Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 hi everyone, I just wanted to ask a few questions about getting wires off and tell you about my experience. ok first its great to have them off and be free! i cant eat anything at all i can only open my mouth not even wide enough to stick one finger in. when will i be able to eat soft foods? in about a week? my jaw is so sore right now though. they didnt give me rubberbands or anything and i only had my jaw wired shut for 2 weeks. is that weird? because im pretty sure its not healed yet. well, thanks in advance for anything you can tell me about being unwired. Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I think that's pretty normal for just having gotten your wires off. I wouldn't worry about not having bands now--I had upper (advanced but not expanded) and lower and was not wired or banded. The surgeon put one band on one side after a week because I was slightly off midline, but took it off a week later. Once I started actually trying to open my mouth, I was only able to open about one finger. After a week or so, it was about a finger and a half and now, at 3 weeks post-op, it's about two fingers. I went to the surgeon again on Monday and he gave me some exercises to do to increase the opening (not fun). I think the longer the wires are off and the more chewing or opening you do, the sooner you'll start to loosen up those muscles and be able to open wider. Which reminds me, I'd better go do my exercises... ---Amy > hi everyone, > I just wanted to ask a few questions about getting wires off and tell > you about my experience. ok first its great to have them off and be > free! i cant eat anything at all i can only open my mouth not even > wide enough to stick one finger in. when will i be able to eat soft > foods? in about a week? my jaw is so sore right now though. they > didnt give me rubberbands or anything and i only had my jaw wired > shut for 2 weeks. is that weird? because im pretty sure its not > healed yet. well, thanks in advance for anything you can tell me > about being unwired. > Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 > hi everyone, > I just wanted to ask a few questions about getting wires off and tell > you about my experience. ok first its great to have them off and be > free! i cant eat anything at all i can only open my mouth not even > wide enough to stick one finger in. when will i be able to eat soft > foods? in about a week? my jaw is so sore right now though. they > didnt give me rubberbands or anything and i only had my jaw wired > shut for 2 weeks. is that weird? because im pretty sure its not > healed yet. well, thanks in advance for anything you can tell me > about being unwired. > Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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