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what do you mean open bite? Did something go wrong? and lucky you, my doc said I dont have to wear my elastics during the day but I still can't chew for another month.

jeeeez that sounds terrible. I think most of us started chewing hard foods 3 months or earlier. I'm 3 and halquitf weeks out and im still doing soft foods and it feels quite normal. You'll have to be that person that tells everyone how it is after 8 months

jeeze ramirez, sounds like you got hit hard. Stay focused on getting better and you'll do fine... And dun dun dun, i'm 3 and a half weeks out and im feeeling flyyyyy. Still on soft foods and still wearing two rubber bands on each side. It's now a mundane habit to live like this and I see my OS for m...

just make sure you got those ensures ready :p

Hey! I too have 2 elastics on each side. I realllly wish I could have them off; my next post op visit is July 15th. Yesterday was 2 weeks and I feel great. Eating over easy eggs, mashed potatoes and soups is soooooooo enjoyable omg. I'm downing coffee like it's my religion. No pain, maybe 5 to 10% s...

Yeah GOOOd news. I got my bands off yesterday. I went out to lunch afterwards and had me some mashed pot and the best seafood clamchowder soup ever! It feels sooo weird! I can maybe fit 2 fingers in my mouth but I still got to do mouth exercises; which is a pain but getting a toothbrush in there is ...

I agree, this hasn't been too hard, nevertheless annoying. I go in for my first post op visit tomorrow. I really hope I get unbanded then, I'll report back tomorrow!

I'm dying for some food. I'm blending up some prime beef stew tonight!

And in terms of how I'm doing, I made a 1 week post op video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqtlIiMX3lc

Nice! Were you banded shut pseudo? you're already going after a burrrittoo?! I'm 7 days post op and i'm still swollen and sipping on ensures and pureed soups. I'm glad you're doing well

lol pseudo, my gf has been trying to get me to drink coffee since day 2. She said it's okay because the surgeon never said it wasn't okay. (meh :BigTeethGrin:0 Also, were you started on anti-biotics right after surgery? Is that why you came down with an infection? Im day 5 Post op now, when did your...

ya what the? Were you taking antibiotics?

Sorry about your pain pseudo. I'm 2 days post op. I had my lower jaw moved back and slightly adjusted for asymmetry as well. Pain isn't bad, just when I swallow... I made my first youtube video today to let people see what it's like for me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHz4LAObXtQ I will be making ...

I have a small appearance of a aquiline nose (aka roman nose) as well. To address your concern, upper jaw surgery, depending how it is moved can actually straighten your nose out. Here's a youtube video explaining what I mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNSlFkYSNkc&feature=related as you can ...

thanks guys! I was inquiring because I will definitely be getting upper jaw surgery and possibly lower (depending how the braces affect my lower teeth) to fix my underbite. However, my upper jaw will be moved up and forward and my nose is what you would call a beak nose? except it's not as dramatic ...

What kind of changes if any, happens to the nose when you have your upper jaw moved up and / or backwards? Personal experiences, etc, is real appreciated. Thank you. I didnt have my upper jaw moved back, but I did just have it moved up. So this is what happened. The very tip of my nose curved upwar...