A few weeks ago I went back to my oral surgeon for my 6 month (and final) check up on my jaw. I had another panoramic x-ray taken and everything has healed nicely. The plates were bothering me some, mainly because I could feel them, particularly the top one, and the lower one stuck out the side of my face a bit. It also felt like my chin really doesn't move quite normally. None of this was a huge deal, but not something that I wanted to experience for the rest of my life.
So, yesterday I went back to my oral surgeon to have my hardware removed and have my wisdom teeth extracted. The recovery from this has been pretty easy. I feel no pain at all from the wisdom teeth extraction sites which is really surprising to me. My chin is sore though and swollen, but not as bad as after the original surgery. And, unlike the first time, I have almost normal energy levels. Unfortunately, my medical insurance would not cover the plate/screw removal, but it was worth the money to me to have it done. Considering that they promptly paid ~40k (probably ~15-20k with negotiated rates) in medical expenses from the accident I'm not too pissed about it.
This will likely be my last post unless something happens related to my poor jaw in the future. Looking back on my previous posts I'm a bit embarrassed at how OCD/pessimistic/distressed I was during the recovery process, but that's just they way I am I guess :) So happy to put all of this behind me!
