Ray: any oldies had pretty numb tongue 5 months post op?

November 21, 2004

Oh, do you have hope Ray? I do, but ..... hmmmmm. i know what you

mean about the retainer, i am not there yet, but have had braces

twice before this and remember how hard it was to talk WITH ALL

FEELING in tongue. i am not looking forward to that in regards to

our numb tongue situation. does your OS say anything that is

encouraging? my OS just said that he would never recommend me for

nerve repair as long as i had a tingle. i don't think i would want

to go through that anyway, but i so want the feeling back. is yours

your whole tongue? mine is just the left. bothersome. Congrats on

getting your top braces off.

> >

> > I am only beginning to get a little alarmed that my tongue is

still

> > as numb as it is. it's to the point where i think things like,

man,

> > if only i could get that back, i could live with the tingle in

my

> > chin or the semi numb gums. i seem to be back to biting my

tongue

> > more frequently and it is really getting on my nerves (no pun!)

Has

> > anyone had a numb tongue for a long time and had feeling come

back

> > 100%?

>

> I'm 5.5 months after surgery and still, there has been very little

> improvement in my tongue. I still bite my tongue regularly, the

speech

> is different.

>

> And this week, ortho removed my upper braces and installed the

> retainer wire. Since then, I'm biting it even more often. I hope

this goes

> away.

>

> Taste is also an issue. There are days when food doesn't taste

good,

> no matter what I eat.

>

> Ray

November 21, 2004