Metal Mouth Message Board

Vince I really feel for you having your teeth shut still :[ keep in there buddy its gonna be so great to get them off trust me! I am now almost a week since having my bands removed, as soon as they were removed it was so awkward and actually painful, it seemed like my jaw kept popping out of place, ...

Le- Good to hear things are good for you so far, i had the same thing as you did two week ago today. Trust me, after a week you will feel SO much better! Right now I feel fantastic I hope things go well, keep in there! Vince- I know how you feel, liquid stuff sucks i havent blended ANY solid food my...

Frank- Thing should be looking up very fast, I agree first few days were horrible. Glad to hear Josh is on to soft foods! very exciting. I am off to see my surgeon tommorrow and i am crossing my fingers i will also be able to start soft food :) I am getting so hungry! Went to Boston Pizza with some ...

Thanks for the welcomes! Things are going great now, I have made such an improvement in the past few days. Last night I switched from ice to heat and woke up this morning with a big improvement in the swelling, which is nice! But on the downside i woke up at 2am with a mouthful of blood and a very q...

Once your Post-op your surgeon, doctors and nurses will try their best to avoid this. If you feel nauseous you can be given medications to help prevent you from throwing up. When I was in the hospital I was probably asked if i felt sick to my stomach 20 times, because the pain killers i was on were ...

My teeth are now aligned in the front, correcting my overbite but my molars do not touch now, leaving gaps between my top teeth and bottom teeth, As long as i get a straw in my mouth and try to get it as far back as possible to these spots i can eat and drink. Its just a hassel to get back there wit...

Hi! I had lower jaw surgery on monday (August 16th)! so its been 5 days post-op and im not 100% sure that everyone is the same, but yes i am banded shut, its very difficult to speak, (more of a mumble), and i have to drink through a straw. My next follow up appointment with my surgeon is August 24th...

Hello, my name is Bailey im 17 and am 5 days post-op? I had lower jaw surgery on the 16th of August, so i thought i would join the conversation :) In the beggining i was supposed to have both top and bottom done, and about a month before surgery my surgeon told me that only my bottom would be necess...