officially had all my hardware removed yesterday. I've been able to open my mouth for a few weeks now, but up until recently I still couldn't chew and my mouth only opened a few centimeters

having to retrain my muscles to open my mouth wide is weird. it hurts but it's kinda satisfying

things are definitely more misaligned, but I can enjoy solid food again, so that's nice. It's functional enough for a jaw, I can overlook some extra clicking and weirdness