Guest guest Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Well this will be my first post, however I've read who knows how many since my surgery (Nov. 18th) to try to keep me sane, knowing that others are experiencing or have experienced the same kind of thing I'm going through. I had an upper and lower jaw surgery with an expansion on the top, and so far recovery hasn't been that bad at all (the first 4 days were the worst). Swelling has subsided, but I still am pretty numb in the face, namely the chin, lips, and the area right below my eyes. I seem to be really numb in the tongue, it is tingling quite often, but I don't seem to have much feeling in it, which makes it very dificult to manuever food around in order to chew soft food properly. So far I haven't really had much success with scrambled eggs or other soft foods. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this numbness in the tongue, and when it typically returns. I have these awful nightmares about having perfect jaws but a non-working tongue. Thanks, Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Well this will be my first post, however I've read who knows how many since my surgery (Nov. 18th) to try to keep me sane, knowing that others are experiencing or have experienced the same kind of thing I'm going through. I had an upper and lower jaw surgery with an expansion on the top, and so far recovery hasn't been that bad at all (the first 4 days were the worst). Swelling has subsided, but I still am pretty numb in the face, namely the chin, lips, and the area right below my eyes. I seem to be really numb in the tongue, it is tingling quite often, but I don't seem to have much feeling in it, which makes it very dificult to manuever food around in order to chew soft food properly. So far I haven't really had much success with scrambled eggs or other soft foods. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this numbness in the tongue, and when it typically returns. I have these awful nightmares about having perfect jaws but a non-working tongue. Thanks, Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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