T Minus 6 Days

I am home and getting settled, and just got back from another meeting with the oral surgeons. The first thing brought up was the fact that because my top jaw is so deficient, or so far back compared to my top jaw, that when the surgeons move it forward it is going to create an even more "hollow" look because I have rather narrow and small cheek bones. The surgeons asked if i would be interested in having, for a lack of the precise word, cheek implants to "complete" the look. However, this will come at a price of roughly $1500 because it would not be covered by insurance. But, it would be cheaper to have it done while they were already "in" there rather than me having it done later in life if I didn't like the way my new jaw made my face look. This will be something I will have to discuss with my parents, more importantly my dad, as they are paying for whatever the insurance doesn't. The cost of this whole procedure is a whole other story.
Now back to the appointment with the oral surgeons. After discussing the possibility of cheek implants, they took more measurements of my lips and the symmetry of my face. Unfortunately, I have a slightly swollen top lip from busting it open last night moving furniture. But, this didn't seem to affect his measure taking. After taking the measurements, they took another bite impression. I think the last one they took didn't turn out right because this time they used a different technique. They covered the tops of my bottom teeth with a blue goo then had me bite down. A minute later that goo was now solid and what looked like a mouth piece of my bite. I think I continue to surprise them with how bad my bite is because after he took out the blue mouth piece and looked at it, he asked if I was for sure biting down. I reassured him that I was, and he took another look at my bite and a look at the mold, and said, "Yeah, that looks about right." Before I left, one of the surgeons asked me if I had any plans for the up-coming holiday weekend and I told him about my plans for the 2-night concert. He responded with, "Well, be sure to live it up this week, and enjoy all the treats you can." This reminded me of the treats one of my co-workers had made for me the previous day-"Ooey-gooey Butter Cake" and some Blondies (brownies without the chocolate because I don't like chocolate). This was my last appointment with the oral surgeons before the big day.
Later, I had an appointment with my family doc to get a physical and a history from him for the surgery. All checked out well, and I weighed in at 193 lbs- up about 10 lbs more than my normal weight. I'm still concerned that I will lose a lot of weight, weight I don't have. But the oral surgeon reassured me that I should be fine as long as I get the necessary calories in my smoothies and shakes while I'm wired up. Time will tell.