Removing the stitch..

So I paid a visit to the surgeon yesterday..the one stitch that he used that was not a fall out kind was infected and had to be removed.

One of the residents came in and checked everything out and gave me the shots to get me all numb..well I definitely have some feeling back.  Those shots brought some tears to my eyes...the procedure was pretty quick..Dr Taub came in and got the stitch out and showed it to me and then stitched me closed...this one will fall out in a week or so.

Another update is my latest visit to the dentist.  I was told that I would eventually need to have my crowns replaced since crowns cannot be moved orthodontically..so I thought we would do each quadrant ..a few at a time..well it turns out in order to have my bite right they all have to be done at the same time!!!  This does not excite me at all..I guess I will be glad to get them all done and be over with it..but pretty much all of my back teeth are crowns..I won't even begin to tell you the  cost...the first prep appt will be 5-6 hours in the chair...

On my visit a few weeks ago they took pictures , measurements and molds, they will send all of that to the lab where they will figure out my perfect bite and what crowns need to be replaced etc etc..maybe they won't be all of them that need to be replaced but I am not holding my breath...

Every time I think the end is in sight  it gets pushed back a little further...my plan would be to have this started this year and finished In Jan when new ins and health care spending money kicks in...

Time for an update..

Time to check in and give an update..I am now 9 months post op...This week i begin the journey orf replacing my crown..which I have many of..sicne crown cannot be moved orthodontically they have to be replaced if my bite is to close correctly..So the process begins..I will start with two this week and work my way around each quadrant..hoepfully done by early next year..

Feeling in most of my face is back..my chin is still pretty tingle..i can feel everything but not quite normally yet...

I did see Dr Taub the surgeon about 2 weeks ago and the only non dissolvable stick in my mouth is absessed and needs to be removed..it is kind of about my two front teeth - as he put it when he sewed my nose back in place..so he will have to give me a local and take it ou..it does not bother me at all..probably because my gums form the middle to the right side are still petty numb.

My teeth and gums on the right are still pretty numb and i pretty much do all my chewing on the right.

I cut my hair pretty short a few months ago so everyone tells me how great my hair cut looks but I am not quite sure they realize how different my face looks.