Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Hi , I hear you...I am 6wks post-op Mon and I was about 99% down on swelling, bands for some hrs when last week (week 4) I slammed back into lots of talking....hours and hours per day (ps-I had upper and genio) and then it happened...felt a little funky but nothing visual until Saturday...my upper lip and lower nose, basically where the upper incision is poufed up and got sort a stiff, just as I was able to start using my upper lip comfortably when talking. I didn't think it was too obvious, until I visited an ill relative and on first glace, she said, oh you're swollen, are you in pain? Today is another day like that. TOO much talking and POOF! (I am a recruiter, talk, talk, blah, blah yadda...) Thank goodness, my OS 2 wks running is not concerned, because I am cautious...just tells me to relax and not talk whenever I can and alert him to anything severe. I bet 100-to-1 that the chewing impact has caused you to poof some...take it easy on you, I know the hard pretzels and steak are calling, but be nice to you meanwhile and please tell me if heat is encouraged...I know in the shower in the morning I take a hot washcloth and rest it on my ouchie areas some and it feels nice but I wasn't sure if I should do this periodically....... hang in there JO > Hi all, > > I am seven weeks post-op from upper jaw surgery and doing fine all in all. > Just grappling with the petty annoyances of rubber bands and the strange > new sensation of chewing. > > Since I got the clearance to chew last week, I've noticed that my swelling has > gone up a bit. My cheekbones had just started to peek out, but now they've > become buried anew under my reappearing puffiness. I was just wondering > if other people experienced noticeable swelling at this point in time, and if > there were any suggestions as to how to lessen it. Is this a good time to try > heat again? > > Thanks, > Meaghan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Hi , I hear you...I am 6wks post-op Mon and I was about 99% down on swelling, bands for some hrs when last week (week 4) I slammed back into lots of talking....hours and hours per day (ps-I had upper and genio) and then it happened...felt a little funky but nothing visual until Saturday...my upper lip and lower nose, basically where the upper incision is poufed up and got sort a stiff, just as I was able to start using my upper lip comfortably when talking. I didn't think it was too obvious, until I visited an ill relative and on first glace, she said, oh you're swollen, are you in pain? Today is another day like that. TOO much talking and POOF! (I am a recruiter, talk, talk, blah, blah yadda...) Thank goodness, my OS 2 wks running is not concerned, because I am cautious...just tells me to relax and not talk whenever I can and alert him to anything severe. I bet 100-to-1 that the chewing impact has caused you to poof some...take it easy on you, I know the hard pretzels and steak are calling, but be nice to you meanwhile and please tell me if heat is encouraged...I know in the shower in the morning I take a hot washcloth and rest it on my ouchie areas some and it feels nice but I wasn't sure if I should do this periodically....... hang in there JO > Hi all, > > I am seven weeks post-op from upper jaw surgery and doing fine all in all. > Just grappling with the petty annoyances of rubber bands and the strange > new sensation of chewing. > > Since I got the clearance to chew last week, I've noticed that my swelling has > gone up a bit. My cheekbones had just started to peek out, but now they've > become buried anew under my reappearing puffiness. I was just wondering > if other people experienced noticeable swelling at this point in time, and if > there were any suggestions as to how to lessen it. Is this a good time to try > heat again? > > Thanks, > Meaghan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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