Re: question for the veterans

[Guest guest]

the 3 screws are located on the ramus if you had a standard bssro.

about 1 inch down from the tmj before it turns horizontal. my OS

recommended i take it easy for the first 6 weeks and only walking, no

running but i guess all doctors are different. i once ran down the

stairs during week 2 and really regretted it. you shouldn't have any

pain in the bone as their are no nerves there but the straining may

have hurt the muscles. you should be fine but try to take it easy.

ps-try to sneeze sometime, WOW

eric

> Today has been a little trying.

>

> I have a 2 1/2 year old little boy who is just a darling and the

light of my life.

> However, he does have his moments of not listening to Mama. He

spent half a day at

> daycare while I went to my first post-op ortho appointment, so after

I picked him up,

> we had to stop at the grocery store for a few things...applesauce,

bananas, Boost, etc.

>

> The problem I had is that I ended up having to pick him up--once to

lift him into the

> cart for not staying with me in the store, once to get him out of

the cart, and once

> when he sat down in the middle of the parking lot and refused to

move. I tried to be

> very careful, but this kid weighs 32 pounds! I know from reading

that I'm not

> supposed to lift heavy stuff, and I'm trying to keep it to the

minimum, but sometimes

> I have to do it.

>

> To make matters worse, I had to stifle a yawn in the car, which I

HATE more than

> anything, and now I feel a little soreness on the right side. I'm

so paranoid about

> hurting my jaw and getting things out of whack. Of course, I get

online to research it

> a bit...reading about how lower jaw advancement is more susceptible

to relapse didnt'

> help.

>

> Another question...how far up are the screws? Are they up by the

joint, or are they

> farther down my face? I wonder this because I worry that the

soreness I'm feeling is a

> " slip " in the screw area or something. My brain tells me I'm being

paranoid; my

> frazzled emotions say otherwise.

>

> So I'm asking for feedback/grounding here. I feel like I have to

live my life in a

> bubble with this face of mine (how long does that feeling last?),

and that's so hard

> with my husband working late for the FOURTH night in a row...I'm " on

duty " too much

> and am not getting enough rest...

>

> My good attitude has gone out the window for a little bit here...

>

> Carleen

>

> P.S. I'm two weeks post-op tomorrow (Friday)

[Guest guest]

the 3 screws are located on the ramus if you had a standard bssro.

about 1 inch down from the tmj before it turns horizontal. my OS

recommended i take it easy for the first 6 weeks and only walking, no

running but i guess all doctors are different. i once ran down the

stairs during week 2 and really regretted it. you shouldn't have any

pain in the bone as their are no nerves there but the straining may

have hurt the muscles. you should be fine but try to take it easy.

ps-try to sneeze sometime, WOW

eric

> Today has been a little trying.

>

> I have a 2 1/2 year old little boy who is just a darling and the

light of my life.

> However, he does have his moments of not listening to Mama. He

spent half a day at

> daycare while I went to my first post-op ortho appointment, so after

I picked him up,

> we had to stop at the grocery store for a few things...applesauce,

bananas, Boost, etc.

>

> The problem I had is that I ended up having to pick him up--once to

lift him into the

> cart for not staying with me in the store, once to get him out of

the cart, and once

> when he sat down in the middle of the parking lot and refused to

move. I tried to be

> very careful, but this kid weighs 32 pounds! I know from reading

that I'm not

> supposed to lift heavy stuff, and I'm trying to keep it to the

minimum, but sometimes

> I have to do it.

>

> To make matters worse, I had to stifle a yawn in the car, which I

HATE more than

> anything, and now I feel a little soreness on the right side. I'm

so paranoid about

> hurting my jaw and getting things out of whack. Of course, I get

online to research it

> a bit...reading about how lower jaw advancement is more susceptible

to relapse didnt'

> help.

>

> Another question...how far up are the screws? Are they up by the

joint, or are they

> farther down my face? I wonder this because I worry that the

soreness I'm feeling is a

> " slip " in the screw area or something. My brain tells me I'm being

paranoid; my

> frazzled emotions say otherwise.

>

> So I'm asking for feedback/grounding here. I feel like I have to

live my life in a

> bubble with this face of mine (how long does that feeling last?),

and that's so hard

> with my husband working late for the FOURTH night in a row...I'm " on

duty " too much

> and am not getting enough rest...

>

> My good attitude has gone out the window for a little bit here...

>

> Carleen

>

> P.S. I'm two weeks post-op tomorrow (Friday)

[Guest guest]

It's ok to vent. You're doing a lot at 2 weeks post-op while your

body is still working hard at healing. Is there no-one else that can

help with the little one while you're running errands? A friend, a

neighbour, your family (other than husband)?

