Re: lip and chin numbness post-op 9 weeks

[Guest guest]

Hi.. I am 1 year post op. I had upper and lower surgery. I got

probably about 8 screws in several places and will stay there

permanently. Up to now.... I have a little bit numbness on left chin

and when I smile .. it looks a bit asymmetris. Upper gum area also

still feel slightly numb still... But I dont worry too much. With

that such big surgery we should expect some side effects as my OS

warned me. Hang in there and hopefully you will lose most of the

numbness eventually.

>

> Hi,

> Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

the

> right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement 6.5

> mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has anyone out

> there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

the

> left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS doesn't

> want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my braces

off,

> so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this numbness,

> OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who has

> permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all back

> eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m not

> sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip affects

> the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

right

> there with the other side either, making me look weird when

smiling

> or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

>

> JCross

[Guest guest]

Hi.. I am 1 year post op. I had upper and lower surgery. I got

probably about 8 screws in several places and will stay there

permanently. Up to now.... I have a little bit numbness on left chin

and when I smile .. it looks a bit asymmetris. Upper gum area also

still feel slightly numb still... But I dont worry too much. With

that such big surgery we should expect some side effects as my OS

warned me. Hang in there and hopefully you will lose most of the

numbness eventually.

>

> Hi,

> Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

the

> right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement 6.5

> mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has anyone out

> there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

the

> left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS doesn't

> want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my braces

off,

> so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this numbness,

> OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who has

> permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all back

> eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m not

> sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip affects

> the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

right

> there with the other side either, making me look weird when

smiling

> or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

>

> JCross

[Guest guest]

I am 4 months post-op from upper and lower for an underbite. I still

cannot feel part of my chin on the lower right side. Sometimes I get

jabs of pain and some tingling sensations so I am confident that it

will come back eventually. I have recovered about 98% of feeling in

my face otherwise.

This is the a time when the saying " patience is a virtue " is really

true. All any of us can do is wait and see how our bodies react to

this kind of surgery.

Marsha

>

> Hi,

> Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in the

> right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement 6.5

> mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has anyone out

> there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

the

> left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS doesn't

> want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my braces

off,

> so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this numbness,

> OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who has

> permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all back

> eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m not

> sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip affects

> the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

right

> there with the other side either, making me look weird when smiling

> or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

>

> JCross

[Guest guest]

I am 4 months post-op from upper and lower for an underbite. I still

cannot feel part of my chin on the lower right side. Sometimes I get

jabs of pain and some tingling sensations so I am confident that it

will come back eventually. I have recovered about 98% of feeling in

my face otherwise.

This is the a time when the saying " patience is a virtue " is really

true. All any of us can do is wait and see how our bodies react to

this kind of surgery.

Marsha

>

> Hi,

> Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in the

> right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement 6.5

> mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has anyone out

> there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

the

> left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS doesn't

> want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my braces

off,

> so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this numbness,

> OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who has

> permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all back

> eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m not

> sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip affects

> the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

right

> there with the other side either, making me look weird when smiling

> or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

>

> JCross

[Guest guest]

I am sorry to hear your feeling is still not completely back. I am

almost 4 weeks post-op for an underbite and my chin and right side

are the only places that are numb right now also. I was curious to

know when your swelling went down and you felt like your appearance

was " normal " again? I am still swollen and do not feel normal yet.

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and I hope your

feeling will be restored soon. Take care!

[Guest guest]

I am sorry to hear your feeling is still not completely back. I am

almost 4 weeks post-op for an underbite and my chin and right side

are the only places that are numb right now also. I was curious to

know when your swelling went down and you felt like your appearance

was " normal " again? I am still swollen and do not feel normal yet.

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and I hope your

feeling will be restored soon. Take care!

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what's normal or not normal, but it took 8-9 YEARS

to get the almost all of my feeling back, and I still have lip

incompetence and a pretty poor side profile.... please view my

pics in " bad post op profile " . I'm headed for a second

genioplasty in the near future.

>

> Hi,

> Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

the

> right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement

6.5

> mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has

anyone out

> there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

the

> left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS doesn't

> want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my

braces off,

> so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this

numbness,

> OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who

has

> permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all

back

> eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m not

> sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip

affects

> the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not right

> there with the other side either, making me look weird when

smiling

> or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

>

> JCross

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what's normal or not normal, but it took 8-9 YEARS

to get the almost all of my feeling back, and I still have lip

incompetence and a pretty poor side profile.... please view my

pics in " bad post op profile " . I'm headed for a second

genioplasty in the near future.

>

> Hi,

> Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

the

> right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement

6.5

> mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has

anyone out

> there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

the

> left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS doesn't

> want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my

braces off,

> so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this

numbness,

> OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who

has

> permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all

back

> eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m not

> sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip

affects

> the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not right

> there with the other side either, making me look weird when

smiling

> or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

>

> JCross

[Guest guest]

>

> I am sorry to hear your feeling is still not completely back. I am

> almost 4 weeks post-op for an underbite and my chin and right side

> are the only places that are numb right now also. I was curious to

> know when your swelling went down and you felt like your

appearance

> was " normal " again? I am still swollen and do not feel normal yet.

> Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and I hope

your

> feeling will be restored soon. Take care!

