i keep yawning!!! how do i stop???

[Guest guest]

okay, so i'm two weeks post-op... totally wired for the full six so i

have four more weeks to go. i keep trying to yawn and you know how

hard it is to fight a yawn. a few have gotten through despite my

efforts to stifle them, and its uncomfortable, but not painful. am i

screwing myself up by doing this? how do i stop??? i think one of

my wires in the back feels a little loose... not like its going to

come off, its just looser and i can wiggle my lower jaw a little bit

(a VERY little bit). anyone else have the same problem?

[Guest guest]

--- hi there,

i am three weeks post op now after having upper and

lower. I have been having exactly the same problem am u.although i am

not wired i have been worried about the damage i maybe be causing

especially since my ortho informed me that i should try not to. he

suggested that when i feel the urge coming on i should close my mouth

tightly and let the feeling pass. its hard but it does work. he also

suggested that if i do have to yawn to place my hands on either side

of my face just to give it that extra bit of support.

hope this helps

stace

[Guest guest]

I had a similar problem when I was banded. I didn't yawn, but I was

having coughing fits. I could feel the bands stretch, and then I felt

like my splint was loose or my jaw bones had moved or something. I

told my surgeon at my next appointment (a few days later) and he said,

" OK. " I had freaked out about it--convinced that my jaw bone was

crooked and all, and he wasn't a bit concerned. lol. So, I'd say don't

worry, but mention it to the doc at your next appt. But see what other

people say ...

Eileen

> okay, so i'm two weeks post-op... totally wired for the full six so i

> have four more weeks to go. i keep trying to yawn and you know how

> hard it is to fight a yawn. a few have gotten through despite my

> efforts to stifle them, and its uncomfortable, but not painful. am i

> screwing myself up by doing this? how do i stop??? i think one of

> my wires in the back feels a little loose... not like its going to

> come off, its just looser and i can wiggle my lower jaw a little bit

> (a VERY little bit). anyone else have the same problem?