Re: so behind - it's been a million years

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

nice to hear from you again, you and I have had our surgeries pretty

close together, I was 8 weeks post-op yesterday, so it's nice

to " compare " our stories a bit. Sorry to hear about your continuous

numbness, with me the left side of my lower lip and chin feels a bit

funny still, not numb though, it's an altered sensation. It does not

bother me at all. I also still have some swelling along the rightside

of my jawline and the rightside of my nose/upper lip. All very

little, but noticable to me. Especially the lip one I'm a bit worried

about, I can't seem to figure out if this is swelling or maybe my

upper lip got stitched back a bit " off " . My upper lip just seems a

little off compared to my lower lip and compared to my nose. It's

funny you should say that about your chin always having been off. My

nose has always been slightly off but it is more noticable now as

well. My front teeth are closing up pretty nicely (had SARPE), but

with all this stuff going on in my face, I just have no idea what

exactly the middle or the midline of my face and/or teeth is! All I

know that it's also off balance, like you. Hope that will change...

I agree that flossing is almost impossible, can't open wide enough

yet for the back PLUS I still have the expander in (will come out in

sept). I'll try to post some pictures today or tomorrow!

Good luck with you and keep us posted.

Nathalie

> Hey all,

>

> I miss you guys, really! It has been almost two weeks since i've

> checked in! I have moved into a temporary location and that in and

> of itself has been all consuming. i went into school for one hour

> today to work on my classroom and just doing the baby stuff has

been

> exhausting.

>

> I will be 7 weeks post op on Friday. Guess what? i " met " a friend

> of a friend who had the same surgery as me. My friend had 2

> friends, me and her other girlfriend, who were going through the

> same thing. it has been great to chat with her.

>

> I am getting major tingly sensations in my lower lip, almost to the

> irritating point. i am now allowed to remove my elastics to eat

> (took long enough!), and it feels as though my lower lip has been

> snapped by one too many elastics, though i know that is not the

> case. i know it is all part of the healing, but it's not

> comfortable.

>

> Here is what has been going on with me/where i;m at: last friday 6

> week OS visit, finally got permission to remove bands to eat. Per

my

> OD, " GET THEM BACK ON ASAP, you have no idea how quickly your teeth

> move " I have often bee-lined it to the bathroom leaving my

daughter

> crying or in her highchair.

>

> My diet has changed A LOT. i find chewing very

> difficult/uncomfortable. I bite my left tongue all the time, that

> is the side that is still numb. it's really annoying. my taste

> sensation of course has been impacted, but i can deal with that. i

> really feel like it is tough to do the action of chewing. do you

> guys? i am about 1.75 - 2 finger widths. i practice stretching

with

> my elastics off, but as i said above, that is not often. my chiro

> may do some muscular work on me.

>

> OH, this is the HUGEST NEWS: when i went for a chiropractic

> adjustment aobut a week ago the woman was working on me above my

> head while i was lying on my back and she told me my chin was off

> center. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. RIGHT AWAY she noticed how off it was,

> i told her i was dealing wiht my doctors about this. anyway, next

> day i had my 6 week post op OS visit and told him, he joked around

> at first, then he did exam, blah, blah, blah.... at end he put up

> the slides of my BEFORE pictures and don't you know it, i was OFF

> BEFORE HAND. because i had no chin, it was not noticeable, but now

> that i am OUT THERE with a chin, it is. AMAZING> 41 yrs old and

i

> never knew my face was off balance like that.

>

> the dental hygiene part is a chore. i use the waterpik only at

> night, brush about 7 times per day and rinse a lot. i am using a

> rinse ( cant remember name) from OS as my inside gums on upper are

> swollen. my OD told me to floss. How do you guys find that? i think

> it is hard, there is hardly any sensation and it is hard to open

> wide enough to get that " neeedle " on the other side.

