8 Weeks

I'm now 8 weeks post op and Dr. L has given me the go ahead to chew and work out! YAY!

To celebrate, Randy and I went to get pizza last night and I came home and had a piece of keylime pie. Fattening and horrible, but oh so delicious and worth it.

It's so weird to eat, and I can't really put any strength behind it - I can't even chew a green pepper, but I'm sure it'll get easier once my muscles strengthen up.

I lost 15 lbs as of this morning, but I'm sure that the weight will go on a little too easily now that I've started eating again. But I can work out! I did a few miles on my recumbent bike this morning and am planning to hoolahoop tonight after dinner. I got a hoopnotica starter hoop for Christmas this year and I can finally use it. I'm super excited.

I've had some drama with the insurance company, and the hospital bill still hasn't settled yet, but it should soon. But it doesn't look like the insurance company will accept Dr. L as a provider.

Probably the best news of all is that I only have one more appointment with Dr. L and the credit on my account with them will cover most of the expenses left for that last appointment.

So now it's just all orthodontics. My teeth are moving quickly - I think because of the trama to my lower jaw - but I should be out of braces in a few months, I think.

Yay!