It's the middle of the night...

[Guest guest]

....so it's a good time to post.

It's almost post-op day 3. My bottles of antibiotics and pain meds

are half-empty. I've been a pretty good boy, resting quietly and

keeping my ice packs on. The swelling is going down a bit I think.

It's 2:00 am and I just woke up after about 5 hours of sleep, which

is the most I've had in one stretch since before the surgery.

Things are going pretty well. One side of my face is significantly

more swollen than the other, which is too bad, because the lesser

side looks pretty good. But as we all know, day 3 is not the time

to be studying one's face in the mirror.

The antibiotics taste terrible. It's this pink stuff Cephalexin or

something like that. The pain meds are tylenol syrup with codiene.

Pain has not been a problem. It's important to keep quiet and not

try to do too much.

I'm banded shut. The worst part of that (besides not being able to

eat) is you can't brush your teeth. Also my tongue feels like it's

on fire. Did anybody else get the " tongue on fire " thing?

Anyway it's nice to read that so many of you are doing well in your

recovery. Good luck and talk to you soon.

Jay

[Guest guest]

> I'm banded shut. The worst part of that (besides not being able to

> eat) is you can't brush your teeth. Also my tongue feels like it's

> on fire. Did anybody else get the " tongue on fire " thing?

>

> Jay

Yep, I can relate to that! I've had this sensation for the better part of the

week. Now, at

day 10, it seems to have resorbed much (to resorb, past... ? my English isn't

good this

morning). At some point, I had the tongue AND the lips burning as well, both

inside and

outside. Plus, everything tasted the same thing, usually inorganic (ceramic,

porcelain,

wallpaper glue, UV resistant plastic, etc..) I was turning crazy!

....but then, a guy can't turn crazy if he's always been... (my case!)

You're doing fine Jay, congratulations!

Ray

[Guest guest]

Try swishing some warm salt water in your mouth, for that burning

tongue. If it keeps on bothering, call your doc. If you have thrush

developing in there (possibly thanks to the antibiotics) there are

things, including liquid things, they can give you to help relieve it.

C.

> ...so it's a good time to post.

>

> It's almost post-op day 3. My bottles of antibiotics and pain meds

> are half-empty. I've been a pretty good boy, resting quietly and

> keeping my ice packs on. The swelling is going down a bit I

think.

> It's 2:00 am and I just woke up after about 5 hours of sleep, which

> is the most I've had in one stretch since before the surgery.

>

> Things are going pretty well. One side of my face is significantly

> more swollen than the other, which is too bad, because the lesser

> side looks pretty good. But as we all know, day 3 is not the time

> to be studying one's face in the mirror.

>

> The antibiotics taste terrible. It's this pink stuff Cephalexin or

> something like that. The pain meds are tylenol syrup with

codiene.

> Pain has not been a problem. It's important to keep quiet and not

> try to do too much.

>

> I'm banded shut. The worst part of that (besides not being able to

> eat) is you can't brush your teeth. Also my tongue feels like it's

> on fire. Did anybody else get the " tongue on fire " thing?

>

> Anyway it's nice to read that so many of you are doing well in your

> recovery. Good luck and talk to you soon.

>

> Jay

[Guest guest]

And your English is doing fine. Didn't mean to hit you on that point

when you're down... Relax.

Burning tongue: Also try dilute, non alcohol mouthwash... Maybe

Cepacol, maybe even hydrogen peroxide. neither is a cure, but there

are things available, if it is thrush.

The burning thing, particularly if it's stabby, may be nerves coming

back. Or some sort of infection or fungus... Call your doc. They

can't help if they don't know what's going on!

C.

> > I'm banded shut. The worst part of that (besides not being able

to

> > eat) is you can't brush your teeth. Also my tongue feels like

it's

> > on fire. Did anybody else get the " tongue on fire " thing?

> >

> > Jay

>

> Yep, I can relate to that! I've had this sensation for the better

part of the week. Now, at

> day 10, it seems to have resorbed much (to resorb, past... ? my

English isn't good this

> morning). At some point, I had the tongue AND the lips burning as

well, both inside and

> outside. Plus, everything tasted the same thing, usually inorganic

(ceramic, porcelain,

> wallpaper glue, UV resistant plastic, etc..) I was turning crazy!

>

> ...but then, a guy can't turn crazy if he's always been... (my

case!)

>

> You're doing fine Jay, congratulations!

>

> Ray

[Guest guest]

> And your English is doing fine. Didn't mean to hit you on that point

> when you're down... Relax.

>

> Burning tongue: Also try dilute, non alcohol mouthwash... Maybe

> Cepacol, maybe even hydrogen peroxide. neither is a cure, but there

> are things available, if it is thrush.

>

> The burning thing, particularly if it's stabby, may be nerves coming

> back. Or some sort of infection or fungus... Call your doc. They

> can't help if they don't know what's going on!

>

> C.

I have salted water (or something alike) prescribed by my surgeon. I use it

several times a day, after meal and sometimes in between.

The fungus thing : I notice a white layer on my tongue which I was

partially able to remove untill she banded my jaw more thight. So now, I

can't fit my toothbrush (or even a Qtips) in there...

Ray

[Guest guest]

White stuff can mean thrush, also known as " candida, " Latin for

white... Call the doc's office in the morning. When your resistance

is low, this stuff can get nasty. If you can open your mouth, Gentian

violet may help, but it's messy as can be and stains badly. There is

an oral pill (expensive here) that will knock it dead, in a hurry.

What I don't know is whether you can pulverise the pill or get a

liquid form.

> > And your English is doing fine. Didn't mean to hit you on that

point

> > when you're down... Relax.

> >

> > Burning tongue: Also try dilute, non alcohol mouthwash... Maybe

> > Cepacol, maybe even hydrogen peroxide. neither is a cure, but

there

> > are things available, if it is thrush.

> >

> > The burning thing, particularly if it's stabby, may be nerves

coming

> > back. Or some sort of infection or fungus... Call your doc. They

> > can't help if they don't know what's going on!

> >

> > C.

>

> I have salted water (or something alike) prescribed by my surgeon.

I use it

> several times a day, after meal and sometimes in between.

>

> The fungus thing : I notice a white layer on my tongue which I was

> partially able to remove untill she banded my jaw more thight. So

now, I

> can't fit my toothbrush (or even a Qtips) in there...

>

> Ray

[Guest guest]

> White stuff can mean thrush, also known as " candida, " Latin for

> white... Call the doc's office in the morning. When your resistance

> is low, this stuff can get nasty. If you can open your mouth, Gentian

> violet may help, but it's messy as can be and stains badly. There is

> an oral pill (expensive here) that will knock it dead, in a hurry.

>

> What I don't know is whether you can pulverise the pill or get a

> liquid form.

>

I noticed that since I started to eat pureed food (instead of pure liquid),

that stuff hasn't returned. I will check it out though, but I don't believe

I have candida. I know what it is as I had it before. You can kill it with an

oral suspension, cherry flavoured :-)

Ray