Whoo hoo! I did it! I had the sarpe procedure plus four wisdom teeth removed yesterday morning and came through it just fine.
I've just been following the usual orders, liquids for the first couple days, lots of ice to sort of control the swelling (as if that is possible, my cheeks are HUGE0, and rest. My jaws where they took out the widom teeth hurt much worse than any of the sarpe related stitches/incisions, etc. In fact I think I would've just been safe with advil had I not had the extractions done at the same time.
Good luck to anyone else who is currently awaiting their surgery date or contemplating having orthognathic surgery. This board really helped to allay my fears and I felt so much more confident going into this because I'd been able to research and hear other people's stories. A huge thanks to Brandyleigh again, she blogged about her sarpe story last year in detail and it was a godsend to read it and know exactly what the procedure entailed from a real person's point of view, not a doctor.
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great news that you made it through!!
I had SARPE last november. some advice from my OS
After about 3 days only use ice if it makes it feel better. Heat will do more to reduce swelling after 3 days. Take Advil around the clock for about 4 days even if you are not in pain. It also will reduce swelling.
Kim
I had SARPE last november. some advice from my OS
After about 3 days only use ice if it makes it feel better. Heat will do more to reduce swelling after 3 days. Take Advil around the clock for about 4 days even if you are not in pain. It also will reduce swelling.
Kim
SARPE 11/23/06
Expansion over 12/18/06 8.5mm
Brace day tops 1/15/07
Brace day bottoms 3/19/07
all expansion devices removed 9/19/07
Thanks everyone!
Science, so heat after the first few days instead of ice helps with swelling, huh? I hadn't heard that yet...but I will certainly give it a try. And I will definitely try doing the Advil to reduce swelling as well. Actually I will try anything to reduce swelling, ha ha!
Mery, I have been a good girl, no straw sucking, no vigorous rinsing/spitting and definitely no smoking. I was a smoker and can now proudly say that I have quit! I quit about two weeks before the surgery because first of all why put all this money into my mouth and continue my filthy habit and second I knew I would hopefully heal faster if I didn't have all that gunk in my system!
Science, so heat after the first few days instead of ice helps with swelling, huh? I hadn't heard that yet...but I will certainly give it a try. And I will definitely try doing the Advil to reduce swelling as well. Actually I will try anything to reduce swelling, ha ha!
Mery, I have been a good girl, no straw sucking, no vigorous rinsing/spitting and definitely no smoking. I was a smoker and can now proudly say that I have quit! I quit about two weeks before the surgery because first of all why put all this money into my mouth and continue my filthy habit and second I knew I would hopefully heal faster if I didn't have all that gunk in my system!
How are you doing today?
Just read your post and I am having the same thing done next Wednesday (4 wisdom teeth cut out and sarpe). Hope you are doing well.....I'm a little nervous and would like to hear how your experience has been so far.
Thanks!
Thanks!
jonni, and anyone else:
I thought it would be worse than it actually turned out to be! You'll do fine, please don't put too much energy into worrying about it. The first couple of days were the hardest pain-wise. The pain from the wisdom teeth removal was worse than the pain from the sarpe, for sure. Nothing a little prescription pain medication didn't help with, though. I was honestly surprised at how quickly my state of life improved after the first 24 hours, it just wasn't bad at all! I opted to have my procedures done in the OS's office rather than a hospital, and I'm glad I made that decision. I did it to save money, and I did save a substantial amount by doing so, but aside from the money factor I can say I was quite comfortable having the whole thing done under the care of just my oral surgeon and his team of nurses.
My experience was this: I went in, had some panorex x-rays taken, then went into the surgical suite where I was hooked up to a blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor (and some other machines to monitor other vital signs), then the OS came in and hooked me up to the IV which was not pleasant nor painful at all, then I was out like a light. The whole procedure took maybe 1.5 hours and then I was in the recovery room with my husband and I remember talking to the nurses and then the OS came in and told me what to expect for the next few days and how well everything went. It was really a piece of cake.
I went home and slept most of that day and night, taking my prescribed pain meds and antibiotics and changing gauze for my wisdom teeth periodically. I was slightly uncomfortable but only when getting out of bed to use the bathroom and change the gauze. Other than that I was able to drink water/juice and watch t.v. if I felt like it...