>

>

I think there is still a little bit of swelling on one side of my

jaw, but it may just be from the advancement. I returned to work at

3 weeks, and still had swelling. Probably was about 5 weeks that I

started to look more normal and felt normal again. But, with the

numbness in my lip, I still don't feel like I smile or talk normally

yet at 9 weeks. The numbness makes it feel like it is still

swollen, but I dont' think it is. You should start to feel alot

better in a week or two. Thanks.

Tanjereney

[Guest guest]

>

> I am sorry to hear your feeling is still not completely back. I am

> almost 4 weeks post-op for an underbite and my chin and right side

> are the only places that are numb right now also. I was curious to

> know when your swelling went down and you felt like your

appearance

> was " normal " again? I am still swollen and do not feel normal yet.

> Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and I hope

your

> feeling will be restored soon. Take care!

>

>

I think there is still a little bit of swelling on one side of my

jaw, but it may just be from the advancement. I returned to work at

3 weeks, and still had swelling. Probably was about 5 weeks that I

started to look more normal and felt normal again. But, with the

numbness in my lip, I still don't feel like I smile or talk normally

yet at 9 weeks. The numbness makes it feel like it is still

swollen, but I dont' think it is. You should start to feel alot

better in a week or two. Thanks.

Tanjereney

[Guest guest]

--- > WOW! I'm sorry yours did not turn out well. Good luck on the

next surgery. Keep me posted on how it goes. By the way, what do

you mean by lip incompetence?

Tanjereney

>

> I'm not sure what's normal or not normal, but it took 8-9 YEARS

> to get the almost all of my feeling back, and I still have lip

> incompetence and a pretty poor side profile.... please view my

> pics in " bad post op profile " . I'm headed for a second

> genioplasty in the near future.

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> > Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

> the

> > right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement

> 6.5

> > mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has

> anyone out

> > there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> > nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

> the

> > left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS

doesn't

> > want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my

> braces off,

> > so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this

> numbness,

> > OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who

> has

> > permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all

> back

> > eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m

not

> > sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip

> affects

> > the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

right

> > there with the other side either, making me look weird when

> smiling

> > or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> > When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

> >

> > JCross

[Guest guest]

--- > WOW! I'm sorry yours did not turn out well. Good luck on the

next surgery. Keep me posted on how it goes. By the way, what do

you mean by lip incompetence?

Tanjereney

>

> I'm not sure what's normal or not normal, but it took 8-9 YEARS

> to get the almost all of my feeling back, and I still have lip

> incompetence and a pretty poor side profile.... please view my

> pics in " bad post op profile " . I'm headed for a second

> genioplasty in the near future.

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> > Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

> the

> > right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement

> 6.5

> > mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has

> anyone out

> > there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> > nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

> the

> > left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS

doesn't

> > want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my

> braces off,

> > so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this

> numbness,

> > OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who

> has

> > permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all

> back

> > eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m

not

> > sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip

> affects

> > the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

right

> > there with the other side either, making me look weird when

> smiling

> > or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> > When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

> >

> > JCross

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the encouragement! I'll try to be patient.

Tanjereney

-

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , calmiksmy

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

>

> Hi.. I am 1 year post op. I had upper and lower surgery. I got

> probably about 8 screws in several places and will stay there

> permanently. Up to now.... I have a little bit numbness on left

chin

> and when I smile .. it looks a bit asymmetris. Upper gum area also

> still feel slightly numb still... But I dont worry too much. With

> that such big surgery we should expect some side effects as my OS

> warned me. Hang in there and hopefully you will lose most of the

> numbness eventually.

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> > Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

> the

> > right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement

6.5

> > mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has anyone

out

> > there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> > nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

> the

> > left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS

doesn't

> > want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my braces

> off,

> > so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this

numbness,

> > OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who has

> > permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all back

> > eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m

not

> > sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip

affects

> > the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

> right

> > there with the other side either, making me look weird when

> smiling

> > or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> > When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

> >

> > JCross

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the encouragement! I'll try to be patient.

Tanjereney

-

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , calmiksmy

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

>

> Hi.. I am 1 year post op. I had upper and lower surgery. I got

> probably about 8 screws in several places and will stay there

> permanently. Up to now.... I have a little bit numbness on left

chin

> and when I smile .. it looks a bit asymmetris. Upper gum area also

> still feel slightly numb still... But I dont worry too much. With

> that such big surgery we should expect some side effects as my OS

> warned me. Hang in there and hopefully you will lose most of the

> numbness eventually.

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> > Is it normal to be 9 weeks post op and still have no feeling in

> the

> > right side of my lip and chin following lower jaw advancement

6.5

> > mm? Could the screws be impinging on that nerve? Has anyone

out

> > there had to have their screws removed for interfering with the

> > nerve? I've got most of the feeling back, slowly but surely, on

> the

> > left side, but the right is completely numb still. My OS

doesn't

> > want to see me back again for 4 months or until I get my braces

> off,

> > so I feel like he's tired of hearing me worry about this

numbness,

> > OR maybe he has written me off as the unfortunate 1% who has

> > permanent numbness. He SAYS he's 100% sure I " ll get it all back

> > eventually. He said to try and stimulate this nerve, but I " m

not

> > sure how. ANy suggestions? This numbness on half my lip

affects

> > the way I smile, talk, and eat. It doesn't droop, but it's not

> right

> > there with the other side either, making me look weird when

> smiling

> > or talking. At this point I " m wishing I'd never had this done.

> > When did you all get your feeling back in your lip and chin?

> >

> > JCross