Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Hi ! I experienced muscles spasms also. They lasted a few weeks and then were gone. They can painful and they are definitely very annoying. I was back at work (being very careful not to overexert myself) within 2 weeks. I'm one of the lucky ones who seem to heal pretty fast though. Everything was back to normal for me at work after about a month. Happy Healing! Johanne > > Hi everyone > Its been a long time since i've posted anything. This is the > beginning of week 12 since surgery. Just to remind eveyone I had > upper and lower jaw surgery. I still have pain and some swelling. My > os tells me people heal at different rates and not to worry about it > everything looks fine. I guess i wasn't really prepaired for this > surgery. Even though people told me it might take months to recover i > did not believe them. And now i'm suffering for that. I had been > eating some soft chicken and hamburger meat but i am back on soup and > mashpotatoes and soft foods again because it is painful to eat. I am > also having some muscle spasims in my jaw is anyone having this > problem? Its kind of anoying causing me to bite my tounge. > The main reason for my message is to ask when everyone generally > returned to normal work? My os still has me on light duty no heavy > lifting or strenous activity. And i was wonder how long others had to > stay on this? > Any input is appreated. > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Hi ! I experienced muscles spasms also. They lasted a few weeks and then were gone. They can painful and they are definitely very annoying. I was back at work (being very careful not to overexert myself) within 2 weeks. I'm one of the lucky ones who seem to heal pretty fast though. Everything was back to normal for me at work after about a month. Happy Healing! Johanne > > Hi everyone > Its been a long time since i've posted anything. This is the > beginning of week 12 since surgery. Just to remind eveyone I had > upper and lower jaw surgery. I still have pain and some swelling. My > os tells me people heal at different rates and not to worry about it > everything looks fine. I guess i wasn't really prepaired for this > surgery. Even though people told me it might take months to recover i > did not believe them. And now i'm suffering for that. I had been > eating some soft chicken and hamburger meat but i am back on soup and > mashpotatoes and soft foods again because it is painful to eat. I am > also having some muscle spasims in my jaw is anyone having this > problem? Its kind of anoying causing me to bite my tounge. > The main reason for my message is to ask when everyone generally > returned to normal work? My os still has me on light duty no heavy > lifting or strenous activity. And i was wonder how long others had to > stay on this? > Any input is appreated. > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I had surgery the first week of May, and 6 weeks later I was cutting the grass, doing yard work and alot of other physical stuff. 12 weeks does seem long, but if your surgeon says everything is fine, don't worry. The eating took me awhile too, mainly because my molars weren't meeting. After months of rubber band wear, the bite finally closed. I would say 4 months after surgery I was eating normally, except of course for the usual prohibited popcorn etc. If you really feel like you should be recovering faster, maybe check with your general physician. They usually have a better overall view of your health. I think that is one Dr's input that gets missed on this board. I saw my GP before and after both my surgeries for general check ups. Hannah In orthognathicsurgerysupport , f83knight <no_reply@y...> wrote: > > Hi everyone > Its been a long time since i've posted anything. This is the > beginning of week 12 since surgery. Just to remind eveyone I had > upper and lower jaw surgery. I still have pain and some swelling. My > os tells me people heal at different rates and not to worry about it > everything looks fine. I guess i wasn't really prepaired for this > surgery. Even though people told me it might take months to recover i > did not believe them. And now i'm suffering for that. I had been > eating some soft chicken and hamburger meat but i am back on soup and > mashpotatoes and soft foods again because it is painful to eat. I am > also having some muscle spasims in my jaw is anyone having this > problem? Its kind of anoying causing me to bite my tounge. > The main reason for my message is to ask when everyone generally > returned to normal work? My os still has me on light duty no heavy > lifting or strenous activity. And i was wonder how long others had to > stay on this? > Any input is appreated. > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I had surgery the first week of May, and 6 weeks later I was cutting the grass, doing yard work and alot of other physical stuff. 12 weeks does seem long, but if your surgeon says everything is fine, don't worry. The eating took me awhile too, mainly because my molars weren't meeting. After months of rubber band wear, the bite finally closed. I would say 4 months after surgery I was eating normally, except of course for the usual prohibited popcorn etc. If you really feel like you should be recovering faster, maybe check with your general physician. They usually have a better overall view of your health. I think that is one Dr's input that gets missed on this board. I saw my GP before and after both my surgeries for general check ups. Hannah In orthognathicsurgerysupport , f83knight <no_reply@y...> wrote: > > Hi everyone > Its been a long time since i've posted anything. This is the > beginning of week 12 since surgery. Just to remind eveyone I had > upper and lower jaw surgery. I still have pain and some swelling. My > os tells me people heal at different rates and not to worry about it > everything looks fine. I guess i wasn't really prepaired for this > surgery. Even though people told me it might take months to recover i > did not believe them. And now i'm suffering for that. I had been > eating some soft chicken and hamburger meat but i am back on soup and > mashpotatoes and soft foods again because it is painful to eat. I am > also having some muscle spasims in my jaw is anyone having this > problem? Its kind of anoying causing me to bite my tounge. > The main reason for my message is to ask when everyone generally > returned to normal work? My os still has me on light duty no heavy > lifting or strenous activity. And i was wonder how long others had to > stay on this? > Any input is appreated. > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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