Re: For Blake... Oct 5th surgery and still swelling!!!

[Guest guest]

Yep. Quit talking so much.

My surgeon, after he took out the splint, at 7 weeks, and for months

later, said, " You like to talk, a lot. Don't. "

That isn't the advice of every doc, but it's what he told me, and I

tried to follow it, best I could.

C.

> >

> > Hi all..

> >

> > I had upper and lower on OCt 5th, and got my splint removed last

> > week, so I'm finally able to talk and sort of eat.

> >

> > However, I notice that the more I talk, the tighter my face

feels.

> > People tell me my right side of my face looks more swollen, and

it's

> > especially noticable in my right cheek.

> >

> > So, how much longer should I expect the swelling? Anything I

can do

> > to make it less noticable? Or lessen the swelling anyway? It's

> > really throwing off my new face!!! :-)

> >

> > Thanks a lot!

> >

> > -Blake

[Guest guest]

Yep. Quit talking so much.

My surgeon, after he took out the splint, at 7 weeks, and for months

later, said, " You like to talk, a lot. Don't. "

That isn't the advice of every doc, but it's what he told me, and I

tried to follow it, best I could.

C.

> >

> > Hi all..

> >

> > I had upper and lower on OCt 5th, and got my splint removed last

> > week, so I'm finally able to talk and sort of eat.

> >

> > However, I notice that the more I talk, the tighter my face

feels.

> > People tell me my right side of my face looks more swollen, and

it's

> > especially noticable in my right cheek.

> >

> > So, how much longer should I expect the swelling? Anything I

can do

> > to make it less noticable? Or lessen the swelling anyway? It's

> > really throwing off my new face!!! :-)

> >

> > Thanks a lot!

> >

> > -Blake

[Guest guest]

Quit talking so much???

Did you take your doc's advice? Actually, when people ask me how I'm

doing, I always tell them that the more I talk, the more swollen I

get -- usually people go " Oh -- sorry " and walk away. I've used that

a lot lately to get people out of my office! ;-)

> > >

> > > Hi all..

> > >

> > > I had upper and lower on OCt 5th, and got my splint removed

last

> > > week, so I'm finally able to talk and sort of eat.

> > >

> > > However, I notice that the more I talk, the tighter my face

> feels.

> > > People tell me my right side of my face looks more swollen, and

> it's

> > > especially noticable in my right cheek.

> > >

> > > So, how much longer should I expect the swelling? Anything I

> can do

> > > to make it less noticable? Or lessen the swelling anyway?

It's

> > > really throwing off my new face!!! :-)

> > >

> > > Thanks a lot!

> > >

> > > -Blake

[Guest guest]

Quit talking so much???

Did you take your doc's advice? Actually, when people ask me how I'm

doing, I always tell them that the more I talk, the more swollen I

get -- usually people go " Oh -- sorry " and walk away. I've used that

a lot lately to get people out of my office! ;-)

> > >

> > > Hi all..

> > >

> > > I had upper and lower on OCt 5th, and got my splint removed

last

> > > week, so I'm finally able to talk and sort of eat.

> > >

> > > However, I notice that the more I talk, the tighter my face

> feels.

> > > People tell me my right side of my face looks more swollen, and

> it's

> > > especially noticable in my right cheek.

> > >

> > > So, how much longer should I expect the swelling? Anything I

> can do

> > > to make it less noticable? Or lessen the swelling anyway?

It's

> > > really throwing off my new face!!! :-)

> > >

> > > Thanks a lot!

> > >

> > > -Blake

[Guest guest]

I tried diligently, and I used a dry erase board at work.

Sounds like a good trick, getting rid of the unwanted that way.

Cammie

> >

> > Yep. Quit talking so much.

> >

> > My surgeon, after he took out the splint, at 7 weeks, and for

> months

> > later, said, " You like to talk, a lot. Don't. "

> >

> > That isn't the advice of every doc, but it's what he told me, and

I

> > tried to follow it, best I could.

> >

> > C.

> >

[Guest guest]

I tried diligently, and I used a dry erase board at work.

Sounds like a good trick, getting rid of the unwanted that way.

Cammie

> >

> > Yep. Quit talking so much.

> >

> > My surgeon, after he took out the splint, at 7 weeks, and for

> months

> > later, said, " You like to talk, a lot. Don't. "

> >

> > That isn't the advice of every doc, but it's what he told me, and

I

> > tried to follow it, best I could.

> >

> > C.

> >