13 days post op

Hello all, coming to you with some pictures. It has been 13 days since the surgery. I feel so much better. My stitches still hurt right underneath my nose. They have not fallen out yet. Check out the gap though. I have only done 10 turns so far. My orthodontist only wanted me to do one turn a day, I was a little surprised at that information. When i went to my post op with Dr. Bell, he was also surprised at the one turn a day. He called my ortho and i guess it was because he saw a tiny mark on my pallet and wanted to proceed with caution so that my pallet doesn't rip open. I kinda freaked out when Dr. told me the reason. He told me that I would be fine, the spot was tiny, and that my pallet would not rip open. I see him this Friday, and he will see if we can go to two turns a day. I will say i do have some pain in the pallet area at times, i suppose that is normal. I don't have pain when i turn the expander, but i always take an Advil after...just in case.  Overall, I am still swollen down the middle of my face! My nose is so fat! Oh well, i knew there would be changes to my features. Eating is getting better, i can open my mouth a lot wider now. I'm still eating soft foods, and it's not bad at all. I lost 3lbs so far. Yay for surgery! :D