Morning after Gum Grafting

I was under the knife again yesterday afternoon to have gums grafted.  They took tissue from my palate and stitched it around the implant site.  I haven’t looked inside my mouth yet.  I am good on pain this morning and only the tiniest bit of swelling.

This will require 8 weeks of healing.  My surgeon felt this will give me the best outcome and ensure healthy gums as I didn’t have a lot of gum to work with and they were thin.

They made a splent for me that protects the roof of my mouth and graft area.  I am to expect the feeling of a major pizza burn on the roof of my mouth, so I am waiting for that.  

Bye BHI

BHI - Day 5

Old Baldy Lighthouse

Dinner al Fresco


Sunset

BHI Sisters

BHI - Day 4

Turtle release just down the beach from our house!  There are 2 turtle nests on our beach that hasn’t hatched yet this season.

A wave was coming in and was going to take this one out!

See the little guy on the edge of the surf?




Today’s sand castle creation.  It survived high tide.

Playing War

BHI - Day 3

We kayaked a saltwater creek today.

Sunset 

BHI - Day 2

Sand Castle


Sea Turtle


Emily & Chris


Chicks & Cargo Ships


Sea shells


Sundowner 

BHI - First 24

We’re on Bald Head Island with the Phillips!  Here’s a recap of our first day.

We were stuck at O’Hare all day Sunday.  But we made it.

The Ferry to the Island.  Only golf carts on Bald Head.


Beach bums!


Turtle Nest.


Sunset

Wedding Goers

Chris’s cousin Lindsey is getting married tonight!

Sunday is a Day of Rest

Farmers Market

Alpine Gardens

Vail Brewing Co.

Vail

Spending the weekend in Vail.  Erica has work meetings and a work dinner on Monday and we’ll head back home on Tuesday.

Grand Junction

Erica attended a gala fundraiser in Grand Junction and the whole fam came with ❤️

Views from our hotel

Dinner!


Gala goers!


Our little tourist