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Hi,

I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in all

my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded but

I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is probably a

good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the hooks

and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion of my

lip and not even knowing it.

My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during surgery

and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this procedure

really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering if

anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did have

some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I had to

go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

Regards,

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Hi,

I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in all

my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded but

I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is probably a

good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the hooks

and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion of my

lip and not even knowing it.

My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during surgery

and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this procedure

really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering if

anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did have

some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I had to

go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

Regards,

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Hey ,

I will be 4 weeks post op tomorrow also, from upper and genio.

Everything is going ok, except for the fact that I went to the OS

today and my midline has shifted, but my orthodontist seems to think

they will be able to fix it with rubber bands, but for now I am

seeing the OS and the Orthodontist every week to monitor it, which

is going to be a huge pain, but I guess it will be worth it if it

works because I really don't want to go through the surgery again!!

I have not heard of the blood taken during surgery to help recovery,

but it sounds good. Anything that will speed up the recovery time I

would be willing to try.

My nose, cheeks, and upperlip are still a little swollen and I am

really ready for them to go back to normal, but overall I can't

complain.

Hope all continues to go well for you,

>

> Hi,

>

> I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in

all

> my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded

but

> I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

>

> My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is probably

a

> good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the

hooks

> and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion of

my

> lip and not even knowing it.

>

> My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

surgery

> and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

> that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

> While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

procedure

> really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering

if

> anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

>

> I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

> really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did

have

> some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I had

to

> go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

> scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

> couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

>

> I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

>

> Regards,

>

>

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Hey ,

I will be 4 weeks post op tomorrow also, from upper and genio.

Everything is going ok, except for the fact that I went to the OS

today and my midline has shifted, but my orthodontist seems to think

they will be able to fix it with rubber bands, but for now I am

seeing the OS and the Orthodontist every week to monitor it, which

is going to be a huge pain, but I guess it will be worth it if it

works because I really don't want to go through the surgery again!!

I have not heard of the blood taken during surgery to help recovery,

but it sounds good. Anything that will speed up the recovery time I

would be willing to try.

My nose, cheeks, and upperlip are still a little swollen and I am

really ready for them to go back to normal, but overall I can't

complain.

Hope all continues to go well for you,

>

> Hi,

>

> I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in

all

> my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded

but

> I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

>

> My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is probably

a

> good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the

hooks

> and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion of

my

> lip and not even knowing it.

>

> My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

surgery

> and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

> that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

> While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

procedure

> really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering

if

> anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

>

> I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

> really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did

have

> some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I had

to

> go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

> scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

> couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

>

> I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

>

> Regards,

>

>

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That's scary! How did you figure out it was infected?

Thanks! Casey

>

> Hi,

>

> I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in

all

> my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded

but

> I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

>

> My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is probably

a

> good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the

hooks

> and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion of

my

> lip and not even knowing it.

>

> My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

surgery

> and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

> that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

> While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

procedure

> really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering

if

> anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

>

> I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

> really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did

have

> some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I had

to

> go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

> scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

> couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

>

> I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

>

> Regards,

>

>

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That's scary! How did you figure out it was infected?

Thanks! Casey

>

> Hi,

>

> I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in

all

> my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded

but

> I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

>

> My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is probably

a

> good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the

hooks

> and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion of

my

> lip and not even knowing it.

>

> My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

surgery

> and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

> that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

> While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

procedure

> really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering

if

> anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

>

> I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

> really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did

have

> some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I had

to

> go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

> scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

> couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

>

> I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

>

> Regards,

>

>

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Hi Casey,

The scary thing was I didn't know it was infected. The OS saw it

immediately upon my weekly exam. He cultured it right away to be

sure that he prescribed the proper antibiotic. ( I was already on an

antibiotic but he prescribed a much more powerful one)

The only thing I did notice was that the left side of my face was

more swollen than the right. If I gently pushed on the left side, I

could feel a warm sensation which I now know was the infection

draining. But I didn't have any pain that you would expect with an

infection.

I'm just thankful that I have a very caring and capable OS.

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " caseymynn2000 "

<caseymynn2000@y...> wrote:

>

> That's scary! How did you figure out it was infected?

