to Nathalie Re: Joint Pain post-op

[Guest guest]

Well, my OS seems to feel that nothing is wrong and that it is all

part of the healing, when I expresed doubt he offered to have one of

the other associates in the office take a look and he agreed. I've

had to resort to percocet more than once in the past week, I even

took one at work today. I've never had to do that!

He did offer to send me to PT for some ultra sound after the 6 week

date, that is on Thursday. Maybe if I can get the muscles to loosen

up it will releive some of the pain and the pressure in my ear. Right

now I am sitting here with my jaw wrap and ice packs and I just took

2 tylenol PM in the hopes that I can get more than 2 or 3 hours of

sleep. It is usually better in the mornings.

It is getting kind of hard to cope with but if it is not better by

thursday I will demand something, it is getting hard toget through a

full day of work.

Thanks for asking.

Marsha

> > > > > hi,all... haven't posted in a while. just wanted to update

> > > really

> > > > > quick - i see a lot of new names on here. i had upper and

> > lower

> > > > > surgery on march 16th. i was wired shut for the full six

> > weeks -

> > > > > hated it. my lower jaw was moved back to correct an

anterior

> > > open

> > > > > bite. anyway, i just got the last of my braces off on

> > monday!!!

> > > > > they took the top brackets off two weeks ago. i LOVE LOVE

> LOVE

> > > the

> > > > > results. downfalls - i still can't open as wide as i used

to

> > and

> > > i

> > > > > wonder if i ever will. i occasionaly get some soreness if

i

> > eat

> > > > > something to chewy or yawn too much. but overall, i'm very

> > > pleased

> > > > > with the results.

> > > > >

> > > > > this thing consumed my life for over 2 years, when i first

> > heard

> > > i

> > > > > was to have the surgery... and then going through having

> > braces,

> > > > > which made me so self-conscious. i work in the

entertainment

> > > > > industry so it was hard being around people who are

visually

> > > > oriented

> > > > > and looking the way i did. but now my confidence is so

much

> > > > better!

> > > > > i've found myself even talking more loudly and more often!

i

> > > just

> > > > > don't want to hide anymore. i wanna show off my teeth!

> > > > >

> > > > > anyway, all of this to say - i really hope that everyone

here

> > has

> > > > the

> > > > > same happy outcome that i have. there are pros and cons to

> > > > > everything in life. but i don't regret doing this at

all...

> > not

> > > > even

> > > > > at my lowest point did i regret it because i focused on the

> > final

> > > > > outcome.

> > > > >

> > > > > okay, off my soapbox and back to work!!!

> > > > >

> > > > > heather

[Guest guest]

Well, my OS seems to feel that nothing is wrong and that it is all

part of the healing, when I expresed doubt he offered to have one of

the other associates in the office take a look and he agreed. I've

had to resort to percocet more than once in the past week, I even

took one at work today. I've never had to do that!

He did offer to send me to PT for some ultra sound after the 6 week

date, that is on Thursday. Maybe if I can get the muscles to loosen

up it will releive some of the pain and the pressure in my ear. Right

now I am sitting here with my jaw wrap and ice packs and I just took

2 tylenol PM in the hopes that I can get more than 2 or 3 hours of

sleep. It is usually better in the mornings.

It is getting kind of hard to cope with but if it is not better by

thursday I will demand something, it is getting hard toget through a

full day of work.

Thanks for asking.

Marsha

> > > > > hi,all... haven't posted in a while. just wanted to update

> > > really

> > > > > quick - i see a lot of new names on here. i had upper and

> > lower

> > > > > surgery on march 16th. i was wired shut for the full six

> > weeks -

> > > > > hated it. my lower jaw was moved back to correct an

anterior

> > > open

> > > > > bite. anyway, i just got the last of my braces off on

> > monday!!!

> > > > > they took the top brackets off two weeks ago. i LOVE LOVE

> LOVE

> > > the

> > > > > results. downfalls - i still can't open as wide as i used

to

> > and

> > > i

> > > > > wonder if i ever will. i occasionaly get some soreness if

i

> > eat

> > > > > something to chewy or yawn too much. but overall, i'm very

> > > pleased

> > > > > with the results.

> > > > >

> > > > > this thing consumed my life for over 2 years, when i first

> > heard

> > > i

> > > > > was to have the surgery... and then going through having

> > braces,

> > > > > which made me so self-conscious. i work in the

entertainment

> > > > > industry so it was hard being around people who are

visually

> > > > oriented

> > > > > and looking the way i did. but now my confidence is so

much

> > > > better!

> > > > > i've found myself even talking more loudly and more often!

i

> > > just

> > > > > don't want to hide anymore. i wanna show off my teeth!

> > > > >

> > > > > anyway, all of this to say - i really hope that everyone

here

> > has

> > > > the

> > > > > same happy outcome that i have. there are pros and cons to

> > > > > everything in life. but i don't regret doing this at

all...

> > not

> > > > even

> > > > > at my lowest point did i regret it because i focused on the

> > final

> > > > > outcome.

> > > > >

> > > > > okay, off my soapbox and back to work!!!

> > > > >

> > > > > heather