Re: 7 weeks post op- long post

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Quick question for you and anyone else answering on this board. I am

currently 3rd day post-op, no splint nor sore throat. I am having

trouble with swelling though I was wondering how long it takes for

the swelling to start to subside. Ive felt like its gotten worse

every day and am hoping that it starts goin down soon...other than

that everythign is going great. Doctor says if he approves at

tomorrow's appointment, I can get off the clear liquid diet be

unbanded in two weeks! Thanks for your help,

Linef

> I just wanted to share my story because even though I didn't post on

> this board it really helped reading all the stories. I am a 25 year

> old who had upper, lower, and genio. I was really freaked out in the

> weeks before the surgery. All the basic worries like, am I gonna

lose

> weight, how will i eat, what if it goes wrong etc. The night before

> the surgery i realized that I was going through with it no matter

what

> and I just had to put my faith in the dr that he would do a good

job.

> There was no point in worrying about all of it and if i had

problems I

> would deal with them as they came. Thinking all that, i was happy as

> could be going into surgery and happy after. I think taking a

positive

> attitude towards it all and not worrying really helped in my

recovery.

> I kept ice on my face at all times and that really helped my

swelling

> go down fast. I still have a lot of swelling but I look so much

> better, I could care less at this point. It will go down soon

enough.

> My bite is right on now. I've never felt my back teeth touch before.

> The headaches and back aches i had before are virtually gone. I can

> breath better. It was all so worth it!

>

> The things that were hard to deal with:

>

> The pain from the tube they put in your throat to help you breath

> during surgery. That hurt more than the surgery. I couldn't drink

> because it hurt so bad. I went back to the dr and they put me on an

iv

> for a while- I felt a million times better.

>

> Being starving all the time. I was so hungry. I ate a lot of ice

cream

> with hot fudge which helped me maintain my weight- at a whopping

> 100lbs. I also ate a lot of cream of wheat which helped fill me up.

I

> could really go the rest of my life without seeing another bowl of

ice

> cream or a bowl of soup again, but pasta never looked so good!

>

> The splint. I was so excited to get that thing out of my mouth.

What I

> wasn't prepared for was how disgusting the roof of my mouth was

gonna

> feel. Imagine having a band-aid on a finger for three weeks. Well

> thats what my mouth felt like. yuck.

>

> The drugs i was on during recovery. They made me feel very

> disconnected from the world. I felt like i didn't really care about

> anything. Just remeber if you are feeling depressed and wondering

why

> you went through with all this- it's pry the drugs talking. Just

relax

> and throw on a movie- or in my case watch every single episode of

> Buffy the Vampire slayer (that really helped).

>

>

>

> I would be happy to answer any ones concerns with going through the

> surgery. I'm not all that far out, so I can't answer any long term

> questions, but feel free to ask. I will also send pictures to anyone

> interested.

>

> Good luck to anyone about to go through with this and thank you to

> everyone who shared their stories- It really helped!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Quick question for you and anyone else answering on this board. I am

currently 3rd day post-op, no splint nor sore throat. I am having

trouble with swelling though I was wondering how long it takes for

the swelling to start to subside. Ive felt like its gotten worse

every day and am hoping that it starts goin down soon...other than

that everythign is going great. Doctor says if he approves at

tomorrow's appointment, I can get off the clear liquid diet be

unbanded in two weeks! Thanks for your help,

Linef

> I just wanted to share my story because even though I didn't post on

> this board it really helped reading all the stories. I am a 25 year

> old who had upper, lower, and genio. I was really freaked out in the

> weeks before the surgery. All the basic worries like, am I gonna

lose

> weight, how will i eat, what if it goes wrong etc. The night before

> the surgery i realized that I was going through with it no matter

what

> and I just had to put my faith in the dr that he would do a good

job.

> There was no point in worrying about all of it and if i had

problems I

> would deal with them as they came. Thinking all that, i was happy as

> could be going into surgery and happy after. I think taking a

positive

> attitude towards it all and not worrying really helped in my

recovery.

> I kept ice on my face at all times and that really helped my

swelling

> go down fast. I still have a lot of swelling but I look so much

> better, I could care less at this point. It will go down soon

enough.

> My bite is right on now. I've never felt my back teeth touch before.

> The headaches and back aches i had before are virtually gone. I can

> breath better. It was all so worth it!

>

> The things that were hard to deal with:

>

> The pain from the tube they put in your throat to help you breath

> during surgery. That hurt more than the surgery. I couldn't drink

> because it hurt so bad. I went back to the dr and they put me on an

iv

> for a while- I felt a million times better.

