4 days left! O.O!!!

Well, I have 4 days left. I'm starting to get  really get sick of unhealthy food, is that sad? I ate sushi at the hospital for lunch and almost burned my sinuses off, I added way to much wasabi! Normally it's a little more on the mild side but not this time! Holy cow!
For dinner, I shared a burger with a friend at a local restaurant. The burger was so big! It's called the breakfast burger and is topped with a fried egg. We ordered alcoholic drinks with it (cause why not?!) And they were pretty bad. We ended up leaving, going next door and grabbing drinks at the restaurant across the way. All the food looked so good at this other place, we should have just gone there but oh well! Next time!
Then the hubby and I went to trivia with some other friends. We had a great time but ate no food there.

5 days to go!

Wow, we are down to the final 5. Yikes, getting more and more nervous as each day goes on.

I'm slowly becoming sick of junk food and sweets. That's good, right? Anyway, people at work were very nice and bought a cake to wish me good luck for my surgery. I was not expecting anything so it was a very nice gesture. The cake was very yummy and it made me a little sad that this will probably be the last slice of cake I eat in awhile.

Anyway, I started working on my pre-op thing and just got so tired. It'll have to wait until tomorrow!

Also met up with someone local who reads the blog! Very exciting and kinda cool. We both have the same orthodontist. It was nice to be able to talk to someone who legitimately understands everything I'm going through since she's dealing with similar things. It was really nice to be able to sit down and have a nice chat with her. Can't wait to do it again after I've recovered somewhat.

OK photos and bedtime!

6 days til surgery!

A whole lot happened today but I don't have a lot of time to sit down and write everything down. Just wanted to be consistent with the food porn haha lol.

I will write out a more comprehensive accounting of what happened today at my pre-op appointment tomorrow sometime.

For now, here's the food I enjoyed today! Nachos, slutty pumpkin (for those unawares, it's a shipyard pumpkin head with a shot of vanilla stoli, soooo good!), and cannoli from Mike's pastry in the north end. I also had pulled pork Mac and cheese but I forgot to take a photo, whoops. We went to trivia and had a great time with some friends. 

7 days til surgery - butterflies have begun

Well, we are down to the one week mark. I'm trying to make plans with as many people as possible this week and my schedule is so packed! So much things going on, it's crazy.
Dinner tonight wasnt exciting, just grilled chicken and rice pilaf. But I did have a falafel wrap at work for lunch and it wasn't terrible. The hummus spread they used was quite good. Falafel could have been better but it wasn't bad.
Due to some schedule changes at work my work schedule is now different. And I was originally supposed to have my final dental cleaning in Wednesday. Well, now I have to work in the morning. I called today on the off chance they could fit me in somewhere this week and they had a cancellation for today at 3pm! I couldn't believe how lucky I was. I must have called at just the right time. But now my teeth are clean and its one less thing I have to worry about! Score!
Tomorrow is my pre op and trivia for the first time in awhile. Can't wait!

8 days til surgery - more food

Well, more food was eaten today. Notable foods were the chicken parmesan panini and French fries, cupcakes, tortilla chips and salsa, gummy worms and a whole lot of peanut butter cups. Yea... no shits were given today in terms of diet.

I went and did more food shopping and food prep for myself. Bought more chicken broth, carnation instant breakfast, oatmeal and Gatorade. Also bought pumpkin puree, might attempt to make some kind of meal with that. Or maybe just mix it into pudding or something. I'll probably never want to eat pumpkin ever again after this surgery.

My mother in law gave me coupons for baby food. Not looking forward to eating that but it's better than the alternative which is cook a chicken breast and blend the crap out of it until it is a puree. Thanks but no thanks. The baby food is much better. So that's the next thing to buy.

We also have plans for my last meal which will be Sunday. I'm very excited because it's looking like it'll be an all day thing (breakfast lunch and dinner are all planned). Look for my post on the 25th!

And the food porn begins - 9 days till surgery

So I've decided that there are no rules this week when it comes to food. If I want something, I'm going to eat it. And to make this a little fun, I'm going to post some of my meals here.

Countdown to surgery starts off with Saturday food porn. Had pizza and Fritos for lunch at the hospital since I was working. The pizza was pretty awful but crunchy so at least my jaw was put to work.
After work, I joined two friends from school and we got mani-pedis at my favorite nail spa (aria in Wakefield, ma). Omg so good, they massage you and put parafin wax on your hands and feet. It was so awesome. Very relaxing and just what I wanted. Then we went it to dinner at chili's. I got a tostada, quesadilla and enchilada plate along with a margarita. And finally finished it off with a cookie skillet with ice cream on top. Sooooo good!

The Countdown is on! 10 days to go...

I can't believe that I have less than 10 days to go until my surgery! Still doesn't feel very real to me. I have been doing a lot of cleaning and reorganizing things before the big day. I worked on the pantry a few days ago and took a quick inventory to figure out what I need to buy at the grocery store. If no one knew how old I was, they would think my grocery list was for a 75 year old grandma.

I made some sweet potatoes and blended them down to a puree. Our freezer is starting to look pretty sad filled with all the soft food. Tons of applesauce, butternut squash soup, sweet potatoes, ice cream, and frozen fruit to make smoothies. I am also planning to freeze a puree carrot soup. Probably do that Sunday evening.

My freezer! And it's not done yet. So sad!

My final pre-op appointment is on Tuesday which I have off. I will ask all the questions I have left and hopefully get answers. Then Wednesday morning I have my last dental cleaning. Hopefully they'll be able to clean around all the hooks and wires I have. But anything is better than nothing I suppose.

I asked a bunch of coworkers what last meal they would choose if they had to have jaw surgery and most of them said either steak or ribs. Another person said buffalo chicken. If anyone has any suggestions for things I should eat before my surgery, please comment below! I'd love to hear everything!