless I get way too drunk.
I think the worst thing will be not being able to eat properly for at least a month. Seeing people tuck into burgers will be torturous. I will most probably lose a lot of weight as well. This is something I cannot afford to do as I will practically disappear. I will also have very little energy. I have got some supplement shakes to try to stop that. Oh, and super noodles will be my saviour during my recovery.
My face doesn't actually hurt that much. That is due to the space between my eyes and my chin being almost completely numb. I also look like a right state with my swollen face and occasional dribble that makes a bid for freedom from my mouth. The most uncomfortable thing is not being able to breathe properly through my nose. The top of your mouth is the bottom of your nose so it is all clogged up.
So yeah, here's to a month of being lazy but having a perfectly acceptable excuse for it.
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