Post-Op Day 16

Day 16

Pain Level  -  3/10

Discomfort Level  -  5/10

Craving  -  Bagel with cream cheese + bacon

Have you met Ash?

NO not Ash Ketchum but Ash the one handed bad ass from the old school horror flicks (Evil Dead) or (Army Of Darkness)?

WELL this Ash Vs. Evil Dead show is what keeps my spirits so high right now lol! its incredible!!!

Ive been having some trouble sleeping the last few days, I'm not sure why but ill wake up and be in a tremendous amount of pain where my gums and teeth are.

im not sure if this is just normal throughout the recovery process or if its just phantom pain that randomly comes in and out of the picture.

I was enjoying the fact that i was only taking a few tylenol pills every so often but with this pain the Percs have been in use. :(

HAD THE BEST BREAKFAST EVER!!

STEAK & EGSS

SMOTHERED IN HOLANDAISE SAUCE!!

BLENDED.... LOL

Post-Op Day 18 (Getting Bored)

Day 18

(Getting Bored)

Pain Level - 1/10

Discomfort Level  -  4/10

Craving  -  Steak & Cheese Sub from Subway!

No photos today sorry :(

not much has changed in appearance unfortunately although I'm still a little swollen and still completely numb in both cheeks, nose and chin. my lower lips and upper lip is somewhat swollen but back to their normal size which feels great.

i find myself getting very very easily agitated with things lately, I'm thinking its because of being bored.. I'm not too fond of going out in public just yet as I'm still noticeably swollen and get a lot of creepy stare downs lol.

and of course the fact that this liquid diet is becoming more and more aggravating especially when my appetite has returned in full force.

hopefully on monday the surgeon will be deciding to remove my wire so that i can open slightly and get some actual soft food in my system.. maybe even just a piece of bread!

in the meantime I've been making some arrangements to do some shows in then near future, I've got to get out of the house and do something! music has always been the best medicine for me and i miss DJing.

Post-Op Day 20

Day 20

Day 20.. 

Jeez where have the last 2 weeks gone? i can't believe its already 3 weeks into this journey!

there is relatively no pain anymore except the add shock of my jaw moving in a position its not used to anymore. my face is still completely numb though which bothers me but not overly.

I've noticed a few of my brackets have broken off some teeth due to the jaw wire I'm assuming. 2 on my molars and 1 or 2 on my canine teeth. surgeon did say its nothing to worry too much about though.

I've been eating a lot more lately which makes me feel better, although I've lost roughly 25lbs which i know is not the healthiest. Finally built up the nerve to eat blended chilli which is absolutely amazing at this point.. 

Imagine not eating for a month straight,,, and then having an extra large pizza and chicken wings placed in front of your face... thats how i felt eating that chilli the other night.. #Savage!

winter is definitely coming.. (Game Of Thrones Pun Intended)

its getting really cold out and frosty which is enough to send any man who enjoys his warmth into a spiralling shock of depression. even though I've had the pleasure of sleeping with 4 huge great danes in the same bed to keep me warm when they get up its like being thrown into the arctic but naked! 

other that that I'm sure my rambling has begun to bore you so i will leave this here for you all to read and for some to cringe at the thought of me naked in a winter storm :)

p.s   next appointment is Friday.... this wire had better be removed on said day... or i will Purge...

#GodBlessAmerica  #EvenThoughImCanadian

Post-Op Day 22 ( NO MORE JAW WIRE )

Day 22

Pain Level  -  2/10

Discomfort Level  -  2/10

Had a picture... but it deleted itself apparently.. i know right?

NO MORE JAW WIRE AS OF TODAY!!!!!

so the wire decided to slip slightly off my teeth I'm assuming fro constantly yawning and coughing ( i think i may have a slight cold :( )

so now guess what?..... i get to speak a little better and i can eat mac&cheese without chewing but still much much better than blended!!!

PM

finally semi solid but still soft food!

i was able to eat chicken noodle soup with egg cooked into it and like 6 slices of severely buttered bread!  <--- that part was what I've been waiting for for 3 weeks now!!

i feel i may be in a lot of pain tomorrow though as i am using my jaw muscles quite a bit to eat and speak.

UPDATE ON SURGERY NOW

Nearly 0 pain whatsoever except for when i yawn or sneeze or twitch my jaw in a way that I'm not used to. 

still completely numb on my nose, cheeks, chin and lower lip. which is a little bit of a struggle as when i eat i accidentally bite my lower lip which causes pain. 

one thing that is bothering me is my teeth are not exactly "perfect"... in a sense where i notice my lower teeth kind of slant from high to low from the left to right which freaks me out.. wondering if that may be from the rotation part of the surgery.. fingers crossed that this can be fixed with Ortho treatment down the road.

also my midlines don't match up which I'm hoping will ALSO be fixed with Ortho treatment afterwards.

Post-Op Day 25

Day 25

Pain Level  -  1/10

Discomfort Level  -  3/10

LOOK AT THAT SMILE THOUGH!!

YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF... NATHAN OR KAMBLE FROST (DEPENDING ON HOW YOU KNOW ME)

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KEEP YOURSELF BUSY... TO KEEP YOURSELF FROM GETTING BORED OR DEVELOPING A SLIGHT CASE OF CRAZINESS...

WELL I HAVE ONE WORD (PICTURE) FOR YOU...

YUP!!! ALL DAY EVERYDAY!

I've been enjoying this beautiful game for the last few days now.. and let me tell you something... WORTH EVERY PENNY OF THE 130$ I SPENT ON IT!

COD Remastered... GODLY!

OK!

thats enough of the gaming blog/review.

