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After I put the surgery thing in my sig on 16 september, I did not expect so many well wishing PMs! You guys bring tears to my eyes. crying

I didn't even post that much anywhere!

So anyway, I thought I'd spouted it out enough but I guess I didn't tell everyone. So here is the big informative post about what's going on, so you guys know.

In real life, I have TMJ(your jaw pops in and out a lot), a huge overbite, and I don't chew correctly. I'm a beaver. xP Anyway, this surgery is jaw surgery. I can never remember the big fancy name for it, but basically what is happening is they are cutting a slit in my jaw and pulling my lower jaw forward, then they're bolting that slit shut. This stretches out tendons.
Then, they're taking my upper jaw and pushing it more up. I'm not exactly sure how they do this, but this gets bolts too. The upper jaw thing was sort of added on last minute. Or maybe I had selective deafness. Who knows.

There's a very low likelihood something will go wrong. Unless I have some sort of huge allergic reaction or the anesthesiologist has it out for me, I'm not gonna die. But that doesn't help my being paranoid about it. The worst that could happen- or so they tell me - is that I will be permanently numb in my jaw area, since they're stretching my tendons so much (I have a 19mm deficiency. BIG BEAVER.).

The expected recovery time is 2 - 3 weeks.

What happens is, I go into the hospital, my ortheopathic surgeon or whatever does the procedure in the hospital, I stay in the hospital for no more than 23 hours and then I go home and recover the rest of the time there.

I am thinking I will at least be bedridden for 5 days. But, the drugs they're giving me I'm not too keen with. So I may be out for more. Or I may be so angry at myself I won't bother with the computer - that happened when I got my wisdom teeth out.
But at least 5 days. Maybe 2 weeks. I mean, I'm sure with how obsessed I am I'll try to log in at some point. Who knows how coherent I'll be.

For those who've heard about jaw surgery, when you get this type, your jaw used to get wired shut. But apparently they've advanced enough they don't do that any more. I just get really tight rubberbands and some nice hugeass things that kindasorta look like braces. All this mechanical s**t won't come out of my mouth for 8 weeks. So if I'm on skype or something, I won't be able to speak.

The surgeon said that my jaw would be numb for the full 8 weeks. Something I don't really think is possible, but if it is, I'll probably be extremely emo about it, because it's VERY HARD to eat. When I got back from my wisdom teeth being pulled out, and my jaw was still completely numb, I couldn't even eat pudding without spilling it all over myself. Not a very fun way to live, with your mom coddling over you and you trying to yell at her about what a moronic b***h she is and how you can't open your mouth wide enough or swallow because you can't feel where yoru tongue is. sweatdrop

Anyway, I'm hoping for the best but the reason why I'm so "Sorry if I die guys" is because I wouldn't put it past myself to go suicidal or something. Because despite how ladedah I am on the internet I've been suicidal for a large portion of my life.
But even if I am suicidal then, I probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it-- AND, I doubt I would be suicidal if my jaw were not completely numb the entire time.

SO ANYWAY, sorry to worry you guys. But I'm sure the surgery will go off without any hinges.

OH LOL PUN.
DID YOU GET THAT?

edit:
Oh, btw. I turn 21 on October 5. Just a heads up.
I'm going to be frank.
I WANT ART.
Give me lots of art for my bday? xd