The next 48 hours or so I was only uncomfortable because I am a side-sleeper and couldn't quite get used to sleeping on my back instead of my side, but I was exhausted enough not to care too much. The worst part of those couple of days was seeing my face balloon and feeling a lot of pressure from the sarpe, but nothing unbearable at all.
The last couple of days have been fine, the only discomfort being that I am upset about not being able to eat "normal" food like salads or pizza, things that I normally crave but cannot really blend or puree. The blender has become my best friend, for sure! Other than that, though, I've been in good spirits and have been able to survive the minimal pain with just regular old Advil. I had my prescription refilled for pain meds but haven't even broken into the new pill bottle, so that was unnecessary.
Brushing my teeth has been a little weird, my husband got me a child size toothbrush which has helped tremendously, but I still haven't gotten over not being able to feel my top front teeth...I have brackets on them to boot and I have to be careful that food doesn't get caught up in there or in the stitches above.
Any other questions I could answer please feel free to ask! I would love to know I was able to ease someone else's nerves. For the record, Brandyleigh's blog helped me tremendously, she went through sarpe in March of 2006 if you look up her blog.
Hope this has been helpful!
I thought it would be worse than it actually turned out to be! You'll do fine, please don't put too much energy into worrying about it. The first couple of days were the hardest pain-wise. The pain from the wisdom teeth removal was worse than the pain from the sarpe, for sure. Nothing a little prescription pain medication didn't help with, though. I was honestly surprised at how quickly my state of life improved after the first 24 hours, it just wasn't bad at all! I opted to have my procedures done in the OS's office rather than a hospital, and I'm glad I made that decision. I did it to save money, and I did save a substantial amount by doing so, but aside from the money factor I can say I was quite comfortable having the whole thing done under the care of just my oral surgeon and his team of nurses.
My experience was this: I went in, had some panorex x-rays taken, then went into the surgical suite where I was hooked up to a blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor (and some other machines to monitor other vital signs), then the OS came in and hooked me up to the IV which was not pleasant nor painful at all, then I was out like a light. The whole procedure took maybe 1.5 hours and then I was in the recovery room with my husband and I remember talking to the nurses and then the OS came in and told me what to expect for the next few days and how well everything went. It was really a piece of cake.
I went home and slept most of that day and night, taking my prescribed pain meds and antibiotics and changing gauze for my wisdom teeth periodically. I was slightly uncomfortable but only when getting out of bed to use the bathroom and change the gauze. Other than that I was able to drink water/juice and watch t.v. if I felt like it...
The next 48 hours or so I was only uncomfortable because I am a side-sleeper and couldn't quite get used to sleeping on my back instead of my side, but I was exhausted enough not to care too much. The worst part of those couple of days was seeing my face balloon and feeling a lot of pressure from the sarpe, but nothing unbearable at all.
The last couple of days have been fine, the only discomfort being that I am upset about not being able to eat "normal" food like salads or pizza, things that I normally crave but cannot really blend or puree. The blender has become my best friend, for sure! Other than that, though, I've been in good spirits and have been able to survive the minimal pain with just regular old Advil. I had my prescription refilled for pain meds but haven't even broken into the new pill bottle, so that was unnecessary.
Brushing my teeth has been a little weird, my husband got me a child size toothbrush which has helped tremendously, but I still haven't gotten over not being able to feel my top front teeth...I have brackets on them to boot and I have to be careful that food doesn't get caught up in there or in the stitches above.
Any other questions I could answer please feel free to ask! I would love to know I was able to ease someone else's nerves. For the record, Brandyleigh's blog helped me tremendously, she went through sarpe in March of 2006 if you look up her blog.
Hope this has been helpful!
jonni, and anyone else:
I thought it would be worse than it actually turned out to be! You'll do fine, please don't put too much energy into worrying about it. The first couple of days were the hardest pain-wise. The pain from the wisdom teeth removal was worse than the pain from the sarpe, for sure. Nothing a little prescription pain medication didn't help with, though. I was honestly surprised at how quickly my state of life improved after the first 24 hours, it just wasn't bad at all! I opted to have my procedures done in the OS's office rather than a hospital, and I'm glad I made that decision. I did it to save money, and I did save a substantial amount by doing so, but aside from the money factor I can say I was quite comfortable having the whole thing done under the care of just my oral surgeon and his team of nurses.
