Day 3. Pain and then...maybe not so much?

Day 3. I gnawed my way through lunch. Salmon fillet, baked potato - no skin. Then I attacked an Israeli salad -- thank god for those little tomatoes cut into square centimeter-sized chunks.

Also made it through a blueberry muffin, though the harder ridges were tough (it was a bit stale).

Dinner of schnitzle did well. Rice was a little gooey - just my speed. And soup! Thank you, Vicki. I can almost bring my teeth together. Bite is not lining up. Pressure then becomes intense both up and down and side-to-side. But the genius move was putting wax on the sharp edges.

Here's the big news: popped the wire out of the bracket at the back -- number 7, I believe, on my left side. Got a little aggressive flossing my back tooth and that pulled it out. So I'll have to start the day tomorrow at Waldman's when they open. It's a little pointy on my cheek. Tried to wrap the point in wax, but it didn't stay on. I think I'll be able to sleep.

267 days to go!