>

> Being starving all the time. I was so hungry. I ate a lot of ice

cream

> with hot fudge which helped me maintain my weight- at a whopping

> 100lbs. I also ate a lot of cream of wheat which helped fill me up.

I

> could really go the rest of my life without seeing another bowl of

ice

> cream or a bowl of soup again, but pasta never looked so good!

>

> The splint. I was so excited to get that thing out of my mouth.

What I

> wasn't prepared for was how disgusting the roof of my mouth was

gonna

> feel. Imagine having a band-aid on a finger for three weeks. Well

> thats what my mouth felt like. yuck.

>

> The drugs i was on during recovery. They made me feel very

> disconnected from the world. I felt like i didn't really care about

> anything. Just remeber if you are feeling depressed and wondering

why

> you went through with all this- it's pry the drugs talking. Just

relax

> and throw on a movie- or in my case watch every single episode of

> Buffy the Vampire slayer (that really helped).

>

>

>

> I would be happy to answer any ones concerns with going through the

> surgery. I'm not all that far out, so I can't answer any long term

> questions, but feel free to ask. I will also send pictures to anyone

> interested.

>

> Good luck to anyone about to go through with this and thank you to

> everyone who shared their stories- It really helped!

[Guest guest]

-if i remeber corectly- its around a week that the bulk of the

swelling goes down. keep ice on it all the time. the ice will also

help it not be so annoying. It does get worse untill about the the 3rd

day- it peaks- then it will start to go down. however, the swelling

will go up and down, as it still does for me even at 7 weeks.

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , linef1

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Quick question for you and anyone else answering on this board. I am

> currently 3rd day post-op, no splint nor sore throat. I am having

> trouble with swelling though I was wondering how long it takes for

> the swelling to start to subside. Ive felt like its gotten worse

> every day and am hoping that it starts goin down soon...other than

> that everythign is going great. Doctor says if he approves at

> tomorrow's appointment, I can get off the clear liquid diet be

> unbanded in two weeks! Thanks for your help,

>

> Linef

>

>

> > I just wanted to share my story because even though I didn't post on

> > this board it really helped reading all the stories. I am a 25 year

> > old who had upper, lower, and genio. I was really freaked out in the

> > weeks before the surgery. All the basic worries like, am I gonna

> lose

> > weight, how will i eat, what if it goes wrong etc. The night before

> > the surgery i realized that I was going through with it no matter

> what

> > and I just had to put my faith in the dr that he would do a good

> job.

> > There was no point in worrying about all of it and if i had

> problems I

> > would deal with them as they came. Thinking all that, i was happy as

> > could be going into surgery and happy after. I think taking a

> positive

> > attitude towards it all and not worrying really helped in my

> recovery.

> > I kept ice on my face at all times and that really helped my

> swelling

> > go down fast. I still have a lot of swelling but I look so much

> > better, I could care less at this point. It will go down soon

> enough.

> > My bite is right on now. I've never felt my back teeth touch before.

> > The headaches and back aches i had before are virtually gone. I can

> > breath better. It was all so worth it!

> >

> > The things that were hard to deal with:

> >

> > The pain from the tube they put in your throat to help you breath

> > during surgery. That hurt more than the surgery. I couldn't drink

> > because it hurt so bad. I went back to the dr and they put me on an

> iv

> > for a while- I felt a million times better.

> >

> > Being starving all the time. I was so hungry. I ate a lot of ice

> cream

> > with hot fudge which helped me maintain my weight- at a whopping

> > 100lbs. I also ate a lot of cream of wheat which helped fill me up.

> I

> > could really go the rest of my life without seeing another bowl of

> ice

> > cream or a bowl of soup again, but pasta never looked so good!

> >

> > The splint. I was so excited to get that thing out of my mouth.

> What I

> > wasn't prepared for was how disgusting the roof of my mouth was

> gonna

> > feel. Imagine having a band-aid on a finger for three weeks. Well

> > thats what my mouth felt like. yuck.

> >

> > The drugs i was on during recovery. They made me feel very

> > disconnected from the world. I felt like i didn't really care about

> > anything. Just remeber if you are feeling depressed and wondering

> why

> > you went through with all this- it's pry the drugs talking. Just

> relax

> > and throw on a movie- or in my case watch every single episode of

> > Buffy the Vampire slayer (that really helped).

> >

> >

> >

> > I would be happy to answer any ones concerns with going through the

> > surgery. I'm not all that far out, so I can't answer any long term

> > questions, but feel free to ask. I will also send pictures to anyone

> > interested.

> >

> > Good luck to anyone about to go through with this and thank you to

> > everyone who shared their stories- It really helped!

