Re: wired for 6 weeks vs. 2 weeks

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Hi Matilda,

It's good to hear your comments. It gives me more

hope. 6 weeks seem an eternity. I'm on my third wired

shut and believe me I'm getting tired. I want to eat

and talk so much. Now I'm able to control myself

better, but sometimes it's hard to think about it.

Let's just hope these weeks go by fast, this way all

of us can heal fast and get back to normal.

Dani

--- jmroconnor wrote:

>

> Hi Sophia,

>

> I can't comment on the 2 different types of surgery,

> but I had

> upper/lower/genio done 6 weeks ago. I was wired

> shut for 3 weeks and

> then tightly banded for 3 more weeks after that.

> For me, being wired

> and being banded were almost the same as I was on a

> liquid diet for

> both and I couldn't move my jaws much more with the

> bands than with

> the wires. Being wired shut does take some getting

> used to, but it

> really wasn't too bad. Just make sure you have a

> good blender! You

> will efinitely get tired of the liquid diet though!

> For me, the

> hardest part about the surgery was the congestion I

> had. By the time

> I got through that, I was adjusted to being wired

> shut. I just got

> my splint off yesterday after 6 weeks and it was the

> best feeling!

> The previous poster is right in that it is nice to

> have little things

> to look forward to as you go through recovery. Even

> though I still

> can only eat soft foods, it is such a good feeling.

>

> Good luck!

> Matilda

>

>

>

> > > For my lower jaw surgery, my surgeon just

> explained to me the

> > difference between cutting on the nerve and

> cutting on the bone

> > behind the nerve. Difference being wired shut for

> 6 weeks (natural

> > healing) vs. 2 weeks (screws). Does anyone know of

> a good resource

> > that explains this in details and the risks, etc

> of these two types

> > of surgeries?

> > >

> > > My sugeon is recommending cutting behind the

> nerve and being

> wired

> > for 6 weeks because it reduces the risk of

> temporary and permanent

> > numbness but I'd also love to hear from people

> who've been through

> > this. Right now I can't imagine not eating

> anything semi-solid for

> a

> > month and a half.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Sophia

> > >

> > >

> > >

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>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Matilda,

It's good to hear your comments. It gives me more

hope. 6 weeks seem an eternity. I'm on my third wired

shut and believe me I'm getting tired. I want to eat

and talk so much. Now I'm able to control myself

better, but sometimes it's hard to think about it.

Let's just hope these weeks go by fast, this way all

of us can heal fast and get back to normal.

Dani

--- jmroconnor wrote:

>

> Hi Sophia,

>

> I can't comment on the 2 different types of surgery,

> but I had

> upper/lower/genio done 6 weeks ago. I was wired

> shut for 3 weeks and

> then tightly banded for 3 more weeks after that.

> For me, being wired

> and being banded were almost the same as I was on a

> liquid diet for

> both and I couldn't move my jaws much more with the

> bands than with

> the wires. Being wired shut does take some getting

> used to, but it

> really wasn't too bad. Just make sure you have a

> good blender! You

> will efinitely get tired of the liquid diet though!

> For me, the

> hardest part about the surgery was the congestion I

> had. By the time

> I got through that, I was adjusted to being wired

> shut. I just got

> my splint off yesterday after 6 weeks and it was the

> best feeling!

> The previous poster is right in that it is nice to

> have little things

> to look forward to as you go through recovery. Even

> though I still

> can only eat soft foods, it is such a good feeling.

>

> Good luck!

> Matilda

>

>

>

> > > For my lower jaw surgery, my surgeon just

> explained to me the

> > difference between cutting on the nerve and

> cutting on the bone

> > behind the nerve. Difference being wired shut for

> 6 weeks (natural

> > healing) vs. 2 weeks (screws). Does anyone know of

> a good resource

> > that explains this in details and the risks, etc

> of these two types

> > of surgeries?

> > >

> > > My sugeon is recommending cutting behind the

> nerve and being

> wired

> > for 6 weeks because it reduces the risk of

> temporary and permanent

> > numbness but I'd also love to hear from people

> who've been through

> > this. Right now I can't imagine not eating

> anything semi-solid for

> a

> > month and a half.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Sophia

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ---------------------------------

> > > Do you Yahoo!?

> > > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! – Try it today!

> > >

> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

>

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