Metal Mouth Message Board

Well, edamut that is great your doing well and I hope you get better sleep. My swelling is going down even more and I only have to deal with today and tomorrow antibiotics. I can't wait for my throat to be less dry but definetely better than last week. :mrgreen: I also am getting my right eye numbne...

Edamut glad to see your back and are you wired or banded or splinted ? Glad it went well. catsteeth go for a double decker like 10 of them . I had follow up today and figure out why it was more complicated as when my plate was emerging thru my gums and another screw was working its way out too those...

catsteeth hope you enjoyed that crispy chicken sandwich and are you having double jaw surgery or just one type will you b wired,banded or with a splint Soft food is way better than blended and ashleigh that is great you don't have to deal with blended food. Also, catsteeth since you were talking abo...

No idea why they went thru cheek even mom was surpised she was like they didn't go thru your cheek but they told me they would tongue thru it and i going to have follow up tomorrow

catsteeth no worries as I came in at beginning of my recovery process. It's disappointing that I wasn't the easy ones as I wish I was because it sounded like quick procedure I assumed it was going to be like when I had wired pulled out of my lower jaw which was simple but they didn't go thru my chee...

edamut -today is your day you do your surgery and beginning recovery. ashleigh I recieved Lortab for my plate removal and I only take childrens tyenelol as I trying to not take any other pain pills upsets tummy too much . Your two weeks post op thats great how many more weeks til your mouth is no lo...

catsteeth- I had my plate removed 7days ago as it is worse than wisdom teeth extraction. The complaints I'm having are from the recovery process of plate removal,screws,wires and it's annoying besides uncomfortable. It feels like part of my right side of cheek is paralyzed especially in the lip area...

day 6 I'm feeling like I overexerted eating because my cheek muscle tensed up, my cheek feels like its so stiff, sore throat ,coughing in middle of night ,lymph nodes feel so swollen,neck muscles seem to ache, my eye that has been itching, same with my nose.sometimes I get a bit lightheaded and fuzz...

Can you describe how your doctor removed your plate/screw and wires in your upper jaw ? As when I told my mom they went thru my lip and she goes no they didn't go thru your lip they only went thru your gum so I go Mom no idea why they went thru my lip then they went to my gum no idea why they went t...

glad your recovery is getting better woodwillow

Does your neck hurt ?

edamut glad to hear that it will be a day one for you.

Are you doing anything special before your surgery day?

Worldpeace glad your back home but I find it interesting how people eat different during wired shut jaws as I had this huge straw that I could suck thru with my jaw wired shut in 92 and was able to drink alot of ensure .

AwSiebert-looking much better than I did when I had Jaw surgery in 92 . Buy Magic Bullet easy to clean and can make any regular food taste good liquidfied as long as you add some flavor. Edamut -Tues is your day and how long will you be in the hospital ? Woodwillow how have you been ? You must be 7 ...

since after writing my surgical stuff in the previous post. I wanted to say woodwillow sorry your having a rough go of your recovery process I had my jaw moved back in 92 along with a bone graft from my hip so I dealt with wired jaw in 10th grade along with walking with a sore hip. The reason they n...

Mind if I join in on here ? I had my upper plate and screws in upper jaw removed on Monday in the OS office. I'm suprised at for what I thought was going to be simple like when I had screws/wires taken out from my lower jaw or even teeth extraction as those were mild compared to this. I got them rem...