Happy New Year everybody. I hope your holidays were as fruitful and drama-free as mine.
I had my 6-week follow-up with The Chainsaw this morning. I've been eating psuedo normally for two weeks now so I didn't expect him to tell me anything profound. Pretzels are still out of reach but the rest of my diet is for the most part status quo.
I did have one thing to ask about before we parted ways for 12-18 months though. See, I've been invited to play on a hockey team that's playing in a tournament in late March.
In Europe.
Needless to say, I'd kick myself forever if I had to miss this opportunity. I explained how it's a non-checking tournament so I don't have to worry about being laid out in the middle of the ice, and that I wear a full face shield with my helmet. And let me tell you, no matter how much wheeling and dealing I did Dr.Tawfilis was not happy about the idea. He said that if my jaw wasn't protected it could be "disastrous." Which begs the question, "How disastrous exactly?" He said in that event it could require another surgery to straighten things out.
Now at this point I'm thinking I've already gone through one surgery and have another one slated. So why would the thought of one more deter me? In his exact words he said I could play "if your jaw is protected." Well I can't think of any way to further protect my jaw than what I play with now.
So I'm going to play in the 14th Annual World Amateur Tournament in Klasterec, Czech Republic.
And I get my braces on Monday.
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wow mondays the big day!!! Thats great, well i was gona say great news...some might see otherwise, but when you know how the final outcome will turn out, im sure you are anxious! Make sure to post some pics on monday of the new grill!
Ah how cool! I've only ever seen the Prague part of the Czech Republic, but that sounds amazing! How long will you be there? And I don't want to sound like a bad influence, but I have a feeling no good doctor is going to ever condone a hockey tournament for one of their facial surgery patients, no matter what you tell them. So I don't blame your doc for his reaction, BUT if you fell over in the bathroom and hit your jaw the wrong way, that could be "disastrous" too, right?
That said, be careful! And good luck with the braces, get those mushy foods prepared again :)
You are a crazy Kennedy, but well... we just live once, right? So good luck in your tournament! I hope your team gets to the final and you come home safe and with your jaw in one piece!
Happy 2008!
Cintia
WOW! Congrats! ..and be careful! Your going to have a blast!!
That's amazing! The tournament that is, not the braces. I mean, braces are cool and all, but...whatever, you're going to the Czech Republic!!! Will you be able to travel around afterwards? I highly recommend Prague.
Dude, I beg you to be extra careful! Take care and have fun over there!
So do you honestly think there will be no checking? I mean, this is hockey right! I played alot of flag football that had no contact....and needless to say, broken finger, torn ankle ligaments, torn ACL...you know the works. SO what am I trying to say? I dunno, have fun! What the hell, this sounds like a great opportunity! Oh and one check wont hurt, get em!
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