Home from hospital

Hi Everyone
I got home from hospital a couple of hours ago and feeling very tired and weak. I will update u in the next few days in more depth with some photos. The Dr said it all went perfectly and I am recovering well. I have been having some soups and lots of those protein drinks, choclate ones - they are quite yummy :) The main thing I have noticed is the blood that I am bringin up, I think its coming from my nose and going down the back of my throat. The pain isnt too bad, I had one of those self administer buttons for pain relief which are always good. I am swollen and starting to bruise and I think most of the pain that I do have is actually from the anchorage plates they put in. I also can't feel my top lip as they cut into the nerves, it will be like that for a while.
So good luck to the girls who are having their surgery soon. Its honestly not too painful, im sure the upper and lower jaw surgery would be alot worse. But it is uncomfortable and I can tell it will take me a few weeks to recover. And thanks for all the well wishes, talk to you all soon!

Surgery tomorrow and its my birthday today!!

Well the day has finally come, my surgery is tomorrow. I have been so busy at work today trying to finish everything before I have a few weeks off, that I haven't even been thinking about the surgery. I thought at this stage I would be quite nervous but im not yet.
Its also my birthday today but its a pretty low key birthday, just hanging at home tonight and having some take away.

Anyway I will be taking plenty of photos and keeping you all updated, so look out for some new posts in the next few days.

P.s. I decided to have some yummy hamburgers seeing I won't be eating anything solid for a while hehehe

Photo of expander

Expander is in!!!

I got my expander (RME/RPE) in yesterday, it is so annoying. It isn't really hurting too much I am just struggling with my speech. I know it will get better but I am paranoid about it especially because I work in sales and have to talk quite a bit. I am also just trying to get use to eating a certain way as it can be difficult eating things like lettuce, it just gets stuck inbetween my pallate and expander.

It's one week today until my surgery and I am starting to get nervous. All I kept thinking yesterday was 'what have I gotten myself into', it's all really starting to hit me. Well there is no turning back now, so I just have to suck it up - literally haha

Sleep specialist appointment

Well I had my appointment with the sleep specialist today which just confirmed what the orthodontists have been saying, I do have a sleep disorder because of my bite and tongue. I don't have sleep apnea but he does thinks I have Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS). I haven't had a sleep test but he was quite certain I have it from my assessment today, so much so he isnt bothering doing a test because the SARPE surgery should fix the problem. I only need to see him again if the surgery does not help.
A quick run down on what UARS is, basically I am having very disrupted sleeps without even realising. Because my palate is so narrow and my tongue does not sit properly it falls back when im sleeping and obstructing my airways which causes my brain to react and prompts me to move positions. They call them arousels and describe it like someone a couple of times an hour poking you and disturbing you. Because my palate is narrow my nose  cavity is as well which is causing blockages in my nose and hence I breath through my mouth.
If you google UARS I have probably 80% of the symptoms!
After years of complaining about being tired its actually refreshing to know that I do actually have a problem, as strange as that sounds. I have seen so many doctors for various symptoms but they never found anything - until now! I dont feel like such a freak anymore.

Spacers!

A quick update, I got more spacers in today. Next week its impressions, then the following week I get the torture device - the expander!! Not looking forward to that.
3 Weeks until surgery day, i'm excited but nervous

TAD's (temporary anchorage devices)

Well I learnt something new today that the anchorage implants I am getting are quite common and called something else - TAD's. For months I have been trying to google information and finally found bucket loads! So this is what they are going to look like, I will have 4 placed into my gum.