I'm feeling like a million bucks today. i have a lot of energy, still a little swollen and a bit sore from the jaw wire being off and the muscles being worked a little more than usual but that will stop over time.

tomorrow i have my weekly appointment with Dr. Soliman to see how I'm doing. I'm a little worried that i may be overdoing some thing like opening my mouth to shovel some food in with a small spoon. talking lots to exercise my jaws. in my eyes and opinion if i can do it there shouldn't be any harm in it but this may not be the same POV as my surgeon... he may just beat me over the head with a mallet for all i know.

I'm currently writing this BLOG and then i have to write down every single question i want to ask him "as there are several!"

so that i don't forget and can have some reassurance to some things i am curious to know.

Other than that the normal stuff in regards to surgery and recovery.

•  Face is still completely numb in the cheeks, chin lower lip and just below the eyes.
•  Swelling is nearly gone i think, or I'm hoping because i still look very chunky
•  Eating has be an absolute blessing these last few days as I've managed to eat pasta (sidekicks) even though i haven't chewed the noodles purely swallowed them as they were shovelled into my mouth lol.
•  Drinking through a cup has been 100X easier as i can sort of feel my top lip which guides the glass or cup.
•  Being able to brush my teeth on the inside.... better than winning a million dollars! 

Post Op Day 26 - IM FREE (Ish)

DAY 26

Pain Level  -  1/10
Discomfort Level  -  2/10

IM FREEEE!!

well sort of, not really free yet but more free than I've felt in quite some time.

i still can't believe how fast this last month has flown by!

it feels like just yesterday i was eating my last big meal before surgery... a part of me is a little bummed out that I'm not recovery as much ( I'm weird like that, i enjoy being helpless and in pain. it doesn't happen to me often )

I had my weekly meet up with my surgeon and then a meeting with my Ortho today. Surgeon was incredibly pleased with the amount of progress that I've gone through over the last week. last time he saw me i was still very swollen and bruised. now the majority of swelling is gone and bruises have been gone for a while as well.

he proceeded to pull out a stitch in my top lip that wasn't of the dissolving nature.. (that did NOT feel the greatest)

unfortunately throughout the last month my jaw has decided to rotate ever so slightly causing my midline to become off centered (bottom jaw) but assured me with a little Ortho work it can be fixed 100% of nearly to that percentage.

THIS IS THE MIDLINE OFFSET NOT HUGE BUT NOTICEABLE

stopped by the Ortho shortly after the surgeons office and shocked all the dentists and nurses and my orthodontist as it was the first time they have seen me since before surgery. i felt like a celebrity having everyone in my little procedure room asking me questions, taking pictures and wanting to know all the grim details of the last few weeks.
My Ortho reassured me that my fears (midline lining up, bite looking a little crooked, lower teeth sort of slanting downwards on the right side) was all somewhat normal due to the rotation of my lower jaw during surgery and some braces breaking off teeth throughout the last month causing teeth to move backwards. she promised she could fix all these things no problem :)
(WEIGHT LIFTED OFF SHOULDERS)
she removed all my elastics and for the first time i thought to myself.... FREEDOM!!! IM FREE! GIVE ME A DAMN CHEESEBURGER... ACTUALLY MAKE IT 5 CHEESEBURGERS, A LARGE PEP PIZZA, CHICKEN WINGS AND AN ENTIRE RIBEYE STEAK COOKED MEDIUM RARE WITH ROASTED POTATOES........ yeah not a chance in hell.
not just because opening my mouth a quarter inch meant being in more pain than I'm sure being shot in the butt cheeks would cause you, but the fact that opening my jaw a quarter inch was literally all i can do in the first place.... yeah... pitiful i know.
BUT!
STAYING POSITIVE.
she managed to stretch my mouth and cheeks enough to replace the 4 broken brackets in my mouth, which i assume tomorrow will be painful on that account.
ALSO i had about 10 elastics removed from my mouth today and from now on i only have 3 elastics :)
TAKE THAT DONALD TRUMP!

NOW... BACK TO FOOD.. MY PLAN FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING IS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WILL BE EATING... BECAUSE LETS BE REAL HERE... THAT IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING IVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS ENTIRE JOURNEY.. I NEED TO EAT REAL FOOD!

Post-Op Day 30 (1 Month)

Day 30

Pain Level  -  1/10
discomfort Level  -  2/10
Craving  -  Any kind of 12'' Sub from Subway!

So we have finally reached the 1 month mark. WOW 30 full days since my face was violated by surgical equipment lol.
its unbelievable how fast it has gone by, how much has changed throughout that time in my health and in my appearance.
so to celebrate?

KRAFT DINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im finding it a little difficult to do a daily blog now as the main reasoning for this is to update you on y condition, recovery and daily routine. now because I'm still swollen a tiny bit, and i find it a bit difficult to communicate still even without the jaw wire on or many elastics, i am not doing a whole lot with my life except for playing XboxOne and relaxing until i go back to work. 

sleeping has been a big part of my life as well :)

so i try and update every chance i get, given the odd day i may forget as well.

so here is my update on my recovery :P

• Chin, lower lip, cheeks and nose are still completely numb
• I can open my mouth about 40% wide before it gets painful
• every so often my jaw twitches to the left causing 2 seconds of rough pain :(
• eating KD is most likely the most amazing thing someone could ever do after jaw surgery.. and i will never take eating for granted again.... EVER
• I'm still somewhat swollen, or atlas i hope so. in my cheeks and lips as far as i can see.
• I find my ability or (want) to be around a group of people increasingly more. even though i do sometimes feel all eyes are on me which as a DJ and YouTuber i don't mind normally but in my mind everyones mindset is (eww why is he so swollen!!)