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#91 Post by Le » Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:16 pm

Its great to hear everyone is improving in their respective stages!

I am on my 4th day post-op and feeling way better than I ever expected! I only had my lower jaw moved forward as opposed to both, which probably helps though.

I got discharged from hospital yesterday, so am a bit wary as to the difference when all the nice hospital meds are out of my system. But so far I have had little pain at all. My swelling has definately peaked today which is not pleasent, but i'm just working through the babyfood and as much liquid as I can!

Good luck to everyone

#92 Post by **vincejawsurgery** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:38 am

I'm on week 3 and teeth are still wired shut.

I can't fit anything in between my teeth so it is liquid food for me. I didn't want to blend solid food cos it tastes funny and it is hard to swallow.

3 more weeks to go.......

#93 Post by **baileymc** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:53 am

Le- Good to hear things are good for you so far, i had the same thing as you did two week ago today. Trust me, after a week you will feel SO much better! Right now I feel fantastic I hope things go well, keep in there!

Vince- I know how you feel, liquid stuff sucks i havent blended ANY solid food my whole journey... does not appeal to me at all...

I get my bands off tommorrow and im am SO excited.. im gonna eat like a whole carton of eggs. Maybe not... but im gonna eat something tasty

Hope everyones feeling good! First week i regretted this sooo much, but now i coulden be happier.

#94 Post by **Josh'smom** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:52 pm

Josh ate a burger and 2 orders of fries from In and Out today! He is 15 days post op! I couldn't believe it. He said he wanted to try. He was one happy happy boy!

I haven't the courage to weigh him but I'm sure he is down in weight. He was around 85 pounds before surgery.

He goes back to school on 9/7. He is doing this "drool and slurp" thing and I'm not sure how well that is going to go over. He is getting better about noticing, but it's not going to be good if he's drooling and slurping in 7th grade!

#95 Post by **Ellie** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:50 am

Hello everybody, had my upper jaw moved forward 9 days ago! It all went very smoothly and I didnt need strong painkillers for long, so I got discharged the next day

Niggly pain but paracetamol sorts that out, hardly any bruising, and my swelling peaked at the end of last week and is coming down nicely! Looking forward to proper food, they said soft diet for 3 weeks, tried a bit of real chewing but it's difficult so mostly had to give up and swallow! It's so odd having my top teeth infront of my bottom ones.
One thing, since I came round i've noticed one of my legs has gone a bit stiff, it's kind of improved with walking about but I can still notice it, is that a normal side effect of anaesthetic? Or should I ask someone about it?

#96 Post by **aliciaj212** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:22 am

For those of you who have successfully transitioned into the chewing phase, how did you get there?

I'm supposed to be chewing on foods like eggs and tofu, but I just end up mashing with my tongue or swallowing them whole. And when I do try, all the food gets stuck in this crevice between my cheek and teeth.

#97 Post by **braceface23** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:59 am

aliciaj212 wrote:For those of you who have successfully transitioned into the chewing phase, how did you get there?

I'm supposed to be chewing on foods like eggs and tofu, but I just end up mashing with my tongue or swallowing them whole. And when I do try, all the food gets stuck in this crevice between my cheek and teeth.

I'm allowed to eat " softish foods that I can kinda swish around to swallow" so stuff like rice/pancakes/ mac and cheese.. etc etc .. cheese cnchildas.. i kinda just swish around til I swallow them. Sounds like you are doin ok though.. 24 days post op today here.

#98 Post by **vincejawsurgery** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:09 pm

I still cannot eat. I don't know why my upper and lower teeth have to be wired shut for 6 full weeks because I see a lot of you don't have to. This is harder than I thought.

#99 Post by **shanalouis** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:44 pm

i dont think i could be wired shut for 6 weeks!..how do you do it

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Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:03 pm

I am on day 26, 2 more days to 4 weeks post-op. I have about 16 days to go... Don't ask me how I did it, it has not been easy.

#101 Post by **baileymc** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:57 pm

Vince I really feel for you having your teeth shut still :[ keep in there buddy its gonna be so great to get them off trust me!

I am now almost a week since having my bands removed, as soon as they were removed it was so awkward and actually painful, it seemed like my jaw kept popping out of place, my first plate of scrambled eggs were pretty tasty though even though i had to shove them in there because I was so scared to open my mouth wider. I actually got so frusterated I staring crying while on the phone with my dad it was just so awkward and uncomfortable; for the first 5 hours i talked with my teeth clenched together.
On the brightside things are way better I am now eating lots of things from pasta, eggs, all kinds of rice, more pasta, and everything else I can manage to chew decently. Its still difficult to chew some things and i find im swallowing more than chewing.. But things have definately improved. since the 16th of August

Swelling is basically gone, no more bruising at all, I still dont have feeling in my lower lip and chin area, but I have become used to this

Next appointment to see my surgergeon is Tuesday!

Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:11 am

How does it feel like after the wires or rubber bands are removed after 4-6 weeks?

I am curious to know how to feels like to chew again...

I don't feel like my jaw is popping out any more. Previously when I yawn, I feel like my jaw is dropping. I am almost 4 weeks post-op and I don't get this feeling any more.

#103 Post by Le » Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:24 pm

Wow, congrats to you for making it through so long with your jaw wired or banded shut!! I can't imagine how tough it is...I wasn't wired or banded at all, and still I complained about the diet!

As for the chewing, I'm just over 2 weeks post op and am still really struggling with trying to chew anything. Not sure when this will get better. Hopefully soon!

Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:55 pm

Today is my 5th week. Can't believe I made it this far. I have not seen my tongue in 35 days!

My doctor will remove the wires 2 more days from now and I should be able to chew again... He said a young man like me should be OK within 5 weeks and there is no need to wait till the 6th week.

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