Since last week, numbness has gone unchanged. I am experiencing very sharp poke-like sensations in my lip and chin, but no feeling has returned.
I seem to be eating whatever I want and no longer feel limited. I have successfully eaten and bit into burgers, a 3 inch thick club sandwich, and a grilled chicken wrap with no pain or discomfort. It is so amazing to be able to bite into something like that and my teeth tear the food perfectly. Before surgery, when I bit into food, my teeth would only cut halfway through the food and then I would have to savagely tear the rest off. If I was in public, I cut EVERYTHING into bite sized pieces, including burgers. I still do this while I have my braces on just because it helps keep my braces as clear of food as possible when I am out with friends. I have received my first bill and all of my EOB's are available online through my insurance company. Make sure you carefully look over your EOB's to check that the company deducted what they were supposed to according to your policy. My insurance clarified the hospital was in-network on the EOB and only paid 60% of the bill. According to my policy, in-network is to be paid at 80%. That is a difference of almost $3,000 dollars! So, I am in the middle of having that claim refiled. Once I receive all the bills and I know all the EOB's are correct, I will be doing a separate post and uploading all that. I would just prefer to do it all at once so it is in one place.
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