thats funny , i answered the same thing about if i regret or am glad i did it?
i think as i see the new me i am glad but i wont know for sure till i can talk,eat and feel normal so yeah about a year !!!!
Triple jaw surgery - Dec 4th
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Re: Triple jaw surgery - Dec 4th
[quote="jdon"]Hi all,
I’ve been lurking on the forum for a while but this is my first post! I’ve had braces twice in the past but finally decided to do the surgery (upper, lower and chin), making this the third time I’ve had braces. I’m 21 years old from Toronto and I’m having my surgery with Dr. Caminiti.
Some questions for you all:
1) I’ve currently scheduled to have 2 weeks off from work. I'm returning to work on Dec 21st giving me 16 days to heal up. Do you guys think that will be enough? I work in an office setting and pretty much sit at my desk all day.
2) Have any of you ever developed any TMJ problems after the surgery? One of the reasons that I am getting the surgery is that my jaw gets pretty tired / sore after trying to keep my mouth closed all day so I'm hoping that goes away after the surgery.
3) I’m having hooks placed on my braces soon – does that mean I’ll be banded shut?
4) After getting the results back from my EKG, it says possible septal infarction. Anybody ever had that and have any issues with their surgery because of it? I really don’t think that I could have had a heart attack in the past. I had epinephrine like 4 months ago because of an allergic reaction – could that register on the EKG? I’ll double check when I meet with the surgeon again –but just throwing this one out there.
Thanks in advance and I appreciate the responses![/quote
Hey i just had my triple jaw surgery with Dr. Camini I think two weeks might be enough if you have a desk job. If they are putting hooks on your teeth will be banded with elastics like mine . definitely not as bad as wires. The worst part is the swelling and not being able to breath out of your nose very well but it's getting a little better, i'm only day 4 after surgery. Good luck with yours!
I’ve been lurking on the forum for a while but this is my first post! I’ve had braces twice in the past but finally decided to do the surgery (upper, lower and chin), making this the third time I’ve had braces. I’m 21 years old from Toronto and I’m having my surgery with Dr. Caminiti.
Some questions for you all:
1) I’ve currently scheduled to have 2 weeks off from work. I'm returning to work on Dec 21st giving me 16 days to heal up. Do you guys think that will be enough? I work in an office setting and pretty much sit at my desk all day.
2) Have any of you ever developed any TMJ problems after the surgery? One of the reasons that I am getting the surgery is that my jaw gets pretty tired / sore after trying to keep my mouth closed all day so I'm hoping that goes away after the surgery.
3) I’m having hooks placed on my braces soon – does that mean I’ll be banded shut?
4) After getting the results back from my EKG, it says possible septal infarction. Anybody ever had that and have any issues with their surgery because of it? I really don’t think that I could have had a heart attack in the past. I had epinephrine like 4 months ago because of an allergic reaction – could that register on the EKG? I’ll double check when I meet with the surgeon again –but just throwing this one out there.
Thanks in advance and I appreciate the responses![/quote
Hey i just had my triple jaw surgery with Dr. Camini I think two weeks might be enough if you have a desk job. If they are putting hooks on your teeth will be banded with elastics like mine . definitely not as bad as wires. The worst part is the swelling and not being able to breath out of your nose very well but it's getting a little better, i'm only day 4 after surgery. Good luck with yours!