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My 19-year-old daughter had upper jaw surgery on July 19. She is now

tightly banded shut, but is doing pretty good. She's on steroids for

the swelling, and this seems to be working out well for her. When

does the bruising start to show? She doesn't have any yet. Is there

a chance that she will still swell up more. Also, can anyone tell me

what to use for rinsing her mouth? We have zip-n-seal bags, and I

thought these might work, but I wasn't sure what to use in them. Or

would a syringe work better? She can't use the water pik yet, and

with all the sugar in the juice and dairy-type drinks, I'm concerned

about her teeth. She's been in braces for 7-1/2 years, and I would

hate to see her end up with a lot of cavities or gum problems after

all she's been through. I have been checking out this site for a

long time, since we've known for years that she was going to need jaw

surgery. I've picked up some really good tips, and was so much

better prepared for the hospital. (One nurse asked if I was a dental

hygenist.) When they brought her her first meal, there was a tray

with coffee, milk, juice, strained soup, and pudding, along with a

spoon and a cup! I asked how she was supposed to eat, and the nurse

had no idea. I requsted a syringe, which turned out to be pretty

useless, (it was very stiff, and hard to control). Fortunately, I had

brought along some zip-n-seal bags. So thanks for all the advice,

this is really a godsend. If I can help anyone else, I'll be sure to

post.

a Hamm

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I believe that when you go off of the steroids (which for me was

when I left the hospital) the swelling will get worse for a few

days. Is she on steroids at home? I used the zip-n-squeez bag for

rinsing my mouth out. I just put warm water in it. I also used non

alcohol mouth rinse. Also salt water. I only got a little yellow

under my right eye then it went away, that was the extent of my

bruising.

> My 19-year-old daughter had upper jaw surgery on July 19. She is

now

> tightly banded shut, but is doing pretty good. She's on steroids

for

> the swelling, and this seems to be working out well for her. When

> does the bruising start to show? She doesn't have any yet. Is

there

> a chance that she will still swell up more. Also, can anyone tell

me

> what to use for rinsing her mouth? We have zip-n-seal bags, and I

> thought these might work, but I wasn't sure what to use in them.

Or

> would a syringe work better? She can't use the water pik yet, and

> with all the sugar in the juice and dairy-type drinks, I'm

concerned

> about her teeth. She's been in braces for 7-1/2 years, and I

would

> hate to see her end up with a lot of cavities or gum problems

after

> all she's been through. I have been checking out this site for a

> long time, since we've known for years that she was going to need

jaw

> surgery. I've picked up some really good tips, and was so much

> better prepared for the hospital. (One nurse asked if I was a

dental

> hygenist.) When they brought her her first meal, there was a tray

> with coffee, milk, juice, strained soup, and pudding, along with a

> spoon and a cup! I asked how she was supposed to eat, and the

nurse

> had no idea. I requsted a syringe, which turned out to be pretty

> useless, (it was very stiff, and hard to control). Fortunately, I

had

> brought along some zip-n-seal bags. So thanks for all the advice,

> this is really a godsend. If I can help anyone else, I'll be sure

to

> post.

> a Hamm

[Guest guest]

her doctor prescribed a dose-pack of steriods to take at home. She

probably minds this more than anything else so far, because they are

in pill form and have to be crushed up. They're very bad tasting,

and some of it gets stuck in her mouth. I mix it up with a little

juice and splenda, just enough to make about a tablespoon of liquid,

then she syringes it into her mouth. Seems to be really working

though. (Did you avoid the alcohol-based rinses because of the

stitches? We have a rinse called Peroxyl (hydrogen peroxide and

alcohol) which I have avoided using for that reason. Was wondering

if I could just use hydrogen peroxide, or just stick with plain salt

water. She'll probably be banded for the whole six weeks, so

brushing isn't an option, at least not for a while.

