Metal Mouth Message Board

Hm, surgery day times... I got to the hospital for 7 in the morning, and then was prepped for surgery, which started at 8. In the operating room I remember being awake for more preparation then I expected, which was weird, since no one talked to me, they just poked and prodded and strapped me down. ...

I know when I was recovering from double jaw surgery (not that I'm not still recovering, haha), I found light exercise to be a god send. I had trouble with my digestive track, and found walking to be a great help in getting everything back to normal. Of course, I was on mashed and soft chew foods 2 ...

You may still be able to enjoy some Christmas dinner. I had my surgery (BSSO, etc) a week before Thanksgiving, and still managed to join in. I just ate tiny tiny bites of turkey mixed in with mashed potatoes, gravey and stuffing. Did it look pretty, nope. But after all the hospital soup, it tasted d...

I'm almost 6 weeks post op and still have difficulty talking because I have a splint on my lower teeth (when they did my BSSO they narrowed my lower jaw too). I'm understandable, but could be mistaken for taking part in a 'chubby bunny' contest. I was worried about relapse too. My oral surgeon said ...

I stumbled across this forum when I was trying to do some research on post-op complications. About 5 weeks ago I had upper and lower jaw surgery to correct an open bite. Since about 3 days after the surgery I've had extremely bad pain in my ear area. My orthodontist says the pain is actually jaw joi...