My experience was this: I went in, had some panorex x-rays taken, then went into the surgical suite where I was hooked up to a blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor (and some other machines to monitor other vital signs), then the OS came in and hooked me up to the IV which was not pleasant nor painful at all, then I was out like a light. The whole procedure took maybe 1.5 hours and then I was in the recovery room with my husband and I remember talking to the nurses and then the OS came in and told me what to expect for the next few days and how well everything went. It was really a piece of cake.
I went home and slept most of that day and night, taking my prescribed pain meds and antibiotics and changing gauze for my wisdom teeth periodically. I was slightly uncomfortable but only when getting out of bed to use the bathroom and change the gauze. Other than that I was able to drink water/juice and watch t.v. if I felt like it...
The next 48 hours or so I was only uncomfortable because I am a side-sleeper and couldn't quite get used to sleeping on my back instead of my side, but I was exhausted enough not to care too much. The worst part of those couple of days was seeing my face balloon and feeling a lot of pressure from the sarpe, but nothing unbearable at all.
The last couple of days have been fine, the only discomfort being that I am upset about not being able to eat "normal" food like salads or pizza, things that I normally crave but cannot really blend or puree. The blender has become my best friend, for sure! Other than that, though, I've been in good spirits and have been able to survive the minimal pain with just regular old Advil. I had my prescription refilled for pain meds but haven't even broken into the new pill bottle, so that was unnecessary.
Brushing my teeth has been a little weird, my husband got me a child size toothbrush which has helped tremendously, but I still haven't gotten over not being able to feel my top front teeth...I have brackets on them to boot and I have to be careful that food doesn't get caught up in there or in the stitches above.
Any other questions I could answer please feel free to ask! I would love to know I was able to ease someone else's nerves. For the record, Brandyleigh's blog helped me tremendously, she went through sarpe in March of 2006 if you look up her blog.
Hope this has been helpful!
I thought it would be worse than it actually turned out to be! You'll do fine, please don't put too much energy into worrying about it. The first couple of days were the hardest pain-wise. The pain from the wisdom teeth removal was worse than the pain from the sarpe, for sure. Nothing a little prescription pain medication didn't help with, though. I was honestly surprised at how quickly my state of life improved after the first 24 hours, it just wasn't bad at all! I opted to have my procedures done in the OS's office rather than a hospital, and I'm glad I made that decision. I did it to save money, and I did save a substantial amount by doing so, but aside from the money factor I can say I was quite comfortable having the whole thing done under the care of just my oral surgeon and his team of nurses.
My experience was this: I went in, had some panorex x-rays taken, then went into the surgical suite where I was hooked up to a blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor (and some other machines to monitor other vital signs), then the OS came in and hooked me up to the IV which was not pleasant nor painful at all, then I was out like a light. The whole procedure took maybe 1.5 hours and then I was in the recovery room with my husband and I remember talking to the nurses and then the OS came in and told me what to expect for the next few days and how well everything went. It was really a piece of cake.
I went home and slept most of that day and night, taking my prescribed pain meds and antibiotics and changing gauze for my wisdom teeth periodically. I was slightly uncomfortable but only when getting out of bed to use the bathroom and change the gauze. Other than that I was able to drink water/juice and watch t.v. if I felt like it...
The next 48 hours or so I was only uncomfortable because I am a side-sleeper and couldn't quite get used to sleeping on my back instead of my side, but I was exhausted enough not to care too much. The worst part of those couple of days was seeing my face balloon and feeling a lot of pressure from the sarpe, but nothing unbearable at all.
The last couple of days have been fine, the only discomfort being that I am upset about not being able to eat "normal" food like salads or pizza, things that I normally crave but cannot really blend or puree. The blender has become my best friend, for sure! Other than that, though, I've been in good spirits and have been able to survive the minimal pain with just regular old Advil. I had my prescription refilled for pain meds but haven't even broken into the new pill bottle, so that was unnecessary.
Brushing my teeth has been a little weird, my husband got me a child size toothbrush which has helped tremendously, but I still haven't gotten over not being able to feel my top front teeth...I have brackets on them to boot and I have to be careful that food doesn't get caught up in there or in the stitches above.
Any other questions I could answer please feel free to ask! I would love to know I was able to ease someone else's nerves. For the record, Brandyleigh's blog helped me tremendously, she went through sarpe in March of 2006 if you look up her blog.
