Re: Speaking nromally after surgery

[Guest guest]

LOL I am about 8 weeks post op with my splint still in and today a

student that is not one of mine was staring at me as I was talking

with our school secretary and when we were done his eyes were big and

he said, " why do you talk like that? " LOL and I thought I was doing

really good with the talking thing these days!! I explained that I

had surgery on my mouth and he had questions of course like " does it

hurt? " After I gave some simplified answers he seemed satisfied!!

Jane

> >

> > I am finally scheduled in to see the surgeon for a pre op

> appointment

> > on 2 May - that will make it about 1 year in braces. My OD says

> > surgery is aimed for about July based on what the surgeon says.

My

> OD

> > says I'm ready though.

> > Just wondering how normally people were speaking about a month

> after a

> > lower jaw advancement.

> > I plan to have a month off for the whole thing and am hoping that

> once

> > I go back to work the fact I have had surgery won't be obvious

> through

> > my speech.

> > I would appreciate people's input.

[Guest guest]

As far as speech, I'll be 4 weeks post-op on this coming Monday (the

18th) and I can talk pretty well, but like some of said, some of my

words are slurred and I kinda mumble. I'm at my parents right now

and they have a toy poodle named Lucy but we often just call her

Poodle (inventive I know!) and when I say Poodle, it often comes out

as " Foodle " , lol, much to the enjoyment of my parents!!! They also

have a cat (well, technically they have 2 dogs and 4 cats, but

that's besides the point) named Willow and when I try to say that I

end up saying, " Wilwhoa " . At least I'm keeping my parents

entertained with my fancy new accent, hehhee.

> > > >

> > > > I am finally scheduled in to see the surgeon for a pre op

> > > appointment

> > > > on 2 May - that will make it about 1 year in braces. My OD

says

> > > > surgery is aimed for about July based on what the surgeon

says.

> > My

> > > OD

> > > > says I'm ready though.

> > > > Just wondering how normally people were speaking about a

month

> > > after a

> > > > lower jaw advancement.

> > > > I plan to have a month off for the whole thing and am hoping

> that

> > > once

> > > > I go back to work the fact I have had surgery won't be

obvious

> > > through

> > > > my speech.

> > > > I would appreciate people's input.