I Am 47 and Had Dental Issues All my Life. Atlanta, GA

I haven't been updating for few days now. I am doing much better but still trying to get the swelling down completely. I still have some that makes my face look square somewhat. However, today, for the first time as my son came home for spring break he said to me: "you look great babe! Well done mom!"
It was the best thing I heard in a long time. I will be posting pictures soon. That statement from him and the honest smile on his face took away a good part of my insecurities.
I have a follow up appointment on Wednesday and I look forward to be able to use the water pik and also to really brush my teeth right.

I still have some swelling on the bottom of my face, it looks like I have candies in my mouth. I still can't open my mouth too much and there's no feeling in my chin. Does that go away? I'll call clear choice today to schedule my 10 day follow up appointment and hopefully all is healing the way it should.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the swelling went down today. The teeth are beautiful but they still look so small probably due to the swelling. I'm sore but all is manageable. I couldn't yet really look closely inside my mouth, I'll do it eventually. I will try later on to brush my teeth. Up until now I just used the mouthwash and rinsed with salty water as often as possible. I'm making great progress and I honestly taught this will be worse than what I am actually experiencing. No, it's not a walk in the park but I have been through much more all my life. Growing up in eastern Europe, the dentist used to do root canals without anesthesia and boy, I had quite a few of them. I used to have panic attacks triggered just by the dentist smell. That just to give you an idea how nervous I was on the day of the surgery. People here have been a great support, I read every journey and I know what to expect. I cannot wait until I can post my pictures! It will take me a while to smile as I have to learn how, without covering my mouth. I'm not out of the woods yet, I want to see that the implants fused to the bone, get the permanent I have a while to go.... But all looks promising now!