Hope this has been helpful!
jonni, and anyone else:
I thought it would be worse than it actually turned out to be! You'll do fine, please don't put too much energy into worrying about it. The first couple of days were the hardest pain-wise. The pain from the wisdom teeth removal was worse than the pain from the sarpe, for sure. Nothing a little prescription pain medication didn't help with, though. I was honestly surprised at how quickly my state of life improved after the first 24 hours, it just wasn't bad at all! I opted to have my procedures done in the OS's office rather than a hospital, and I'm glad I made that decision. I did it to save money, and I did save a substantial amount by doing so, but aside from the money factor I can say I was quite comfortable having the whole thing done under the care of just my oral surgeon and his team of nurses.
My experience was this: I went in, had some panorex x-rays taken, then went into the surgical suite where I was hooked up to a blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor (and some other machines to monitor other vital signs), then the OS came in and hooked me up to the IV which was not pleasant nor painful at all, then I was out like a light. The whole procedure took maybe 1.5 hours and then I was in the recovery room with my husband and I remember talking to the nurses and then the OS came in and told me what to expect for the next few days and how well everything went. It was really a piece of cake.
I went home and slept most of that day and night, taking my prescribed pain meds and antibiotics and changing gauze for my wisdom teeth periodically. I was slightly uncomfortable but only when getting out of bed to use the bathroom and change the gauze. Other than that I was able to drink water/juice and watch t.v. if I felt like it...
The next 48 hours or so I was only uncomfortable because I am a side-sleeper and couldn't quite get used to sleeping on my back instead of my side, but I was exhausted enough not to care too much. The worst part of those couple of days was seeing my face balloon and feeling a lot of pressure from the sarpe, but nothing unbearable at all.
The last couple of days have been fine, the only discomfort being that I am upset about not being able to eat "normal" food like salads or pizza, things that I normally crave but cannot really blend or puree. The blender has become my best friend, for sure! Other than that, though, I've been in good spirits and have been able to survive the minimal pain with just regular old Advil. I had my prescription refilled for pain meds but haven't even broken into the new pill bottle, so that was unnecessary.
Brushing my teeth has been a little weird, my husband got me a child size toothbrush which has helped tremendously, but I still haven't gotten over not being able to feel my top front teeth...I have brackets on them to boot and I have to be careful that food doesn't get caught up in there or in the stitches above.
Any other questions I could answer please feel free to ask! I would love to know I was able to ease someone else's nerves. For the record, Brandyleigh's blog helped me tremendously, she went through sarpe in March of 2006 if you look up her blog.
Hope this has been helpful!
I thought it would be worse than it actually turned out to be! You'll do fine, please don't put too much energy into worrying about it. The first couple of days were the hardest pain-wise. The pain from the wisdom teeth removal was worse than the pain from the sarpe, for sure. Nothing a little prescription pain medication didn't help with, though. I was honestly surprised at how quickly my state of life improved after the first 24 hours, it just wasn't bad at all! I opted to have my procedures done in the OS's office rather than a hospital, and I'm glad I made that decision. I did it to save money, and I did save a substantial amount by doing so, but aside from the money factor I can say I was quite comfortable having the whole thing done under the care of just my oral surgeon and his team of nurses.
My experience was this: I went in, had some panorex x-rays taken, then went into the surgical suite where I was hooked up to a blood pressure cuff and heart rate monitor (and some other machines to monitor other vital signs), then the OS came in and hooked me up to the IV which was not pleasant nor painful at all, then I was out like a light. The whole procedure took maybe 1.5 hours and then I was in the recovery room with my husband and I remember talking to the nurses and then the OS came in and told me what to expect for the next few days and how well everything went. It was really a piece of cake.
I went home and slept most of that day and night, taking my prescribed pain meds and antibiotics and changing gauze for my wisdom teeth periodically. I was slightly uncomfortable but only when getting out of bed to use the bathroom and change the gauze. Other than that I was able to drink water/juice and watch t.v. if I felt like it...
The next 48 hours or so I was only uncomfortable because I am a side-sleeper and couldn't quite get used to sleeping on my back instead of my side, but I was exhausted enough not to care too much. The worst part of those couple of days was seeing my face balloon and feeling a lot of pressure from the sarpe, but nothing unbearable at all.
