Day 27: Tsh, calories?

You know you're addicted to something when you go: Okay, just one more scoop, and you take another, and another. And another one.

I'm talking about ice cream.

Mom got me two pints of Ben & Jerry's (because it was on offer) and can I say, IT WAS HEAVENLYYY. I'm such a chocolate lover and it was my very first taste of Ben & Jerry's. Thanks mom! :DD

What can I say. I wished I had gotten some ice cream earlier. It's been less than 24 hours since the purchase and I've already finished off half the first pint! Good thing my diet right now is really low calorie, or there'd be war going on between my head and stomach this instant. 

There isn't a better time to freely slurp ice cream than now. I have no need to consider the calories!

Here's to wishing that time stands still for a while... so I can have chocolate ice cream to my fill.

P.s. I still haven't gotten sick of Ensure... probably because it's chocolate flavoured...... OH???

Day 20: It's called 'traction'

trac·tion

  [trak-shuhn]

noun

   the act of drawing or pulling.

Hello friends! 

I've found the word which accurately describes what's happening to my teeth! It's called traction. Not just 'rubberbands pulling'. Hah. And my molars are hurting once again, needless to say.

During review today, I also found out from the surgeons that my previously asymmetrical jaw was rotated 6mm. That's quite alot I think. From the x-rays, there are like a total of 8 titanium plates in my chin, upper and lower jaws. I thought I didn't look human what with all that metal! Eeek! But, that's what's keeping my jaws together so.. I think I should just remain silent about it. Hurhur.

My swelling has gone down so much. Thank God! I think I look pretty normal because I'm not getting those weird stares from fellow shoppers at the mall. Singaporeans. My appetite is almost normal, save the unusual addiction to Ensure (Dr Wee thinks I'm the first patient to still not be sick of Ensure. Haha! Most can't take it after the first week). I sleep like a pig now; I can't get up in the mornings, just like before! How now, brown cow. 

Dr Wee says I should start stretching my jaw muscles now. But. I. Can't. Not that I don't want to, but it just won't open! I've been practicing to open my widest, but it seems like there's no progress... Maybe I'm doing it wrong  D;  

I need to be able to open wide so my spoon can fit in. Thennnn can I start chewing food so I can work up the muscles. THEN will I be able to fit the toothbrush into my mouth for brushing. Ohhhhh so many things to do! ://

Day 16: That sweet tooth of mine

Hello everybirdy!

The days of increased comfort are here now! I don't struggle to finish a bowl of soup or a packet of Ensure.

But I now face problems of a different nature now.

My appetite is too good for my mind to handle and control now. Though my stomach may be already full from blended soup, THERE'S ALWAYS SPACE FOR A PACKET OF CHOCOLATE ENSURE. I drink it like there's no tomorrow. It's so goooooooooodd! Rather, there's always space for anything sweet, be it yakult, juice or whatever shakes there are.

Am I not supposed to lose weight over this surgery.....?? Hmm.

Another review with Dr Wee prompted the Return of the Latexes, because my bite was deviating (slightly) again. Sigh. Although, this one no kick leh, because the bands are not the thick ones which Dr Tan used on me last week. WHAT DO YOU WANT, GIRL. No pain, not happy. Pain, not happy. I don't know, I'm not in a right state of mind right now because my stomach is screaming for me to quickly finish this post and EAT. Or drink, for that matter.

On a side note, I made an effort to greet Dr Wee more extrovertedly (in my sense) when I entered the room today. And he remarked: "You seem much happier today leh. Is it less uncomfortable already ah?" HAHA no not really. I was just experimenting with outwardly expressing myself 3 times amplified of what I was feeling inwardly. But I replied: "Ya, because I can eat more food now!" anyway. Heehee. Well, at least he's not commenting on my unhappy countenance anymore :))

My lifeline. It's probably the second carton.