BEA...Re: A little scolding from my OS re jaw opening plus note to CaroleAnn

[Guest guest]

Send me your e-mail address and I'll forward the exercises. I tried

last night but didn't have your correct address and it bounced back.

Carole Anne

> > >

> > > I'm bummed because today my OS asked me how far I can open my

> jaw;

> > I

> > > said maybe 25mm, so he measured and then he said " Open wider. "

I

> > did

> > > and he repeated himself, and I really opened as far as

possible!

> > Then

> > > he took his fingers and opened my jaw wider (ow!)and he said

that

> > I

> > > barely measured 23mm! He asked " Have you been doing your

> > exercises? "

> > > Of course I have, but.... not as agressive as he expected

because

> > of

> > > the pain, and I told him so. So he said he wants to see me

open

> at

> > 30

> > > mm by Nov24 when I see him again. Yikes, that's a lot for me!

He

> > told

> > > me to pry my mouth open with my fingers and really try to go

as

> > far

> > > as I can. " Don't worry, " he said, " you won't hurt anything. "

He

> > wants

> > > me to do this exercise 3x a day while I have my elastics off

for

> > an

> > > hour to eat and brush (also 3x a day).

> > > Wouldn't this kind of " prying " exercise cause lockjaw?

> > > NOTE TO CAROLE ANN: Will you please email me your exercise

list

> > from

> > > your physical therapist, too? I will still do my own OS's

> > exercises,

> > > since I it is what he ordered. My email is beagood2me@e...

> > > thank you!

[Guest guest]

Send me your e-mail address and I'll forward the exercises. I tried

last night but didn't have your correct address and it bounced back.

Carole Anne

> > >

> > > I'm bummed because today my OS asked me how far I can open my

> jaw;

> > I

> > > said maybe 25mm, so he measured and then he said " Open wider. "

I

> > did

> > > and he repeated himself, and I really opened as far as

possible!

> > Then

> > > he took his fingers and opened my jaw wider (ow!)and he said

that

> > I

> > > barely measured 23mm! He asked " Have you been doing your

> > exercises? "

> > > Of course I have, but.... not as agressive as he expected

because

> > of

> > > the pain, and I told him so. So he said he wants to see me

open

> at

> > 30

> > > mm by Nov24 when I see him again. Yikes, that's a lot for me!

He

> > told

> > > me to pry my mouth open with my fingers and really try to go

as

> > far

> > > as I can. " Don't worry, " he said, " you won't hurt anything. "

He

> > wants

> > > me to do this exercise 3x a day while I have my elastics off

for

> > an

> > > hour to eat and brush (also 3x a day).

> > > Wouldn't this kind of " prying " exercise cause lockjaw?

> > > NOTE TO CAROLE ANN: Will you please email me your exercise

list

> > from

> > > your physical therapist, too? I will still do my own OS's

> > exercises,

> > > since I it is what he ordered. My email is beagood2me@e...

> > > thank you!