[Guest guest]

-if i remeber corectly- its around a week that the bulk of the

swelling goes down. keep ice on it all the time. the ice will also

help it not be so annoying. It does get worse untill about the the 3rd

day- it peaks- then it will start to go down. however, the swelling

will go up and down, as it still does for me even at 7 weeks.

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , linef1

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Quick question for you and anyone else answering on this board. I am

> currently 3rd day post-op, no splint nor sore throat. I am having

> trouble with swelling though I was wondering how long it takes for

> the swelling to start to subside. Ive felt like its gotten worse

> every day and am hoping that it starts goin down soon...other than

> that everythign is going great. Doctor says if he approves at

> tomorrow's appointment, I can get off the clear liquid diet be

> unbanded in two weeks! Thanks for your help,

>

> Linef

>

>

> > I just wanted to share my story because even though I didn't post on

> > this board it really helped reading all the stories. I am a 25 year

> > old who had upper, lower, and genio. I was really freaked out in the

> > weeks before the surgery. All the basic worries like, am I gonna

> lose

> > weight, how will i eat, what if it goes wrong etc. The night before

> > the surgery i realized that I was going through with it no matter

> what

> > and I just had to put my faith in the dr that he would do a good

> job.

> > There was no point in worrying about all of it and if i had

> problems I

> > would deal with them as they came. Thinking all that, i was happy as

> > could be going into surgery and happy after. I think taking a

> positive

> > attitude towards it all and not worrying really helped in my

> recovery.

> > I kept ice on my face at all times and that really helped my

> swelling

> > go down fast. I still have a lot of swelling but I look so much

> > better, I could care less at this point. It will go down soon

> enough.

> > My bite is right on now. I've never felt my back teeth touch before.

> > The headaches and back aches i had before are virtually gone. I can

> > breath better. It was all so worth it!

> >

> > The things that were hard to deal with:

> >

> > The pain from the tube they put in your throat to help you breath

> > during surgery. That hurt more than the surgery. I couldn't drink

> > because it hurt so bad. I went back to the dr and they put me on an

> iv

> > for a while- I felt a million times better.

> >

> > Being starving all the time. I was so hungry. I ate a lot of ice

> cream

> > with hot fudge which helped me maintain my weight- at a whopping

> > 100lbs. I also ate a lot of cream of wheat which helped fill me up.

> I

> > could really go the rest of my life without seeing another bowl of

> ice

> > cream or a bowl of soup again, but pasta never looked so good!

> >

> > The splint. I was so excited to get that thing out of my mouth.

> What I

> > wasn't prepared for was how disgusting the roof of my mouth was

> gonna

> > feel. Imagine having a band-aid on a finger for three weeks. Well

> > thats what my mouth felt like. yuck.

> >

> > The drugs i was on during recovery. They made me feel very

> > disconnected from the world. I felt like i didn't really care about

> > anything. Just remeber if you are feeling depressed and wondering

> why

> > you went through with all this- it's pry the drugs talking. Just

> relax

> > and throw on a movie- or in my case watch every single episode of

> > Buffy the Vampire slayer (that really helped).

> >

> >

> >

> > I would be happy to answer any ones concerns with going through the

> > surgery. I'm not all that far out, so I can't answer any long term

> > questions, but feel free to ask. I will also send pictures to anyone

> > interested.

> >

> > Good luck to anyone about to go through with this and thank you to

> > everyone who shared their stories- It really helped!

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

> > > I just wanted to share my story because even though I didn't

post on

> > > this board it really helped reading all the stories. I am a 25

year

> > > old who had upper, lower, and genio. I was really freaked out

in the

> > > weeks before the surgery. All the basic worries like, am I

gonna

> > lose

> > > weight, how will i eat, what if it goes wrong etc. The night

before

> > > the surgery i realized that I was going through with it no

matter

> > what

> > > and I just had to put my faith in the dr that he would do a

good

> > job.

> > > There was no point in worrying about all of it and if i had

> > problems I

> > > would deal with them as they came. Thinking all that, i was

happy as

> > > could be going into surgery and happy after. I think taking a

> > positive

> > > attitude towards it all and not worrying really helped in my

> > recovery.

> > > I kept ice on my face at all times and that really helped my

> > swelling

> > > go down fast. I still have a lot of swelling but I look so much

> > > better, I could care less at this point. It will go down soon

> > enough.

> > > My bite is right on now. I've never felt my back teeth touch

before.

> > > The headaches and back aches i had before are virtually gone. I

can

> > > breath better. It was all so worth it!