The last couple of days have been fine, the only discomfort being that I am upset about not being able to eat "normal" food like salads or pizza, things that I normally crave but cannot really blend or puree. The blender has become my best friend, for sure! Other than that, though, I've been in good spirits and have been able to survive the minimal pain with just regular old Advil. I had my prescription refilled for pain meds but haven't even broken into the new pill bottle, so that was unnecessary.
Brushing my teeth has been a little weird, my husband got me a child size toothbrush which has helped tremendously, but I still haven't gotten over not being able to feel my top front teeth...I have brackets on them to boot and I have to be careful that food doesn't get caught up in there or in the stitches above.
Any other questions I could answer please feel free to ask! I would love to know I was able to ease someone else's nerves. For the record, Brandyleigh's blog helped me tremendously, she went through sarpe in March of 2006 if you look up her blog.
Hope this has been helpful!
Thanks for the reply
Thank you for your reply. I am having my surgery in the office too. I am pretty nervous but mainly just nervous for anesthesia, because I have never had surgery before. Anyway, I do have a few questions for you...
Did you have actual oral antibiotics or antibiotic mouthwash. I thought my OS said I would be getting antibiotic mouthwash.
Did you ice a lot?
What have you been eating & drinking? Is there anything that I should make sure I have in the house for the first couple days post-op?
How do you sleep? Do you sleep propped up?
Have you had nosebleeds? Don't ask me why I care so much about that, but I just have never had a nosebleed.
My OS said fluids are so important and I'm kinda worried about that because I just don't drink alot. I am just going to have to force myself to drink, drink, drink.
Do you have kids? I have a daughter who is almost 2 and I'm kinda nervous about her being around me. You know how kids are and she always wants to be right up on me. I'm worried that she may touch and hit my face. Should I stay at my mom's the first night?
Any other tips would be great. I was hoping I would find someone who did wisdom teeth and sarpe together.....and I did (just in time!)
Thanks again.
Jonni
Did you have actual oral antibiotics or antibiotic mouthwash. I thought my OS said I would be getting antibiotic mouthwash.
Did you ice a lot?
What have you been eating & drinking? Is there anything that I should make sure I have in the house for the first couple days post-op?
How do you sleep? Do you sleep propped up?
Have you had nosebleeds? Don't ask me why I care so much about that, but I just have never had a nosebleed.
My OS said fluids are so important and I'm kinda worried about that because I just don't drink alot. I am just going to have to force myself to drink, drink, drink.
Do you have kids? I have a daughter who is almost 2 and I'm kinda nervous about her being around me. You know how kids are and she always wants to be right up on me. I'm worried that she may touch and hit my face. Should I stay at my mom's the first night?
Any other tips would be great. I was hoping I would find someone who did wisdom teeth and sarpe together.....and I did (just in time!)
Thanks again.
Jonni
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Hey Jonni,
What Monarch says is totally true. Trust me the anticipation is far worse then the actual procedure. Check out my blog, (the link is under my name below) Click on the month of March and you can read through the whole process. I also list some foods that are good to eat with SARPE and some stuff you should really avoid.
It really is not that bad, I was home that night eating soft crockpot chicken. I had mine done in the OS office also with I.V sedation. I was done and out of there in 50 minutes. I went and got a smoothy and drank it, then went home. I never had to take more then advil to manage the pain, and really it never hurt much, was just a bit achey afterwards. Not anywhere near as bad as I had anticipated.
You will be fine. Here are my answers to some of your questions.
Did you have actual oral antibiotics or antibiotic mouthwash. I thought my OS said I would be getting antibiotic mouthwash. My OS put me on a round of oral antibiotics to take for 14 days after surgery. Other then that I didn't have anything but advil and salt water rinses.
Did you ice a lot? I iced like crazy! I did 20 minutes on 20 minutes off, religiously for the first two days. Then at my doctors recommendation I switched to heat to get the fluids moving. It helped a lot, my swelling went down pretty quickly
What have you been eating & drinking? Is there anything that I should make sure I have in the house for the first couple days post-op? I drank smoothies a lot for the first couple of days, then just switched to soft foods. Cream of wheat is great and you can mix pureed fruit in with it to get more benefit, mashed potatotes and gravy are really good too. Just about anything soft.
