Carole Anne-Re: Help with jaw opening to

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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]

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.

> >

> >