> > >

> > > The things that were hard to deal with:

> > >

> > > The pain from the tube they put in your throat to help you

breath

> > > during surgery. That hurt more than the surgery. I couldn't

drink

> > > because it hurt so bad. I went back to the dr and they put me

on an

> > iv

> > > for a while- I felt a million times better.

> > >

> > > Being starving all the time. I was so hungry. I ate a lot of

ice

> > cream

> > > with hot fudge which helped me maintain my weight- at a whopping

> > > 100lbs. I also ate a lot of cream of wheat which helped fill me

up.

> > I

> > > could really go the rest of my life without seeing another bowl

of

> > ice

> > > cream or a bowl of soup again, but pasta never looked so good!

> > >

> > > The splint. I was so excited to get that thing out of my mouth.

> > What I

> > > wasn't prepared for was how disgusting the roof of my mouth was

> > gonna

> > > feel. Imagine having a band-aid on a finger for three weeks.

Well

> > > thats what my mouth felt like. yuck.

> > >

> > > The drugs i was on during recovery. They made me feel very

> > > disconnected from the world. I felt like i didn't really care

about

> > > anything. Just remeber if you are feeling depressed and

wondering

> > why

> > > you went through with all this- it's pry the drugs talking.

Just

> > relax

> > > and throw on a movie- or in my case watch every single episode

of

> > > Buffy the Vampire slayer (that really helped).

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > I would be happy to answer any ones concerns with going through

the

> > > surgery. I'm not all that far out, so I can't answer any long

term

> > > questions, but feel free to ask. I will also send pictures to

anyone

> > > interested.

> > >

> > > Good luck to anyone about to go through with this and thank you

to

> > > everyone who shared their stories- It really helped!

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

> > > I just wanted to share my story because even though I didn't

post on

> > > this board it really helped reading all the stories. I am a 25

year

> > > old who had upper, lower, and genio. I was really freaked out

in the

> > > weeks before the surgery. All the basic worries like, am I

gonna

> > lose

> > > weight, how will i eat, what if it goes wrong etc. The night

before

> > > the surgery i realized that I was going through with it no

matter

> > what

> > > and I just had to put my faith in the dr that he would do a

good

> > job.

> > > There was no point in worrying about all of it and if i had

> > problems I

> > > would deal with them as they came. Thinking all that, i was

happy as

> > > could be going into surgery and happy after. I think taking a

> > positive

> > > attitude towards it all and not worrying really helped in my

> > recovery.

> > > I kept ice on my face at all times and that really helped my

> > swelling

> > > go down fast. I still have a lot of swelling but I look so much

> > > better, I could care less at this point. It will go down soon

> > enough.

> > > My bite is right on now. I've never felt my back teeth touch

before.

> > > The headaches and back aches i had before are virtually gone. I

can

> > > breath better. It was all so worth it!

> > >

> > > The things that were hard to deal with:

> > >

> > > The pain from the tube they put in your throat to help you

breath

> > > during surgery. That hurt more than the surgery. I couldn't

drink

> > > because it hurt so bad. I went back to the dr and they put me

on an

> > iv

> > > for a while- I felt a million times better.

> > >

> > > Being starving all the time. I was so hungry. I ate a lot of

ice

> > cream

> > > with hot fudge which helped me maintain my weight- at a whopping

> > > 100lbs. I also ate a lot of cream of wheat which helped fill me

up.

> > I

> > > could really go the rest of my life without seeing another bowl

of

> > ice

> > > cream or a bowl of soup again, but pasta never looked so good!

> > >

> > > The splint. I was so excited to get that thing out of my mouth.

> > What I

> > > wasn't prepared for was how disgusting the roof of my mouth was

> > gonna

> > > feel. Imagine having a band-aid on a finger for three weeks.

Well

> > > thats what my mouth felt like. yuck.

> > >

> > > The drugs i was on during recovery. They made me feel very

> > > disconnected from the world. I felt like i didn't really care

about

> > > anything. Just remeber if you are feeling depressed and

wondering

> > why

> > > you went through with all this- it's pry the drugs talking.

Just

> > relax

> > > and throw on a movie- or in my case watch every single episode

of

> > > Buffy the Vampire slayer (that really helped).

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > I would be happy to answer any ones concerns with going through

the

> > > surgery. I'm not all that far out, so I can't answer any long

term

> > > questions, but feel free to ask. I will also send pictures to

anyone

> > > interested.

> > >

> > > Good luck to anyone about to go through with this and thank you

to

> > > everyone who shared their stories- It really helped!

[Guest guest]

Just one thing to say to you - BUFFY RULES!!!

Sorry - couldn't help myself

[Guest guest]

Just one thing to say to you - BUFFY RULES!!!

Sorry - couldn't help myself