Tongue splitting diary, day 11

It's been awhile since an update, but that's because there hasn't been much to report on. I left friday to play some derby in Canada(see pic above), so I was holding off on doing a new binding until after. I had also ran out of the mouthwash to clean it so I didn't want to push my luck. I've noticed some white matter in the split, it doesn't appear to be pus. I'm not too worried about it.

Anyways, I've got a nice little split going along the top of my tongue, and I can flex and open it a bit. Jet city is now on winter break to it gives me a solid two weeks to work on it in peace. Skating with something constricting your tongue kind of sucks! Especially when you bite down on it when you get hit.

I don't know if it's my imagination, but I seem to need to bind a lot more frequently now. They seem to be too loose after a few hours(or a night). I've read online, though, that after the first few days it goes a lot faster. I hope that's what is happening, and I'm not just wasting my time thinking I've bound it tight enough and it's not.

And now for a pic! Sorry for the crappy quality:


Trying to show the split better:

Tongue splitting diary, Day 1

So I just put in the first binding before heading out to a league meeting. It's a bit uncomfortable and feels very strange(I am constantly very aware of my tongue. It's quite peculiar). I'm not sure if I have tightened it tight enough, but I figure I'll wait and see how it looks tomorrow once it has swollen up a bit before I make that call.

Right now the battle is making sure it is as centered as possible and making sure it stays that way. The damn thing keeps trying to slip off to the side, just enough to bother me. Symmetry is key!

Here is a crappy picture taken just so to show what it looks like now:


It doesn't look like much, but it will with time. This was taken before I went to the meeting, and even now it looks a little deeper and more pronounced.

On a semi-related note, my roommate made me chicken for dinner and christ that was an uncomfortable meal. It hurts to move my tongue much, so I would pretty much just stick it by my molars, chomp on it and few times, and then swallow. It was still tasty, though... Pain for pleasure, I suppose. I guess I'll stick to liquid-ish foods for the next few days.


Check back for updates! I'm sure they will be more exciting than this one.

Maybe.