I went to the hospital for my 3-week visit, got the CT scan I couldn’t get last week, and saw the doctor! On the CT, the cheekbone fixation looked good and my jaw also looked nicely slimmed, so it seemed okay, but I only looked briefly so I’m not sure if I really checked it properlyㅠ I should’ve at least taken a pictureㅠㅠ Next week when I go to the hospital, I’ll ask if I can get the CT!! I thought quite a lot of the swelling had gone down, but as soon as the doctor saw me, he pointed to the slightly bulging areas beside my cheekbones and my jaw area and said this was all swelling too, and told me to exercise diligently (he caught me not exercising..). He gave me 3 swelling injections on each side, right and leftㅎㅎ A lot has gone down even now, but hearing that there’s still much, much more left to go down makes me excitedㅎㅎ
The only disappointing thing was that aside from the swelling injections, there were 4 types of aftercare, but maybe because I was late, I only received two of themㅠㅠ Since I went late, everything was rushed and hectic, and I only remembered later, so considering the round-trip travel time, it felt disappointingㅠㅠ Next time I really have to be on timeㅠㅠ!
My current condition: one finger fits vertically into my mouth with a little room left; I can eat regular food well with a small spoon; a large spoon doesn’t fit well into my mouth so I spill food; if boneless chicken is cut up and put in my mouth, I can chew and eat it; I can’t eat jokbal (I think I can eat in the order of beef - chicken - pork!)
Upper lip moves freely + it feels like almost all the nerve sensation has returned; in my lower gums, there’s a stuffy feeling like I’m wearing a mouthpiece + it feels like the nerve sensation hasn’t fully returned + a heavy feeling; I still sleep at a 45-degree angle; there’s a somewhat large wound under the right jaw and a small wound under the left jaw (judging by the fact that it was there after removing the facial stickers, I’m guessing it may have been caused by sticker irritation; it has improved over 2 weeks, but I’m worried because my skin usually doesn’t even bruise easily, yet this is healing slowly; I plan to ask next week); I can feel something hard under my jaw (when I asked, they said it was scar tissue and that it would disappear with time!)
Now I can speak pretty well and feel more like a normal person, so I’ve gained confidence. Personally, I think as long as I don’t go somewhere and eat something, it won’t be too noticeableㅎㅎ
Question: Around which week does the feeling like wearing a mouthpiece inside the mouth disappear? It bothers meㅠㅠ
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