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Note: That was STEROID injections.

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Hi I had upper expansion and lower contraction for an underbite over a year ago and I have a similar situation with tightness on just one side of my face. I revisited by surgeon recently and he also didn't have a cut and dry explanation but offered some ideas. I have some scar tissue inside the chee...

I just had my ceramic uppers removed last week and I found it only slightly more pressure than when the ligs are put back on after an adjustment. It wasn't bad at all and I had no staining. In fact, after the polishing they looked really great. I had meant to take some Tylenol beforehand and forgot ...

Welcome deb1! I'm nearing the end of my braces journey at age 59. I've been in braces for over two years and will be debraced in April. After the initial irritation passed the whole experience got a lot easier. I also had double jaw surgery last September and I have to say it was all worth it. I too...

I lost track of how many impressions I had -- lots! The first one was done by my ortho when he determined I was ready for surgery. That was as everyone else described - just horrendous to yank out without damaging it. The OS didn't agree that I was ready and sent me back to the ortho for more tweaki...

That's very interesting, Phil. How does Omega 3 relate to the swelling? I'm very curious. I'm over 4 months post op for double jaw surgery and I still have some very annoying, persistent swelling. The kind that causes you to chew the insides of your cheeks. I've also just started taking Omega 3. I'v...

- upper and lower - Class III underbite -- 4 mm upper advancement, 4 mm lower retraction Both archwires changed at almost 6 weeks. Elastics for only one week post op. No elastics from ortho until 11 weeks. Now almost 4 months post op and in heavy elastics to close anterior open bite and one elastic ...

Thanks so much, that's really helpful information. I'll be super diligent about the timing of the dose and see if that helps. A good deal of my swelling is inside my cheeks and I'm constantly biting down on puffy flesh (ouch!) My OS feels that if it doesn't subside soon I could develop scar tissue t...

Wow, 3000 mg/day... that's way more than I've been taking. I'm at three months post op and I still have some very persistent, noticeable swelling. I've been taking 500 mg twice a day as recommended on the bottle and don't see any benefit but I figured I'd take it anyway. Maybe I'll increase my dose ...

We all feel your pain, dubnobass. I was just handed down the same sentence. I'm over 2 months post op for a bimax to correct a class III overbite with asymmetry and a slight anterior open bite and I'm feeling the same numbness in my upper gums that you described. I was curious if you can feel any se...

KriegR I have what sounds like a similar bump. My surgery was 10 weeks ago and my entire palate was also numb but I now have complete feeling. Behind my last molar I have a hard bump about the size of a pea and a similar, although much smaller, one on the other side. It appears to be in the area tha...

Since I'm a total wimp I was beyond scared about the pain going into surgery but I had pretty much the same experience as dubnobass, no pain at all and only took the meds to stay ahead of any pain. I took the heavy duty meds at night for a week or so because it knocked me out and helped me sleep, bu...

dubnobass I agree with NCRN that it may be the sutures and just general healing in the nasal area. I'm 8 weeks post-op from a bimax and have the same sensations. Although, I've been having them for quite a while. All of the nasal passages have to be dissected to do a Lefort (septoplasty?) and obviou...

That happened to me post op as well. And it scared me to no end. Only is was my bottom gums. At my one week appointment the surgeon said it wasn't a concern and sure enough a few days later they looked normal again.

But I'm glad you're seeing your ortho for a professional opinion. Hope all is well.

I'm at 5 weeks post-op from double jaw surgery and my OS just released me to my ortho. He had predicted between 4-6 weeks in my case. My bite was perfect from day one after surgery and after 4 weeks of elastics he's removed them saying I didn't need them anymore. After one week without them I haven'...