Today is the Day - Las Vegas, NV

Finally, no more swelling. I had some swelling all the way up until the 4th week, just mild, but annoying. Also, the numbness on my chin and bottom jaw is now almost gone. I can now say that it feels as normal as it could get. I love my smile, but I'm just posting more updates for those who arew seriously contemplating on doing this procedure but sitting on the fence for various reasons. So far, this is my experience the last month:
-swelling (really bad the first week, less by day 10 but still noticeable. Swelling slowly subsided over the following 2 weeks or so.
- no real pain at anytime- which is surprising, considering 18 extractions and 8 implants (I'm still puzzled by the lack of pain, which is good, I guess :)
- someone posted on here somewhere that it will take time to get used to a "fuller/different bite" and that you'll be accidentally biting your tongue, inner cheek and lip...and that's so true! I have sopres in my mouth now from accidentally biting my lip and inner cheek while eating.....but im starting to get used to it, now that the numbness is gone
-It took 4 weeks for the numbness in my bottom jaw/chin to go away. I still have it very slightly on the chin.
-The ONLY one thing I hate is food getting stuck between my gum and the bridge.....so I constantly floss and gargle every time i eat...something I need to get used to.
- My speech got affected by the feel of extra "surface" in my mouth, specifically at the bottom. My tongue is still getting used to learning how not to lisp...getting better though.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with the results! It's all worth it!

Will post updates as needed. So far, I have not had any adverse experience, all positive.

I still have some swelling, but much improved. My upper teeth feel like normal, like nothing happened. My lower jaw is still quite numb and still a little swollen. It's because I only had 5 extractions at the top and 13 at the bottom. So the lower jaw took more "trauma" from the procedure, Wuite frankly though, I never really had pain, just swelling. For the number of extractions, I was anticipating being in a LOT of pain... But thankfully was never really in pain. I have stopped taking pain meds by post op day 4 as I didn't need it. the stitches all started coming off 2 days ago, and I beliebe they're almost all gone. I can now brush my teeth comfortably and have learned to use the waterpik effectively. I still haven't started using the bridge floss for fear of tugging on the incisions. Doing very well, and recovering very nicely. above all, my smile is soooo awesome!

Not much to report, other than I still have quite a bit of swelling. I also now see some bruising around my mouth. No real pain, just the feeling of a "full mouth". hahaha, I guess because I have more teeth now! I can pretty much eat anything I want, but I'm still too careful not to disturb any of the stitches. I've started using the waterpik to clean, but I'm also scared to put too much pressure on the stitches. Considering I had 18 extractions and stitches, I'm actually pretty amazed of the lack of severe pain. I have stopped using Vicodin by Day 3 and now just using Ibuprofen as needed. I'll continue to post my progress as needed to help anyone considering this treatment. Overall, I'm glad I got it done!