Re: Re: jaw opening excercises from Carole Anne

[Guest guest]

Carole Anne,

I am 2 1/2 months post op and my OS said to try to work at getting my jaw opened

wider, but didn't tell me how. I've just been opening my mouth as wide as

possible, but don't know if I'm accomplishing anything. So, I would love an

email from you Carole Anne, if you wouldn't mind sending me the exercises from

your PT, also. My email address is jcross3@... Also, good news! I

have just begun to start to get a little feeling back in the right side of my

lip and chin!!! That side has just taken much longer than the left. Thank you.

Jerene

wrote:

Thank you so much for your help. I would definitely love to see a

print out of the exercises they gave you. The advice nurse

suggested I keep up with exercising the jaw as much as possible and

that physical therapy would probably be a good idea, but I can't go

until I get a referral from the doc. You can e-mail me at aliciar

(at)citationnorthern.com - Replace (at) with @- How are you

measuring your opening? Just with a ruler or a measuring tape or is

there something better? Thanks again.

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> >

> > Hey Carole Anne,

> >

> > I read your previous posts and I am also having a lot of trouble

> > with opening and with my joints. I can't get in to see my

surgeon

> > until Dec. 13, so I wont be referred to physical therapy for at

> > least a month if I end up needing it. I am 9 weeks post op on

> > Friday from upper and lower. At my 5 week appointment, my

surgeon

> > gave me a simple jaw exercise where you use your thrumb and

middle

> > finger against your upper and lower teeth and use a scissor like

> > motion to open and stretch the jaw. She wants me to be at " 3

> > fingers wide " by my 3 month post op date (Dec. 17).I have been

> doing

> > this every day like she said, but it's not getting any better

and

> my

> > right joint is very sore and seems tight or locked up. I can't

> get

> > past 2 fingers (about 1 inch) and it's really hard to do that

> even.

> > I was just curious what type of exercises they gave for you to

do

> > and what they suggest as far as things that help or things to

> avoid

> > doing. Any ifo you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

> > Thanks a lot.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Carole Anne,

I am 2 1/2 months post op and my OS said to try to work at getting my jaw opened

wider, but didn't tell me how. I've just been opening my mouth as wide as

possible, but don't know if I'm accomplishing anything. So, I would love an

email from you Carole Anne, if you wouldn't mind sending me the exercises from

your PT, also. My email address is jcross3@... Also, good news! I

have just begun to start to get a little feeling back in the right side of my

lip and chin!!! That side has just taken much longer than the left. Thank you.

Jerene

wrote:

Thank you so much for your help. I would definitely love to see a

print out of the exercises they gave you. The advice nurse

suggested I keep up with exercising the jaw as much as possible and

that physical therapy would probably be a good idea, but I can't go

until I get a referral from the doc. You can e-mail me at aliciar

(at)citationnorthern.com - Replace (at) with @- How are you

measuring your opening? Just with a ruler or a measuring tape or is

there something better? Thanks again.

--

> >

> > Hey Carole Anne,

> >

> > I read your previous posts and I am also having a lot of trouble

> > with opening and with my joints. I can't get in to see my

surgeon

> > until Dec. 13, so I wont be referred to physical therapy for at

> > least a month if I end up needing it. I am 9 weeks post op on

> > Friday from upper and lower. At my 5 week appointment, my

surgeon

> > gave me a simple jaw exercise where you use your thrumb and

middle

> > finger against your upper and lower teeth and use a scissor like

> > motion to open and stretch the jaw. She wants me to be at " 3

> > fingers wide " by my 3 month post op date (Dec. 17).I have been

> doing

> > this every day like she said, but it's not getting any better

and

> my

> > right joint is very sore and seems tight or locked up. I can't

> get

> > past 2 fingers (about 1 inch) and it's really hard to do that

> even.

> > I was just curious what type of exercises they gave for you to

do

> > and what they suggest as far as things that help or things to

> avoid

> > doing. Any ifo you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

> > Thanks a lot.

> >

> >