Pea

Going to see an orthodontist tomorrow about the continuing malocclusion of my front teeth. That fall shoved them back a bit, and now that the swelling and bruising are gone, it's clear they are not where they were. I'm hopeful that a device can be fitted to get everything toothy more or less where it belongs. Seems a shame to mess up that year with braces.

A hard pea of scar impeding normal motion, lip is not really working quite properly. This is going to take some time to resolve, and as the sensation returns to near normal, it's bugging the crap out of me. Massaging it, and waiting. I can look serious, or smile big, but any nuance between is beyond me. Really good I work in a mask, I can let my eyes do the work much more reliably.

The little things, devil in the details, happiness in small change.

Update: Good news bad news. A simple retainer should work fine, on order. Bad news, it might not work, or the teeth could still die, and need more attention than anyone would like, and that could take a couple of months to manifest. But I'm getting it all documented now, and it *should* all be covered by workman's comp.