Day 13: Eating Out (twice!)

(June 14th, 2016)

Souplantation

Did you know that Soup Plantation is actually called Souplantation? Probably not, because it only exists in Southern California. (Oh yeah, that's where I live btw.) One of my favorite people mentioned once that Souplantation is called Sweet Tomatoes in other parts of the country. I guess it has to do with the term "plantation" and its not-so-awesome connotations? But I don't see how it should be okay here; it's not like there aren't any black people in Southern California. :-/

Anyway, my friend came to visit me today and we went to Souplantation for lunch. What better place to find a mushy soup, right? Alas, totally blended up soups must not be very popular. There were chunks in everything. Haha. But I DID eat and it was delicious. I took a baked potato, smashed it up with sour cream and butter, and put chicken broth in it. Then I did it again cuz it was so tasty. Then I had a root beer float, cuz yum. I don't think I've eaten that much since the surgery! So good. 

Soondubu

Then, another friend came over for dinner and we decided to try soondubu (aka Korean soft tofu soup). I ordered plain white soup with just tofu. (You can get white, mild, medium, medium-spicy, or spicy, but the spicier your soup the redder the soup. Now that I have ceramic braces I don't eat red things  like tomato sauce, red wine, Asian spicy things, curry, or anything else that stains. So sad. Actually, it's my own vanity I guess. I just figure it's pointless for me to pay for ceramic braces and then walk around with yellow/dirty teeth for 2 years.) I stirred an egg into my soup and dipped white rice into it. I felt like a normal person, sitting there gulping down my soup! 

And... my face... 

That upper lip tho.

Both of my lips are different, actually. My upper lip is a little puffier, while my bottom lip is MUCH smaller. The corners of my bottom lip don't stick out anymore - they've basically disappeared. And the center of my bottom lip is a little smaller as well. With lipstick, my lips "look" is totally different than it used be. It's... uh... cute, I guess. But kinda weird to me.

Pain: 3/10

Numbness: Same. Gums totally numb. Chin area very stiff/tingly.

Discomfort: Somebody said this in a YouTube video and I agree - "It's like you have a headache, but in your jaw. And it doesn't go away." I would add that, when it gets worse, it throbs.

Weight: -4 lbs

(Black items stayed the same as the last post. RED items changed slightly.) 

Jaw surgery day 13, done. 

~m