Week of Dec. 28: Wisdom Teeth are Out

Hello and happy almost new year to all. We had a lovely Christmas with family and friends - amidst lots of snow! - but to be honest, I think the best gift of all was a couple of "normal" days as Matt and I had Saturday and Sunday. Matt was able to eat anything/everything, there were no medications to take and monitor, no incisions to heal, there were no dr. appointments, no work requirements for either of us - it was swell.

However, it's back to reality and preparations for radiation.

This morning Matt had his right wisdom teeth out (top and bottom ones) bright and early. See x-ray to the left, pre-surgery. You can see the impacted teeth.

All went well; there were no issues with the jawbone nor the sinuses. Yeah! See Matt post-op all bundled up and escorted to the door via wheelchair. And of course, we also have to post a photo of the teeth (below, right). Not too bad, eh? (the lower one they took in a couple chunks). He is sore and on mega-meds again but as I type is snoring in the recliner so I have high hopes that sleep is not going to be an issue as it was with the tonsils.

We (happily) don't have much more to post at this time. We are hoping to get down to Mayo to get affirmation/confirmation around the recommended radiation treatment but we have to wait for that dr. to have time to review all of Matt's records and we only got them down there on Wednesday of last week. The next appointment (other than the teeth check-up) will be next week, Thursday, Jan. 7 for the making of the treatment mask (that should involve some cool pictures) and final prep for treatment. Actual date for treatment is still TBD - I think we have to see how Matt's mouth heals.

That's it for today. I will post toward the end of the week if anything new comes up.

P.S. And to those of our Maple Grove neighbors who are reading this: YOU GUYS ROCK! Thank you so, so, so much for all the amazing shoveling and snowblowing over the course of the snowstorm, both Wednesday and Thursday. It was a gift beyond price! Thank you, thank you, thank you.