>

> Anywho, i hope i can catch up with posts. sorry for the long one.

i

> really enjoy this group.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

nice to hear from you again, you and I have had our surgeries pretty

close together, I was 8 weeks post-op yesterday, so it's nice

to " compare " our stories a bit. Sorry to hear about your continuous

numbness, with me the left side of my lower lip and chin feels a bit

funny still, not numb though, it's an altered sensation. It does not

bother me at all. I also still have some swelling along the rightside

of my jawline and the rightside of my nose/upper lip. All very

little, but noticable to me. Especially the lip one I'm a bit worried

about, I can't seem to figure out if this is swelling or maybe my

upper lip got stitched back a bit " off " . My upper lip just seems a

little off compared to my lower lip and compared to my nose. It's

funny you should say that about your chin always having been off. My

nose has always been slightly off but it is more noticable now as

well. My front teeth are closing up pretty nicely (had SARPE), but

with all this stuff going on in my face, I just have no idea what

exactly the middle or the midline of my face and/or teeth is! All I

know that it's also off balance, like you. Hope that will change...

I agree that flossing is almost impossible, can't open wide enough

yet for the back PLUS I still have the expander in (will come out in

sept). I'll try to post some pictures today or tomorrow!

Good luck with you and keep us posted.

Nathalie

> Hey all,

>

> I miss you guys, really! It has been almost two weeks since i've

> checked in! I have moved into a temporary location and that in and

> of itself has been all consuming. i went into school for one hour

> today to work on my classroom and just doing the baby stuff has

been

> exhausting.

>

> I will be 7 weeks post op on Friday. Guess what? i " met " a friend

> of a friend who had the same surgery as me. My friend had 2

> friends, me and her other girlfriend, who were going through the

> same thing. it has been great to chat with her.

>

> I am getting major tingly sensations in my lower lip, almost to the

> irritating point. i am now allowed to remove my elastics to eat

> (took long enough!), and it feels as though my lower lip has been

> snapped by one too many elastics, though i know that is not the

> case. i know it is all part of the healing, but it's not

> comfortable.

>

> Here is what has been going on with me/where i;m at: last friday 6

> week OS visit, finally got permission to remove bands to eat. Per

my

> OD, " GET THEM BACK ON ASAP, you have no idea how quickly your teeth

> move " I have often bee-lined it to the bathroom leaving my

daughter

> crying or in her highchair.

>

> My diet has changed A LOT. i find chewing very

> difficult/uncomfortable. I bite my left tongue all the time, that

> is the side that is still numb. it's really annoying. my taste

> sensation of course has been impacted, but i can deal with that. i

> really feel like it is tough to do the action of chewing. do you

> guys? i am about 1.75 - 2 finger widths. i practice stretching

with

> my elastics off, but as i said above, that is not often. my chiro

> may do some muscular work on me.

>

> OH, this is the HUGEST NEWS: when i went for a chiropractic

> adjustment aobut a week ago the woman was working on me above my

> head while i was lying on my back and she told me my chin was off

> center. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. RIGHT AWAY she noticed how off it was,

> i told her i was dealing wiht my doctors about this. anyway, next

> day i had my 6 week post op OS visit and told him, he joked around

> at first, then he did exam, blah, blah, blah.... at end he put up

> the slides of my BEFORE pictures and don't you know it, i was OFF

> BEFORE HAND. because i had no chin, it was not noticeable, but now

> that i am OUT THERE with a chin, it is. AMAZING> 41 yrs old and

i

> never knew my face was off balance like that.

>

> the dental hygiene part is a chore. i use the waterpik only at

> night, brush about 7 times per day and rinse a lot. i am using a

> rinse ( cant remember name) from OS as my inside gums on upper are

> swollen. my OD told me to floss. How do you guys find that? i think

> it is hard, there is hardly any sensation and it is hard to open

> wide enough to get that " neeedle " on the other side.

>

> Anywho, i hope i can catch up with posts. sorry for the long one.

i

> really enjoy this group.