Re: August buddies...how are you??

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo!

I am 4 weeks post op right now. I do look different now. I am glad I got this

done also. I had

upper shortened and widened and lower advanced. It was a hard recovery cuz I had

to have

blood put back into me cuz I lost so much during my surgery. I bruised pretty

bad. A lot worse

than some of the people I have seen on these groups photos. But the swelling is

going down

every day. I do have some pics from the first week. They are pretty scary

looking. As soon as I

get some other pics (they're developing right now - I do the old fashioned

film!) I will post them.

Mindy W

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " jfloweroflifet "

<jfloweroflifet@y...> wrote:

> hi Y'all!

>

> I'm 5 wks post op today...and happy overall.

> Been a few bumps, mostly bec of the unrelated side issues, like

> insomnia from the meds, pinched nerve from teh recliner...but from

> week 3 and on...been really good. Pain is too much sometimes-afterall

> I talk for a living, but a little help from meds now and then keep me

> sane

>

> overall I am really happy I did this...I look a lot diff and since I

> don't have a scanner, I will post once I get all my pics soon from

> the OS. I like how I look and my upper lip is starting to cooperate

> much more too...up to 3wks I was closed and the upper lip was not

> moving...since it started and then I have my mooo and kissey face

> exercises to help and they really have made a difference. MOOOOO to

> you all

>

> But I wonder how tom(s) are, Mindy(s) and megan too...catch me up!!

> all the best jo

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo!

I am 4 weeks post op right now. I do look different now. I am glad I got this

done also. I had

upper shortened and widened and lower advanced. It was a hard recovery cuz I had

to have

blood put back into me cuz I lost so much during my surgery. I bruised pretty

bad. A lot worse

than some of the people I have seen on these groups photos. But the swelling is

going down

every day. I do have some pics from the first week. They are pretty scary

looking. As soon as I

get some other pics (they're developing right now - I do the old fashioned

film!) I will post them.

Mindy W

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " jfloweroflifet "

<jfloweroflifet@y...> wrote:

> hi Y'all!

>

> I'm 5 wks post op today...and happy overall.

> Been a few bumps, mostly bec of the unrelated side issues, like

> insomnia from the meds, pinched nerve from teh recliner...but from

> week 3 and on...been really good. Pain is too much sometimes-afterall

> I talk for a living, but a little help from meds now and then keep me

> sane

>

> overall I am really happy I did this...I look a lot diff and since I

> don't have a scanner, I will post once I get all my pics soon from

> the OS. I like how I look and my upper lip is starting to cooperate

> much more too...up to 3wks I was closed and the upper lip was not

> moving...since it started and then I have my mooo and kissey face

> exercises to help and they really have made a difference. MOOOOO to

> you all

>

> But I wonder how tom(s) are, Mindy(s) and megan too...catch me up!!

> all the best jo

[Guest guest]

Hi Mindy,

Great to hear you're doing well!

Tell me about the blood thing---you lost during surg but then bruised

from getting it back? I hadn't known that could happen. Was it YOUR

blood? (not that it would really matter).

I had similar surg, I donated 2X, second time just after I ALMOST

passed out, wish I had-would have been better, but I lost about 6ox

during the 5+hrs in the OR and they gave it back to me, just to be on

the safe side. (made me happy bec I hated to think that if I didn't

use it they would just throw it out when we have a blood

shortage...don't get that).

Fill me in and shh, I use the old film/developing ways too JO

Iorthognathicsurgerysupport , " mwirtz_79 "

<mwirtz_79@y...> wrote:

> Hi Jo!

> I am 4 weeks post op right now. I do look different now. I am glad

I got this done also. I had

> upper shortened and widened and lower advanced. It was a hard

recovery cuz I had to have

> blood put back into me cuz I lost so much during my surgery. I

bruised pretty bad. A lot worse

> than some of the people I have seen on these groups photos. But the

swelling is going down

> every day. I do have some pics from the first week. They are pretty

scary looking. As soon as I

> get some other pics (they're developing right now - I do the old

fashioned film!) I will post them.

> Mindy W

> - In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " jfloweroflifet "

<jfloweroflifet@y...> wrote:

> > hi Y'all!

> >

> > I'm 5 wks post op today...and happy overall.

> > Been a few bumps, mostly bec of the unrelated side issues, like

> > insomnia from the meds, pinched nerve from teh recliner...but

from

> > week 3 and on...been really good. Pain is too much sometimes-

afterall

> > I talk for a living, but a little help from meds now and then

keep me

> > sane

> >

> > overall I am really happy I did this...I look a lot diff and

since I

> > don't have a scanner, I will post once I get all my pics soon

from

> > the OS. I like how I look and my upper lip is starting to

cooperate

> > much more too...up to 3wks I was closed and the upper lip was not

> > moving...since it started and then I have my mooo and kissey face

> > exercises to help and they really have made a difference. MOOOOO

to

> > you all

> >

> > But I wonder how tom(s) are, Mindy(s) and megan too...catch me

up!!

> > all the best jo

[Guest guest]

Hi Mindy,

Great to hear you're doing well!

Tell me about the blood thing---you lost during surg but then bruised

from getting it back? I hadn't known that could happen. Was it YOUR

blood? (not that it would really matter).

I had similar surg, I donated 2X, second time just after I ALMOST

passed out, wish I had-would have been better, but I lost about 6ox

during the 5+hrs in the OR and they gave it back to me, just to be on

the safe side. (made me happy bec I hated to think that if I didn't

use it they would just throw it out when we have a blood

shortage...don't get that).

Fill me in and shh, I use the old film/developing ways too JO

Iorthognathicsurgerysupport , " mwirtz_79 "

<mwirtz_79@y...> wrote:

> Hi Jo!

> I am 4 weeks post op right now. I do look different now. I am glad

I got this done also. I had

> upper shortened and widened and lower advanced. It was a hard

recovery cuz I had to have

> blood put back into me cuz I lost so much during my surgery. I

bruised pretty bad. A lot worse

> than some of the people I have seen on these groups photos. But the

swelling is going down

> every day. I do have some pics from the first week. They are pretty

scary looking. As soon as I

> get some other pics (they're developing right now - I do the old

fashioned film!) I will post them.

> Mindy W

> - In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " jfloweroflifet "

<jfloweroflifet@y...> wrote:

> > hi Y'all!

> >

> > I'm 5 wks post op today...and happy overall.

> > Been a few bumps, mostly bec of the unrelated side issues, like

> > insomnia from the meds, pinched nerve from teh recliner...but

from

> > week 3 and on...been really good. Pain is too much sometimes-

afterall

> > I talk for a living, but a little help from meds now and then

keep me

> > sane

> >

> > overall I am really happy I did this...I look a lot diff and

since I

> > don't have a scanner, I will post once I get all my pics soon

from

> > the OS. I like how I look and my upper lip is starting to

cooperate

> > much more too...up to 3wks I was closed and the upper lip was not

> > moving...since it started and then I have my mooo and kissey face

> > exercises to help and they really have made a difference. MOOOOO

to

> > you all

> >

> > But I wonder how tom(s) are, Mindy(s) and megan too...catch me

up!!

> > all the best jo