Don't be paranoid about relapse. Actually I read the opposite, that

moving the lower back is more prone to relapse. But it also depends

on the amount of the move, and probably a whole lot of other things.

Too early to worry!

Try not to dump on your husband, but do let him know how you're

feeling. There are others here who have dealt with toddlers post-op,

but then even more of us who didn't have to, and who felt low energy

levels for weeks post-op, even though our initial post-op recoveries

were quick and uneventful. You've had a major surgical event, and

even though you might look relatively normal on the outside, there's

a whole lot of stuff going on inside!

> Today has been a little trying.

>

> I have a 2 1/2 year old little boy who is just a darling and the

light of my life.

> However, he does have his moments of not listening to Mama. He

spent half a day at

> daycare while I went to my first post-op ortho appointment, so

after I picked him up,

> we had to stop at the grocery store for a few things...applesauce,

bananas, Boost, etc.

>

> The problem I had is that I ended up having to pick him up--once to

lift him into the

> cart for not staying with me in the store, once to get him out of

the cart, and once

> when he sat down in the middle of the parking lot and refused to

move. I tried to be

> very careful, but this kid weighs 32 pounds! I know from reading

that I'm not

> supposed to lift heavy stuff, and I'm trying to keep it to the

minimum, but sometimes

> I have to do it.

>

> To make matters worse, I had to stifle a yawn in the car, which I

HATE more than

> anything, and now I feel a little soreness on the right side. I'm

so paranoid about

> hurting my jaw and getting things out of whack. Of course, I get

online to research it

> a bit...reading about how lower jaw advancement is more susceptible

to relapse didnt'

> help.

>

> Another question...how far up are the screws? Are they up by the

joint, or are they

> farther down my face? I wonder this because I worry that the

soreness I'm feeling is a

> " slip " in the screw area or something. My brain tells me I'm being

paranoid; my

> frazzled emotions say otherwise.

>

> So I'm asking for feedback/grounding here. I feel like I have to

live my life in a

> bubble with this face of mine (how long does that feeling last?),

and that's so hard

> with my husband working late for the FOURTH night in a

row...I'm " on duty " too much

> and am not getting enough rest...

>

> My good attitude has gone out the window for a little bit here...

>

> Carleen

>

> P.S. I'm two weeks post-op tomorrow (Friday)

[Guest guest]

It's ok to vent. You're doing a lot at 2 weeks post-op while your

body is still working hard at healing. Is there no-one else that can

help with the little one while you're running errands? A friend, a

neighbour, your family (other than husband)?

Don't be paranoid about relapse. Actually I read the opposite, that

moving the lower back is more prone to relapse. But it also depends

on the amount of the move, and probably a whole lot of other things.

Too early to worry!

Try not to dump on your husband, but do let him know how you're

feeling. There are others here who have dealt with toddlers post-op,

but then even more of us who didn't have to, and who felt low energy

levels for weeks post-op, even though our initial post-op recoveries

were quick and uneventful. You've had a major surgical event, and

even though you might look relatively normal on the outside, there's

a whole lot of stuff going on inside!

> Today has been a little trying.

>

> I have a 2 1/2 year old little boy who is just a darling and the

light of my life.

> However, he does have his moments of not listening to Mama. He

spent half a day at

> daycare while I went to my first post-op ortho appointment, so

after I picked him up,

> we had to stop at the grocery store for a few things...applesauce,

bananas, Boost, etc.

>

> The problem I had is that I ended up having to pick him up--once to

lift him into the

> cart for not staying with me in the store, once to get him out of

the cart, and once

> when he sat down in the middle of the parking lot and refused to

move. I tried to be

> very careful, but this kid weighs 32 pounds! I know from reading

that I'm not

> supposed to lift heavy stuff, and I'm trying to keep it to the

minimum, but sometimes

> I have to do it.

>

> To make matters worse, I had to stifle a yawn in the car, which I

HATE more than

> anything, and now I feel a little soreness on the right side. I'm

so paranoid about

> hurting my jaw and getting things out of whack. Of course, I get

online to research it

> a bit...reading about how lower jaw advancement is more susceptible

to relapse didnt'

> help.

>

> Another question...how far up are the screws? Are they up by the

joint, or are they

> farther down my face? I wonder this because I worry that the

soreness I'm feeling is a

> " slip " in the screw area or something. My brain tells me I'm being

paranoid; my

> frazzled emotions say otherwise.

>

> So I'm asking for feedback/grounding here. I feel like I have to

live my life in a

> bubble with this face of mine (how long does that feeling last?),

and that's so hard

> with my husband working late for the FOURTH night in a

row...I'm " on duty " too much

> and am not getting enough rest...

>

> My good attitude has gone out the window for a little bit here...

>

> Carleen

>

> P.S. I'm two weeks post-op tomorrow (Friday)