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Fortunately, the diarrhea has stopped. I am down to about 135lbs. Yesterday, I was rear ended and my jaw immediately in pain. I went to my doctor after the accident and they took x-rays. Fortunately, nothing moved but the side of my face is sore along with my neck and back. While there, he noticed a...

I can open my mouth more than 2 fingers now. The exercises aren't too bad. Did anyone suffer from diarrhea? I have been going through periods of diarrhea and it affects me more than the surgery. I'm assuming it is diet. It's not helping me with gaining weight either.

Today I went to the oral surgeon for my 3 post op visit. The visits last usually around 5 mins. This time, he just looked at me and said I was doing well and he will release me to the orthodontist after my next visit (Sept. 1). Last week he had me start doing jaw exercises. Open jaw for 10 secs for ...

[quote="vaguy79"]3mm forward and 2mm right.[/quote]
Oops, 3mm back and 2mm right

3mm forward and 2mm right.

It has been 8 days since my lower jaw surgery and I am already back on soft foods. I went to the doctor this past Tuesday and he removed the elastic bands and said I can eat anything soft. The swelling was the worst on the 3rd day as predicted. There is some bruising on my neck. I am kind of annoyed...

I just noticed this particular thread and want to say Hello. I just had my lower jaw surgery yesterday. I am no in any pain and it has been straight forward. The worst part is that I wasn't able to urinate and they used a catheter and it was so painful. They wouldn't let me leave today until I urina...

Thanks for the update. My employer switched insurance carriers this year, so now I am with BCBS. I recently made an appointment with the oral surgeon and will proceed from there.

On my Certificate of Coverage it states this under the list of exclusions: Upper and lower jawbone surgery except as required for direct treatment of acute traumatic Injury, dislocation, tumors or cancer. Orthognathic surgery and jaw alignment, except as a treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. This ...

I have a class 3 cross bite. I am in my early 30's. Besides not being able to open my mouth very wide and the occasional popping, I have learned to live with it. However, it seems to be getting worse. I wore braces in my early teens for 5 years. When I was around 23-24, I went to about 9-10 orthodon...