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I've tried searching for similar posts but as the search function isn't working properly I thought I'd post this. I'm four months post-op from upper and lower surgery and a month post lower right plate removal. The swelling went down really quickly after the plate was removed and also a bit of loose...

OMG I'm having the same problem!! I know you posted this over a year ago but could you tell me what happened? I'm freaking out. Having the exact same issue you had at 4 months post-op. I've already had the lower right plate removed. Hope everything was okay in the end and didn't turn out to be a loo...

It was really cool to read your post. I've just hit the 4 month post-op mark and was thinking the same thing yesterday. I wasn't banded shut for as long as you - only 2 weeks but that was enough to send me potty. My lowest point was screaming on the bathroom floor in agony with my stiff morning jaw ...

I've read through some of these posts and still can't name what I had done! I had my palate expanded but didn't have an expander put in at any point with a key to turn it. They just cut my palate in three - the cuts were made either side of my canines and second front teeth and cut into a v-shape th...

I had upper and lower jaw surgery with a palate expansion just over 3 months ago now. The swelling has almost gone and things are looking pretty normal now. I'm still on soft foods. I can't chew much still nor bite. I did however bite into a couple of mini donuts last night but it didn't hurt. My su...

Hi all, I had my lower right plate removed yesterday. Apparently the root cause of my problems post-op was a loose bone fragment! I had a lump on my gum for the past month that looked angry and red/yellow and my swelling went up and down prior to the plate removal and my surgeon believed it was the ...

I'm nearly 10 weeks post-op now from upper and lower with palate expansion. I'm having the lower-right plate removed in 2 weeks as it's infected/rejecting. I woke this morning with a horrible pain in my chin on the left side (not the infected side) Could it be possible my plate is rejecting the othe...

Hi cocomecrazy - I have no idea. It could be a number of things. I got an infection in Week 2 and had it drained in Week 3 and was on strong antibiotics - pus was oozing out of my stitches at the back on the lower-right side. They took a swab and said it wasn't staph (MRSA) so could have just been a...

Hi Zoej, So sorry to hear you're going through similar crud to me regarding infection and plate removal. If I'd known about how common these risks seem to be I wouldn't have bothered with this surgery - but then I'm only saying that because I'm angry, upset and scared right now. I know I will be ple...

Hi Freakyteeth thanks for your reply. Man that sounds like you went through a lot in one go I hope you're ok now? I will be under general but he said it would only take 30mins and i would be discharged the same day. I'm pretty nervous even though I know it won't be anything like the jaw surgery, I'm...

So as I thought my plate needs removing on my lower right jaw. It's infected again abcsess for those of you who have seen my other posts you will know the bother I've had with infection. It's scheduled for November 10th. I have some questions that my surgeon unfortunately is either too vague or busy...

I'm 7 weeks post-op, had an infection week 3 that needed draining. I think I have an abscess on my gum at the site where they cut to drain. I've tried doing lots of research but not really sure what is a sure sign of one. I'm seeing my OS tomorrow in an emergency appt but just wondered if anyone els...

Hey guys thought I'd give you an update - my acne has gone whoohoo but my swelling is still soooo uneven and on the side where it was infected, I now have an open incision/wound at the back where the gum meets the cheek. No idea why this has happened - the maxfac consultant I saw on Sunday couldn't ...

Apologies for the typos by the way I use my phone mostly so the predictive text has a mind of its own!

Thanks Chicago29 your replies are helpful as ever :-) Ouch being cauterised hurts from memory of having it done as a kid but I guess you are numb so can't feel anything? Well it's strange because it isn't bleeding, I only noticed because I had a stinging sensation after eating which obviously was it...