Only 4 Weeks Postop but what happens when I'm unwired?

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone! I'm 4 weeks post-op from upper/lower/cheek

reconstruction done 9/20, and am wired shut til at least Nov 1st. As

the date is approaching, I am wondering....is there anyone out there

who can tell me their experience? Were you put under? Did you

experience pain and swelling afterwards? Were you given any

antibiotics/swelling/pain meds to take home? Were you able to eat

more solid foods that day, and if so, what foods? Was brushing teeth

painful that first day after you were un-wired?

Sorry so many questions....but I am curious!

I would also like to extend a GET WELL to everyone who is still

recovering. I tell myself everyday that " this too shall pass " !

Sometimes it is easier said than done, but it IS true. I thought I

would never get over the phlegm, the sore bloody nose, the annoying

nose-whistling that would keep me awake, etc.

Hang in there!

love, Bea

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone! I'm 4 weeks post-op from upper/lower/cheek

reconstruction done 9/20, and am wired shut til at least Nov 1st. As

the date is approaching, I am wondering....is there anyone out there

who can tell me their experience? Were you put under? Did you

experience pain and swelling afterwards? Were you given any

antibiotics/swelling/pain meds to take home? Were you able to eat

more solid foods that day, and if so, what foods? Was brushing teeth

painful that first day after you were un-wired?

Sorry so many questions....but I am curious!

I would also like to extend a GET WELL to everyone who is still

recovering. I tell myself everyday that " this too shall pass " !

Sometimes it is easier said than done, but it IS true. I thought I

would never get over the phlegm, the sore bloody nose, the annoying

nose-whistling that would keep me awake, etc.

Hang in there!

love, Bea

[Guest guest]

Hello Bea,

I was wired shut for 4 weeks after my surgery.

I was not 'put under' at all.

As for pain afterwards, it was not so much pain as it was

discomfort. The muscles have weakened, and I had the feeling that my

lower jaw would just fall off. It felt better to put the elastics on

for support. I also took some Tylenol before I went to the

appointment.

I was not allowed solids right away--I was still soft foods only for

another 3 weeks.

Brushing---I wasn't able to open my mouth very far to start with. I

used a baby toothbrush, it is much smaller and easier to get into the

mouth.

Hope this helps. And as everyone else has said about this all

passing........it does, I am now one year post-op.

Good Luck, a

>

> Hi everyone! I'm 4 weeks post-op from upper/lower/cheek

> reconstruction done 9/20, and am wired shut til at least Nov 1st.

As

> the date is approaching, I am wondering....is there anyone out

there

> who can tell me their experience? Were you put under? Did you

> experience pain and swelling afterwards? Were you given any

> antibiotics/swelling/pain meds to take home? Were you able to eat

> more solid foods that day, and if so, what foods? Was brushing

teeth

> painful that first day after you were un-wired?

> Sorry so many questions....but I am curious!

>

> I would also like to extend a GET WELL to everyone who is still

> recovering. I tell myself everyday that " this too shall pass " !

> Sometimes it is easier said than done, but it IS true. I thought I

> would never get over the phlegm, the sore bloody nose, the annoying

> nose-whistling that would keep me awake, etc.

> Hang in there!

>

> love, Bea

[Guest guest]

Hello Bea,

I was wired shut for 4 weeks after my surgery.

I was not 'put under' at all.

As for pain afterwards, it was not so much pain as it was

discomfort. The muscles have weakened, and I had the feeling that my

lower jaw would just fall off. It felt better to put the elastics on

for support. I also took some Tylenol before I went to the

appointment.

I was not allowed solids right away--I was still soft foods only for

another 3 weeks.

Brushing---I wasn't able to open my mouth very far to start with. I

used a baby toothbrush, it is much smaller and easier to get into the

mouth.

Hope this helps. And as everyone else has said about this all

passing........it does, I am now one year post-op.

Good Luck, a

>

> Hi everyone! I'm 4 weeks post-op from upper/lower/cheek

> reconstruction done 9/20, and am wired shut til at least Nov 1st.

As

> the date is approaching, I am wondering....is there anyone out

there

> who can tell me their experience? Were you put under? Did you

> experience pain and swelling afterwards? Were you given any

> antibiotics/swelling/pain meds to take home? Were you able to eat

> more solid foods that day, and if so, what foods? Was brushing

teeth

> painful that first day after you were un-wired?

> Sorry so many questions....but I am curious!

>

> I would also like to extend a GET WELL to everyone who is still

> recovering. I tell myself everyday that " this too shall pass " !

> Sometimes it is easier said than done, but it IS true. I thought I

> would never get over the phlegm, the sore bloody nose, the annoying

> nose-whistling that would keep me awake, etc.

> Hang in there!

>

> love, Bea