> Thanks! Casey

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in

> all

> > my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded

> but

> > I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

> >

> > My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is

probably

> a

> > good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the

> hooks

> > and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion

of

> my

> > lip and not even knowing it.

> >

> > My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

> surgery

> > and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

> > that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

> > While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

> procedure

> > really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering

> if

> > anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

> >

> > I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

> > really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did

> have

> > some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I

had

> to

> > go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

> > scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

> > couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> > antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

> >

> > I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> >

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Hi Casey,

The scary thing was I didn't know it was infected. The OS saw it

immediately upon my weekly exam. He cultured it right away to be

sure that he prescribed the proper antibiotic. ( I was already on an

antibiotic but he prescribed a much more powerful one)

The only thing I did notice was that the left side of my face was

more swollen than the right. If I gently pushed on the left side, I

could feel a warm sensation which I now know was the infection

draining. But I didn't have any pain that you would expect with an

infection.

I'm just thankful that I have a very caring and capable OS.

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " caseymynn2000 "

<caseymynn2000@y...> wrote:

>

> That's scary! How did you figure out it was infected?

> Thanks! Casey

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All in

> all

> > my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still banded

> but

> > I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

> >

> > My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is

probably

> a

> > good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from the

> hooks

> > and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a portion

of

> my

> > lip and not even knowing it.

> >

> > My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

> surgery

> > and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then injected

> > that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote healing.

> > While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

> procedure

> > really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was wondering

> if

> > anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

> >

> > I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But it

> > really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I did

> have

> > some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I

had

> to

> > go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out. The

> > scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected, because I

> > couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> > antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up now.

> >

> > I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of luck.

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> >

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Thanks! I've seen both the OS and ortho and neither have noticed

anything but that just seems so scary. You're right, when you're

numb you really don't know what's going on in there :)

Casey

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All

in

> > all

> > > my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still

banded

> > but

> > > I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

> > >

> > > My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is

> probably

> > a

> > > good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from

the

> > hooks

> > > and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a

portion

> of

> > my

> > > lip and not even knowing it.

> > >

> > > My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

> > surgery

> > > and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then

injected

> > > that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote

healing.

> > > While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

> > procedure

> > > really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was

wondering

> > if

> > > anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

> > >

> > > I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But

it

> > > really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I

did

> > have

> > > some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I

> had

> > to

> > > go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out.

The

> > > scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected,

because I

> > > couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> > > antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up

now.

> > >

> > > I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of

luck.

> > >

> > > Regards,

> > >

> > >

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Thanks! I've seen both the OS and ortho and neither have noticed

anything but that just seems so scary. You're right, when you're

numb you really don't know what's going on in there :)

Casey

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow for upper, lower and genio. All

in

> > all

> > > my experience was much better than I expected. I'm still

banded

> > but

> > > I can remove the bands to eat now so I'm much happier.

> > >

> > > My chin and lower lip are still completely numb. This is

> probably

> > a

> > > good thing because the inside of my lip is all torn up from

the

> > hooks

> > > and also the new lip placement. I find myself biting a

portion

> of

> > my

> > > lip and not even knowing it.

> > >

> > > My OS did a special procdure where they took my blood during

> > surgery

> > > and spun it to make it really platelett rich. They then

injected

> > > that blood back into the the surgical areas to promote

healing.

> > > While I did have swelling and bruising, I believe that this

> > procedure

> > > really reduced my swelling and promoted healing. I was

wondering

> > if

> > > anyone else had this procedure done during thier surgery.

> > >

> > > I, like everyone else, was very anxious prior to surgery. But

it

> > > really wasn't as terrible as I worked myself up to think. I

did

> > have

> > > some complications. One of my incisions became infected and I

> had

> > to

> > > go the the Dr. every day to get the infection cleaned out.

The

> > > scarry part was that I didn't realize it was infected,

because I

> > > couldn't feel any pain in that area. They put me on stonger

> > > antibiotics and it appears that the infection has cleared up

now.

> > >

> > > I wish anyone facing this surgery in the future the best of

luck.

> > >

> > > Regards,

> > >

> > >

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