Surgery in 9days!

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#1 Post by **JuicyB** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:45 pm

Ok so I get surgery done on Sept 7. It's a three piece maxila and it's for both upper and lower jaw. I see my surgeons tomorrow to talk about the extra details but that is all I know for now. I might have to have my jaws wired shut but I'm hoping that I won't have to.
I will post post-op pics as soon as it happens
.....Some pics of me now
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r67/ ... stars.gif I'll put pics up of my teeth soon take care guys

#2 Post by **JuicyB** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:56 pm

Thanks..the main thing I am concerned about is weight
I have 9days to gain some kind of weight. I am 5'3 and at 111lbs
What do you think would be good to consume? Also what are the most important things that I will need for recovery? So far I just have a blender, pillows, ice packs, jaw strap, and button pajamas on my list. Any other helpful things?

Also my surgery is on the 7th of this month but my best friends baby shower is on October the 13th, do you think my swelling will be down enough for me to attend it?

thanks

#3 Post by **Renden** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:07 pm

Best of luck.

After my surgery i used nothing but a glass and soup lol, blended food just tastes horrible to me.

And about the baby shower, being that it is only 6 days after surgery, there will most likely still be lots of swelling, but I'd still go. Don't hide away.

#4 Post by **loulou123** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:35 am

Good luck for your operation

sounds like your pretty prepared to me, perhaps stock up on dvds and books/magazines to keep you occupied in the early days.

#5 Post by **WhiteLurcher** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:09 am

Add lip balm to your list I used Nivea SOS, it's a tube rather than a stick, cause your lips can be pretty horrible the first couple of days post chop!

Other than that I think your set!

Best wishes!

#6 Post by **SandraJones** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:28 am

Juicy,

Ensure is a very good drink for oral/facial surgery recovery. It has lots of vitamins and tastes great, IMO. There are different varieties, you could use the high calcium or high protein, or go back and forth between the two. You can find it at just about any drug or grocery store, usually in the diet aisle even though at 200 cals it's hardly diet food.

I think you could exist just on Ensure for several weeks. They've got a web site with more info.

You are so pretty !! If you don't mind me asking, what exactly are they going to do with your jaws ? Are they doing an impaction of your maxilla ? In back or in front or both ? Any advancement ? Are you having any advancement of the lower jaw ? I'm obsessed with maxillofacial surgery, had mine a long time ago, so I love knowing the details but don't want to invade your privacy or be insensitive to your pre-surgery jitters, if you have them.

#7 Post by **asd** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:02 am

I lost about a stone after the op but then i do lose weight very easily, im 5'2 and originaly weighed 7 stone and lost 1 stone in 2 weeks! Im now 6 stone which i think is 84lbs, tiny i no. But i found eating lots of things like custard after the op helped me put some weight on. Good luck with the op xxx

#8 Post by **JuicyB** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:13 pm

Thanks Sandra
This is my assesment

A: Maxillarry hyperplasia, Mandibular hypoplasia
Tx: Lefort 1, 3 piece retraction of anterior segment BSSO advancement mandible

Both jaws and I might be wired shut

My surfery is not in 3days! Wish me luck guys and I will post post-op pics as soon as I can
Take care

#9 Post by **4beauty4symmetry** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:54 pm

Have they told you why you might be wired shut? Or how great the chance is that you will be?

It sounds like, based on what people here have had to say who have had their jaws wired shut, that it it makes recovery that much more demanding, because your diet is even more restricted and speech more difficult.

I'm sure you'll do fine, tho.

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