Disappointment

I was utterly disappointed this morning because when I went to see the doctor, he said I couldn't remove my bands completely yet. That totally meant I had to open my mouth really small and somehow just pour the food in like the previous week.

Even though he said I could start eating mashed potatoes and tauhuay and porridge, in fact I already did all these last week so I was really disappointed that I can't open my mouth. He said I'm not ready for any chewing yet and my wounds although recovering fast are not exactly closed yet.

I could still see stitches in my gums even though they're supposed to dissolve by themselves but it kinda grosses me out because I want to pull them out. On the other hand, I'm quite glad I got my MC extended for another week. It was originally supposed to be 4 weeks but I guess the other doctor got mixed up and gave me only 3 weeks. I really don't want to go back to work without being able to eat and chew properly. That would be such a bother.

Guess what? Just a few minutes ago, I accidentally broke one my bands and I'm actually happy about it. The doctor said even if the bands broke this week, there's no need to go back to see him and put new bands. I am so tempted to "break" all the bands and open my mouth fully but I think that's going to hinder my recovery process. I'm starting to eat porridge and mashed potatoes as you can see in the photos above and the mashed potato was the best thing I've tasted since surgery.

Not only that, I'm going to start finding all the soft food I can at home and start eating. I've been a starving ghost for too long.