Re: How long until I can open?

[Guest guest]

I feel your pain. I got unwired after 5 1/2 weeks and THOUGHT I

would get my splint out too and be able to eat grits eggs, oatmeal,

and fantasized about cutting a hamburger into little pieces. Instead

I got the news my splint would be left in for two more weeks and

found I could open MAYBE a cm wide. Mashed potatoes was the ONLY

thing I could muster and that was messy and painful. Now I get my

splint out in two days and it's been about 8 weeks since " real "

food. At this point I can only dream of REAl food which to me too is

a hamburger!

jane

>

> Hi all, I am 5 weeks post-op and got my splint and rubber bands

removed today. It's

> very exciting to be able to speak a little clearer. I was super

disappointed when I

> discovered I can't really eat that well. I thought eggs and

oatmeal would be no big

> deal, but they were--super messy and not very satisfying. So, how

long after being

> unbanded did it take you to be able to eat normally? How long

until you could get a

> toothbrush in there? The surgeon said it should take 2 weeks for

me to work my

> way up to normal food, but am I really going to be able to eat a

cheeseburger in 2

> weeks?