Metal Mouth Message Board

Hello! I'm 32 years old and 34 days post-surgery on my lower jaw (my second go-around, actually). I just wanted to chime in and second the point Bullfighter made about going through this solo. I'm married (plus we have a long-term houseguest at the moment). Of course, I don't wish my husband *weren'...

Hi leeann001, I'm sure you're excited that your surgery date is quickly approaching! I'm at day 34 post-surgery on my lower jaw, and this is my second surgery. (The first was a year and a half ago.) You'll probably get lots of tips, but the biggest godsends for me have been: - Vaseline (or some othe...

I didn't know you could have the plates removed, either. I'm 3 weeks post-op lower jaw surgery and my surgeon kind of suggested that they wouldn't be removed unless there were some sort of "problem." I'm actually starting to wonder if I have a mild allergy to titanium or something because ...

Hello houseofcash & everyone else, This is my first-ever post. I can't believe it took me this long to come across this message board! Feels like I've found long-lost family. Anyway, I won't get into my own story right now except to say that I'm exactly 3 weeks post-op with my lower jaw surgery ...