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Tag Archives: Jaw surgery recovery
Surgeon Visit
Tuesday Today was the day… I saw the surgeon for the (almost) last time. We had a good chat. He’s very happy with me and only would like to see me once my braces come off in (hopefully not more … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Jaw surgery recovery, Orthognathic Treatment, Professor Johan Reyneke
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Orthodontist Visit
Monday Today was the day… I visited the orthodontist. It’s now August. Next appointment is mid September. Is it possible that I may have only 4 more orthodontic appointments? I’m too scared to imagine that to be the case but … Continue reading
Posted in Braces, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Building on Echo Rd, Jaw surgery recovery, Orthodontist
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Rocky Access
Monday Today was the day… I’ve recorded the very rocky access to our front door. We used to have 77 steps but now we have about 55 plus a few truckloads of rocks… In this picture below, the bottom door … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Jaw surgery recovery
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Friday Today was the day… That in 1979, I invited Jesus into my heart. What a day that was to be. A day that I took the tiniest little step of faith and prayed a prayer that I didn’t really … Continue reading
Posted in Braces, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged God's salvation, Jaw surgery recovery, Orthognathic Treatment, salvation
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Pressing Restart!
Monday Today was the day… I went to see the Orthodontist. It was my first visit back to him since the surgery and a good day to press restart. My recovery is almost half over. Another three weeks and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Jaw surgery recovery
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An Iffy Day
Saturday Today was the day … That started off iffy. There are going to be days like this. I’ve said that before! It’s been 17 days since my operation and I’ve had 3 pretty gnarly days, the first one being … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Corona in Cape Town, Covid-19, Jaw surgery recovery, Sun Valley pond
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Healing!
Wednesday Today was the day… I started seeing my mouth healing. Stitches started falling out. I thought they ‘dissolved’ but I guess one or two didn’t that memo. The surgery was two weeks ago today and there have been a … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Jaw surgery recovery
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Coming Back To Life
Tuesday Today was the day… I felt I was coming back to life. I was in my pajamas sitting at my computer working when I suddenly heard the truck coming to pick up the trash, only I hadn’t yet put … Continue reading
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Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Corona in Cape Town, Jaw surgery recovery
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Photo Update
Monday Today was the day… I really struggled with what feels like serious sunburn on my lip. It’s the sensation after the operation that will pass, but it woke me up a couple of times in the night. The only … Continue reading
Posted in Braces, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cost of Orthognathic surgery, Jaw surgery recovery, Orthognathic Treatment
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Out & About on a Sunday
Sunday Today was the day… That began with a walk around the block. This was the first exercise since my operation and I have to admit, I was tired doing this minor not quite 3km walk. I went down to … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Tourist in Cape Town, Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, Jaw surgery recovery, Orthognathic Treatment, Paragliding Cape Town, Scarborough Cape Town
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Friday Frame of Mind
Friday Today was the day… I woke up in a far more positive frame of mind. Last night I was googling things like, “when can I brush my teeth after jaw surgery” and came across a blog written 7 years … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town winter, Jaw surgery recovery
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