How do you sleep? Do you sleep propped up? I slept propped up on out couch for the first 4 days to help with the reduction of swelling, then I went back to sleeping in my bed. I would be puffy in the morning when I woke up but it would subside after I took a shower. After about 2 weeks this was no longer a problem.
Have you had nosebleeds? Don't ask me why I care so much about that, but I just have never had a nosebleed. Nope...never had even one.
My OS said fluids are so important and I'm kinda worried about that because I just don't drink alot. I am just going to have to force myself to drink, drink, drink. Yes you need to get fluids into yourself, but they can be in the form of smoothies, or fruit juice. You need to stay hydrated and your body needs protein/energy to help repair.
Do you have kids? I have a daughter who is almost 2 and I'm kinda nervous about her being around me. You know how kids are and she always wants to be right up on me. I'm worried that she may touch and hit my face. Should I stay at my mom's the first night? I think you will be fine, especially the first night. Days 3 and 4 tend to be when the swelling peaks and you will be rather puffy and probably the most miserable. I would say maybe have someone there that can help out, but you probably don't need to be away from your daughter. I think you will be fine.
Any other tips would be great. I was hoping I would find someone who did wisdom teeth and sarpe together.....and I did (just in time!)
I had a wisdom tooth extracted on the upper left, as well as a lower molar at the same time as my SARPE. I honestly had no real pain to speak of from either. Nothing that I couldn't totally manage with Advil.
Hope this helps some, oh, and check out my blog, it shows pics of stitches etc so you will have a better idea of whats going on. It is not that bad and the results are awesome! I don't regret going through with it at all!
Brandy
What Monarch says is totally true. Trust me the anticipation is far worse then the actual procedure. Check out my blog, (the link is under my name below) Click on the month of March and you can read through the whole process. I also list some foods that are good to eat with SARPE and some stuff you should really avoid.
It really is not that bad, I was home that night eating soft crockpot chicken. I had mine done in the OS office also with I.V sedation. I was done and out of there in 50 minutes. I went and got a smoothy and drank it, then went home. I never had to take more then advil to manage the pain, and really it never hurt much, was just a bit achey afterwards. Not anywhere near as bad as I had anticipated.
You will be fine. Here are my answers to some of your questions.
Did you have actual oral antibiotics or antibiotic mouthwash. I thought my OS said I would be getting antibiotic mouthwash. My OS put me on a round of oral antibiotics to take for 14 days after surgery. Other then that I didn't have anything but advil and salt water rinses.
Did you ice a lot? I iced like crazy! I did 20 minutes on 20 minutes off, religiously for the first two days. Then at my doctors recommendation I switched to heat to get the fluids moving. It helped a lot, my swelling went down pretty quickly
What have you been eating & drinking? Is there anything that I should make sure I have in the house for the first couple days post-op? I drank smoothies a lot for the first couple of days, then just switched to soft foods. Cream of wheat is great and you can mix pureed fruit in with it to get more benefit, mashed potatotes and gravy are really good too. Just about anything soft.
How do you sleep? Do you sleep propped up? I slept propped up on out couch for the first 4 days to help with the reduction of swelling, then I went back to sleeping in my bed. I would be puffy in the morning when I woke up but it would subside after I took a shower. After about 2 weeks this was no longer a problem.
Have you had nosebleeds? Don't ask me why I care so much about that, but I just have never had a nosebleed. Nope...never had even one.
My OS said fluids are so important and I'm kinda worried about that because I just don't drink alot. I am just going to have to force myself to drink, drink, drink. Yes you need to get fluids into yourself, but they can be in the form of smoothies, or fruit juice. You need to stay hydrated and your body needs protein/energy to help repair.
Do you have kids? I have a daughter who is almost 2 and I'm kinda nervous about her being around me. You know how kids are and she always wants to be right up on me. I'm worried that she may touch and hit my face. Should I stay at my mom's the first night? I think you will be fine, especially the first night. Days 3 and 4 tend to be when the swelling peaks and you will be rather puffy and probably the most miserable. I would say maybe have someone there that can help out, but you probably don't need to be away from your daughter. I think you will be fine.
Any other tips would be great. I was hoping I would find someone who did wisdom teeth and sarpe together.....and I did (just in time!)
