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Very quickly !! I had the exact same thing .. The pain only kicked in once I lay down to go to sleep and only affected one side . i could get some relief from changing sleeping position ! Mentioned it to the surgeon and he wasn't worried .. Basically things settling in the new positions .. But do co...

Thanks for the replies .. Things haven't been so bad the last couple of nights .. Two of the four elastics have broken though so that kinda points to them being the problem in the first place .. So now I've one tight band on either side .. Didn't want to go through the weekend risking the remaining ...

I'm just wondering .. Any other lower surgery people develop head aches post op .. day to day things are fine but when I sleep the right side of my face and head hurt .. more so my right cheek area and eye socket .. my gut feeling is it's the elastics pulling differently at night but it's the worst ...

So the latest news on my recovery .. Had my second follow up with my surgeon on day 13 post op .. He's very happy with the surgery so all is good from that end of things .. The bad news that I wasn't expecting is that I'm in tight bands for another 2 weeks .. He removed my post op elastics and place...

hey , hope all goes really well next week .. I'm a week out of lower surgery myself and things are on the up .. The most important things I had this week where definately the zip n squeeze bags .. They are an absolute must .. I also have two blenders permanently in the kitchen .. That is very very h...

haha ,, wooden teeth :shock: .. I remember reading other peoples stories and that's how they described it .. I mean you can see your teeth in the mirror when your cleaning but your brain isn't feeling anything .. Slowly though , some feeling is returning .. I've noticed that temerature has been the ...

hey , Just a quick update on how things have been going .. First of all , this liquid diet business isn't as bad as I first imagined. I think the key to it is keeping it as varied as possible .. So nearly a week on liquids and still managing .. My weight is down slightly but I was expecting it to dr...

hey there ,, just back from hospital thanks for all the replies . Well this is day 3 post op and I'd say i'm in good spirits .. The swelling is quite severe but no bruising as of yet. From past experience that will start over the next few days .. I'll go into more detail later on but the first coupl...

:shock: And all of a sudden it's nearly time ... not fully nervous yet but definately feeling a little strange all of a sudden .. Have been braced for 23 months and the time has just vanished. Having surgery for an overjet and overbite .. Not crazy about posting on boards alot but over the past 2 ye...

Will be May in no time at all ... I'm in for lower advancement next week.. Have all the surgical hooks in place , they're no problem at all .. Last meeting with surgeon pre op soon .. He also has me taking arnica for the week pre op .. Well hope all goes well with you .. Will post how things go so y...

Dapper just PM'd you with a little info ..

Dapper , are you in the north or the south .. Think Dave mentions some prices earlier in the thread.. I can help you out if your in the south ?

I go for impressions on the 19th of December ( after 21 months of braces ,, was supposed to be 12 originally :x ).. Should have been a few weeks ago but a couple of gaps re-opened after two lower springs were removed . Hopefully lower surgery early in the new year .. Surgeon is busy though so think ...

Great to hear things are going well post op smile .. I should be up for my lower advancement in the next 2-3 months .. Just wanted to say a big thank you for all these updates ( and everyone else recently ) leading up to surgery , reading them is my favourite passtime .. thanks again and keep it up ...

Brilliant news on your recovery .. I pray mine will be as smooth... No contact with THE nerve sounds so good. Fingers crossed... Dave , I had to decide for definate about the surgery after about 7 to 8 months .. i think your right , the first few months is common regardless..I'm heading for lower ad...