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Nice pics kate. I agree with Meryaten. Compared to the "before" pic your nose looks more tilted up. Dont know why but my nose is tilted slightly up aswell compared to pre-op. Also, when I was training I took a hard right hook/punch to the face that resulted in a slightly croocked nose. I n...

Well kate, I am doing good today. These last couple of days I have been burying myself with schoolwork and hanging with friends just to keep my mind of things.(Damn, should have seen your tip before I did all this schoolwork :P ) I have good friends, they keep me happy... by making fun of me. Love t...

You are looking good kate. Your progress seems to be somewhat like mine. My swelling is going down day by day, although the more it goes down, the more I get worriend. :? As you mentioned kate, I also have problems with cirtain letters. For me its "S", and "C". I did not pay to m...

Aiiii, 7 weeks out. Guess Ill have to take it easy, and just run with it for a couple of weeks.

I am glad that you are doing so good kate! Thoes walks really helped me, so keep them up. I got a headache the first time, after that it felt really good, aspecially for my face. Its kinda wierd, I used to take the walks after midnight so I felt abit like a good-guy-monster-type from the movies. :P ...

Nice pics kate, really shows good progress!

Since yall are talking about weight in some sence , its HARD! I just cant seem to get enoug food into me. In additon to that I partially loose my apetite, so every day since the surgery I have lost 1kg, or 2lbs. So far 16lbs.

Thats very good news kate0310, congrats!! :D About the stiches catching up on the breaces, I personally have not experienced that. Think it depends on how good the work was done by the surgeon, or perhaps the conditions did not allow the surgeon to make it more compact. Althoug when I pulled out one...

I stopped using pain meds during the day at day 5, because the pain went away when I was not lying down and in light activity. I am one week post-op now and I only use pain meds before bedtime. I must say, today is my best day so far. The turnaround was very sudden! So kate0310 if your turnaround ha...

I got alot of coverage from the governmet because it was a medical process. So for the braces and stuff I paied approximetly 1000USD and for the surgery with hospital fees I paied 500USD.

Hey yall! Lark, I am so sorry to hear bout that! That would be my worst nightmare now, and I so hope I, or anyone else has to go trough an infection! Still, I have heard that taking the srews out helps usually all the time, and its a easy prosedure. So I think you will be just fine. Besides I kindof...

Tnx, but I think I found a cure. I just have to be more active and it seems the pain goes away. In fact last night when the pain got almost unbarable, I noticed walking a bit around helped. So I got dressed at took a walk into town at 2am :P Anyways, Ill give it a day, and if this does not change by...

Hello everyone, I just had the worst night. I am 6th day post op and have a question for yall. Last night I was in alot of pain. I barely fell asleep! Most of the pain was concentrated on my right side, and is barable, but extremely annoying. It hurts in my jaw even when I swallow wather. The most o...

Hey kate, I am actually feeling better today. Less pain and it is a bit easier to do stuff with my mouth. Less stiffness in other words. As for the swelling, my upper jaw is the same, if not abit more swollen then yesterday. Ihave also noticed some swelling on the sides, on eye height. The swelling ...

Tnx Meryaten. As for the information from the surgeon there was not much to get out of him. I saw him two times and did not get to ask alot of questions. Apperently the whole surgery was preformed by several surgeons, and when they came to see me, they were talking to eachother rather then me. I kin...

I am now realising that "eating" demands a huge determination. Since the food is so liquid, it is digested very fast. Honestly I spend half my day eating, and despite my efforts I am almost constantly hungry. Although as Meryaten said, this varies from person to person. I am just the the k...