I had a wisdom tooth extracted on the upper left, as well as a lower molar at the same time as my SARPE. I honestly had no real pain to speak of from either. Nothing that I couldn't totally manage with Advil.
Hope this helps some, oh, and check out my blog, it shows pics of stitches etc so you will have a better idea of whats going on. It is not that bad and the results are awesome! I don't regret going through with it at all!
Brandy
Thank you for your reply. I am having my surgery in the office too. I am pretty nervous but mainly just nervous for anesthesia, because I have never had surgery before. Anyway, I do have a few questions for you...
Did you have actual oral antibiotics or antibiotic mouthwash. I thought my OS said I would be getting antibiotic mouthwash.
Did you ice a lot? I iced a lot the first three or four days, the OS gave me ice packs in this sort of sling thing you velcro around your face and that worked well for me.
What have you been eating & drinking? Is there anything that I should make sure I have in the house for the first couple days post-op?
I love smoothies! I stocked up with a bunch of those Naked superfood smoothies and drank those for the first couple days, then went to soups and liquified mashed potatoes. I didn't push it as far as trying to chew anything, it was too big of a pain to me to worry about getting all kinds of gunk out of my teeth since I already had my brackets on. By the fifth day I was eating spaghettios and mac n cheese.
How do you sleep? Do you sleep propped up?
I slept propped up for probably 4-5 days, then I started being able to sleep on my side with my pam of my hand supporting my temple area if that makes sense. The first couple days I honestly was more worried about swallowing the gauze and choking on it than the swelling factor...
Have you had nosebleeds? Don't ask me why I care so much about that, but I just have never had a nosebleed.
I never had a nosebleed, it was definitely not a problem for me. I think if I'd had this done maybe in the middle of winter when it was really really dry then maybe it would've been an issue but not now.
My OS said fluids are so important and I'm kinda worried about that because I just don't drink alot. I am just going to have to force myself to drink, drink, drink.
Yeah, you definitely need to focus on getting enough fluids. Just try to drink a small 8 oz glass of water or juice at a time, then it won't seem like such a big deal. Also, I want to point out that the antibiotic (amoxicillin is what I was prescribed) can give you a yeast infection. My OS said that drinking enough water is key to avoiding the dreaded yeast infection, I think I didn't drink enough because I got one anyway even though I was super careful with hygiene and everything...looking back I know I could've been drinking a lot more water.
Do you have kids? I have a daughter who is almost 2 and I'm kinda nervous about her being around me. You know how kids are and she always wants to be right up on me. I'm worried that she may touch and hit my face. Should I stay at my mom's the first night?
I do not have children yet, but we have two small dogs, one of which is still a puppy and my husband had to make sure they stayed off me for the first few days. I was worried that the little one would bump my jaws or try to lick my face a lot. I wouldn't worry about having your daughter around, as long as she doesn't get too crazy and start pounding you in the head you'll probably be just fine with her.
Any other tips would be great. I was hoping I would find someone who did wisdom teeth and sarpe together.....and I did (just in time!)
Are you having all 4 wisdom teeth out like me? Honestly that will be the worst of the pain issue, imo. I just went to my ortho today and he was telling me I would probably be achy in those areas for about a month. I haven't been taking anything but Advil now for the past two days though and my jaws are sore but not painfully sore, if that makes sense?
Did you have actual oral antibiotics or antibiotic mouthwash. I thought my OS said I would be getting antibiotic mouthwash.
Did you ice a lot? I iced a lot the first three or four days, the OS gave me ice packs in this sort of sling thing you velcro around your face and that worked well for me.
What have you been eating & drinking? Is there anything that I should make sure I have in the house for the first couple days post-op?
I love smoothies! I stocked up with a bunch of those Naked superfood smoothies and drank those for the first couple days, then went to soups and liquified mashed potatoes. I didn't push it as far as trying to chew anything, it was too big of a pain to me to worry about getting all kinds of gunk out of my teeth since I already had my brackets on. By the fifth day I was eating spaghettios and mac n cheese.
How do you sleep? Do you sleep propped up?
I slept propped up for probably 4-5 days, then I started being able to sleep on my side with my pam of my hand supporting my temple area if that makes sense. The first couple days I honestly was more worried about swallowing the gauze and choking on it than the swelling factor...
Have you had nosebleeds? Don't ask me why I care so much about that, but I just have never had a nosebleed.