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " spongebob94521 "

wrote:

> I believe that when you go off of the steroids (which for me was

> when I left the hospital) the swelling will get worse for a few

> days. Is she on steroids at home? I used the zip-n-squeez bag for

> rinsing my mouth out. I just put warm water in it. I also used

non

> alcohol mouth rinse. Also salt water. I only got a little yellow

> under my right eye then it went away, that was the extent of my

> bruising.

> > My 19-year-old daughter had upper jaw surgery on July 19. She is

> now

> > tightly banded shut, but is doing pretty good. She's on steroids

> for

> > the swelling, and this seems to be working out well for her.

When

> > does the bruising start to show? She doesn't have any yet. Is

> there

> > a chance that she will still swell up more. Also, can anyone

tell

> me

> > what to use for rinsing her mouth? We have zip-n-seal bags, and

I

> > thought these might work, but I wasn't sure what to use in them.

> Or

> > would a syringe work better? She can't use the water pik yet,

and

> > with all the sugar in the juice and dairy-type drinks, I'm

> concerned

> > about her teeth. She's been in braces for 7-1/2 years, and I

> would

> > hate to see her end up with a lot of cavities or gum problems

> after

> > all she's been through. I have been checking out this site for a

> > long time, since we've known for years that she was going to need

> jaw

> > surgery. I've picked up some really good tips, and was so much

> > better prepared for the hospital. (One nurse asked if I was a

> dental

> > hygenist.) When they brought her her first meal, there was a

tray

> > with coffee, milk, juice, strained soup, and pudding, along with

a

> > spoon and a cup! I asked how she was supposed to eat, and the

> nurse

> > had no idea. I requsted a syringe, which turned out to be

pretty

> > useless, (it was very stiff, and hard to control). Fortunately, I

> had

> > brought along some zip-n-seal bags. So thanks for all the

advice,

> > this is really a godsend. If I can help anyone else, I'll be

sure

> to

> > post.

> > a Hamm

[Guest guest]

I was told to avoid any mouthwash with alcohol because of my

stitches. I suppose after about 10 days or so, I could have started

to use it. I had to crush up my Valium and Xanax. I would mix it

with a bit of chicken broth and shoot it to the back of my mouth

with a childs size siringe. Luckily I was only banded for 11 days.

That part was very depressing for me.

> > > My 19-year-old daughter had upper jaw surgery on July 19. She

is

> > now

> > > tightly banded shut, but is doing pretty good. She's on

steroids

> > for

> > > the swelling, and this seems to be working out well for her.

> When

> > > does the bruising start to show? She doesn't have any yet.

Is

> > there

> > > a chance that she will still swell up more. Also, can anyone

> tell

> > me

> > > what to use for rinsing her mouth? We have zip-n-seal bags,

and

> I

> > > thought these might work, but I wasn't sure what to use in

them.

> > Or

> > > would a syringe work better? She can't use the water pik yet,

> and

> > > with all the sugar in the juice and dairy-type drinks, I'm

> > concerned

> > > about her teeth. She's been in braces for 7-1/2 years, and I

> > would

> > > hate to see her end up with a lot of cavities or gum problems

> > after

> > > all she's been through. I have been checking out this site

for a

> > > long time, since we've known for years that she was going to

need

> > jaw

> > > surgery. I've picked up some really good tips, and was so

much

> > > better prepared for the hospital. (One nurse asked if I was a

> > dental

> > > hygenist.) When they brought her her first meal, there was a

> tray

> > > with coffee, milk, juice, strained soup, and pudding, along

with

> a

> > > spoon and a cup! I asked how she was supposed to eat, and the

> > nurse

> > > had no idea. I requsted a syringe, which turned out to be

> pretty

> > > useless, (it was very stiff, and hard to control).

Fortunately, I

> > had

> > > brought along some zip-n-seal bags. So thanks for all the

> advice,

> > > this is really a godsend. If I can help anyone else, I'll be

> sure

> > to

> > > post.

> > > a Hamm