Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hi Everybody, My dr. said he would not allow the use of a waterpik for the first week and a half. NO WONDER> i bought one yesterday and tried it last night to " get used to it " . FIrst of all, what a mess! Second of all, it does kind of hurt, the power is pretty strong. Did anyone use one during healing? Did it hurt at all to do the whole shower thing? I mean, water pounding on your head, etc. I can only imagine i might be dying for a shower, but in my condition who knows, maybe i wont! Tomorrow is my surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 > Hi Everybody, > > My dr. said he would not allow the use of a waterpik for the first > week and a half. NO WONDER> i bought one yesterday and tried it last > night to " get used to it " . FIrst of all, what a mess! Second of > all, it does kind of hurt, the power is pretty strong. Did anyone use > one during healing? > > Did it hurt at all to do the whole shower thing? I mean, water > pounding on your head, etc. I can only imagine i might be dying for > a shower, but in my condition who knows, maybe i wont! > > Tomorrow is my surgery. I am using one, everyday. At the lowest setting, nothing else. Accidently, I set it too strong and I started to bleed. The shower is ok. For the first few days, I had problem breathing when I would lower my head forward when washing my hairs, but it only lasted the first 4 or 5 days, nothing more. The real challenge was the hip. I had to take great care not to have this area get wet (where they took a piece of bone). Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 I am seven weeks post-op and I was not allowed to use the water-pik at all. After eight weeks, I can.... Of course, now I don't think I need it! I had a horrible time keeping my mouth clean, but it is okay now. My OS thought the pressure, even on the lowest setting, would be too much. About the shower, I have an adjustable shower nozzle. I put on sprinkle for the first few days. You can just turn down the water pressure and it would probably be okay. After that, it felt weird to have that pounding on my face, but soon after it started to feel good. I remember getting under the hot water and letting the shower massage my face. I think it helped loosen some of that " stuff " that was still in there. Good luck, tomorrow! The day after my surgery my surgeon said, " You did great! " And I replied, " Hey, you didn't do so bad yourself " ~Cathy waterpik, shower Hi Everybody, My dr. said he would not allow the use of a waterpik for the first week and a half. NO WONDER> i bought one yesterday and tried it last night to " get used to it " . FIrst of all, what a mess! Second of all, it does kind of hurt, the power is pretty strong. Did anyone use one during healing? Did it hurt at all to do the whole shower thing? I mean, water pounding on your head, etc. I can only imagine i might be dying for a shower, but in my condition who knows, maybe i wont! Tomorrow is my surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hi ! I was allowed to use my waterpik after surgery. It didn't hurt, but it was messy. I think I had my first shower the next day after I got home which would be on the 3rd day after my surgery and I was fine. It didn't hurt, but make sure you aren't too droozy when you take your shower (don't want to fall and hurt your nice new jaw) If possible - have someone nearby who can help you. Washing your hair might be a little more complicated since you might get dizzy trying to bend your head back or forward to rinse. I didn't have a problem though. Just be very careful. Best of luck tomorrow! I'll be sending good thoughts your way. Johanne > Hi Everybody, > > My dr. said he would not allow the use of a waterpik for the first > week and a half. NO WONDER> i bought one yesterday and tried it last > night to " get used to it " . FIrst of all, what a mess! Second of > all, it does kind of hurt, the power is pretty strong. Did anyone use > one during healing? > > Did it hurt at all to do the whole shower thing? I mean, water > pounding on your head, etc. I can only imagine i might be dying for > a shower, but in my condition who knows, maybe i wont! > > Tomorrow is my surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 The first time I took a shower I was very sorry I tried becasue I repeatedly got shampoo and soap in my eyes. I discovered I just couldnt close my eyes enough to keep the water out. I also couldnt keep my mouth closed enough to keep out the water. Before then I had just been washing my face with a soft cloth or cotton so none of these little details ever came up. But by my third shower, things were great. And I'd swear the hot water actually made the swelling go down. Just be careful with the soap products until youre sure you can keep your mouth and your eyes closed. > Hi Everybody, > > My dr. said he would not allow the use of a waterpik for the first > week and a half. NO WONDER> i bought one yesterday and tried it last > night to " get used to it " . FIrst of all, what a mess! Second of > all, it does kind of hurt, the power is pretty strong. Did anyone use > one during healing? > > Did it hurt at all to do the whole shower thing? I mean, water > pounding on your head, etc. I can only imagine i might be dying for > a shower, but in my condition who knows, maybe i wont! > > Tomorrow is my surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hi , I found that showers were very soothing for me after my surgery. I also took many baths. I highly recommend that if you do not have a hand held shower head, you should get one. I bought mine 2 days before my surgery and had my neighbor install it, it took 5 minutes. This was great to have because I could hold it and direct wear the water went, so I didnt hurt my " broken face " . About the waterpik,,,I was not allowed to use one until I was about 3 weeks post-op and even then I had to be sure to direct it AWAY from the stitches & incision and it must be on the lowest setting. You better ask you doc, and follow his orders. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 > > The first time I took a shower I was very sorry I tried becasue I > repeatedly got shampoo and soap in my eyes. I discovered I just > couldnt close my eyes enough to keep the water out. I also couldnt > keep my mouth closed enough to keep out the water. Before then I had > just been washing my face with a soft cloth or cotton so none of > these little details ever came up. > > But by my third shower, things were great. And I'd swear the hot > water actually made the swelling go down. > > Just be careful with the soap products until youre sure you can keep > your mouth and your eyes closed. Same thing here... When I would close my eyes, everything would start to spin... And bending my head to rinse my hair was as terrible as closing my eyes. On the third day, it kind of got better. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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