I never had a nosebleed, it was definitely not a problem for me. I think if I'd had this done maybe in the middle of winter when it was really really dry then maybe it would've been an issue but not now.
My OS said fluids are so important and I'm kinda worried about that because I just don't drink alot. I am just going to have to force myself to drink, drink, drink.
Yeah, you definitely need to focus on getting enough fluids. Just try to drink a small 8 oz glass of water or juice at a time, then it won't seem like such a big deal. Also, I want to point out that the antibiotic (amoxicillin is what I was prescribed) can give you a yeast infection. My OS said that drinking enough water is key to avoiding the dreaded yeast infection, I think I didn't drink enough because I got one anyway even though I was super careful with hygiene and everything...looking back I know I could've been drinking a lot more water.
Do you have kids? I have a daughter who is almost 2 and I'm kinda nervous about her being around me. You know how kids are and she always wants to be right up on me. I'm worried that she may touch and hit my face. Should I stay at my mom's the first night?
I do not have children yet, but we have two small dogs, one of which is still a puppy and my husband had to make sure they stayed off me for the first few days. I was worried that the little one would bump my jaws or try to lick my face a lot. I wouldn't worry about having your daughter around, as long as she doesn't get too crazy and start pounding you in the head you'll probably be just fine with her.
Any other tips would be great. I was hoping I would find someone who did wisdom teeth and sarpe together.....and I did (just in time!)
Are you having all 4 wisdom teeth out like me? Honestly that will be the worst of the pain issue, imo. I just went to my ortho today and he was telling me I would probably be achy in those areas for about a month. I haven't been taking anything but Advil now for the past two days though and my jaws are sore but not painfully sore, if that makes sense?
Thanks again!
Thanks to all of you for your replies.
I'll have to let you know how everything goes. My surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday (May 16) and I will have sarpe and all 4 wisdom teeth out.
I promise to write and let you know of how it goes. Hope I do as well as all of you have. Thanks again.
Jonni
I'll have to let you know how everything goes. My surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday (May 16) and I will have sarpe and all 4 wisdom teeth out.
I promise to write and let you know of how it goes. Hope I do as well as all of you have. Thanks again.
Jonni
Re: 24hours post-SARPE
this is how i look day 4!!! post sarpe
oh cant post photo
hugely hugely swollen
hard hematoma left cheek
black eyes bilaterally
in a lot of pain
my three year old daughter cried when she saw me and my one year old son not much better
a terrible experience
and my orhodontist wont see me, he delegates to junior dentists, is never available at all,
surgeons have been nice,
but had to spend two nights intensive care unit, have lost 6 kg and i only started at 52. too scared to start expanding..
oh cant post photo
hugely hugely swollen
hard hematoma left cheek
black eyes bilaterally
in a lot of pain
my three year old daughter cried when she saw me and my one year old son not much better
a terrible experience
and my orhodontist wont see me, he delegates to junior dentists, is never available at all,
surgeons have been nice,
but had to spend two nights intensive care unit, have lost 6 kg and i only started at 52. too scared to start expanding..
Re: 24hours post-SARPE
Hang in there - I had a rough ride too, 24h in intensive care unit and about a week in hospital. It does get better quite quickly after about 3-4 days.
I would suggest to leave the kids at home until you feel happier as they pick up on it. However don't worry too much as they probably won't remember anything of the first visit after a few years - just be careful to never mention it again.
Just get on the hardest hitting pain relief medication if you need it - I also took a sleeping pill each night to get some decent rest. I was mixing butter into my soup to try to keep the calories up once I was off the liquid food through the tube down my nose (yuck).
Also I didn't start turning the screw on the expander until about a week after the operation - so don't worry about that for the moment. Get them to show you how to do it once you are feeling better.
Good luck!
I would suggest to leave the kids at home until you feel happier as they pick up on it. However don't worry too much as they probably won't remember anything of the first visit after a few years - just be careful to never mention it again.
Just get on the hardest hitting pain relief medication if you need it - I also took a sleeping pill each night to get some decent rest. I was mixing butter into my soup to try to keep the calories up once I was off the liquid food through the tube down my nose (yuck).
Also I didn't start turning the screw on the expander until about a week after the operation - so don't worry about that for the moment. Get them to show you how to do it once you are feeling better.
Good luck!