Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hey there... Well, at 8 weeks post-op I am all but back to normal. my computer broke so I have been without it for the last week but tthat's good cuz I was spending way too much time on these addictive message boards! I went to the orthodontist on Tuesday and he told me in all his years doing this he's never seen someone recover so quickly. (I had lower jaw advancment 5.5 mm on january 24th) I think I am still a tiny bit swollen in the lower cheeks and jawline but even I can't tell... I only feel it on the inside of my mouth. My skin has STILL not cleared up from my post-surgery break-out to what it was before surgery and that is pissing me off. I've been unwired for about 3 weeks and eating pretty much whatever I want except for really hard or crunchy stuff. He removed the hooks from my top teeth but I am still wearing one rubber band on each side that I am supposed to remove for eatting and cleaning for about 3.5 hrs total per day. I wear them all the time though. I feel a bit like when I take them off my jaw slides back a bit. Not too happy about that. My midline still does not match up but he says they will fix this with the braces. I asked him how long I will still have to wear them and he refused to give me an estimate until my next appt. in 2 weeks. I'm gonna flip out if it's a lot more than 6 months. I am soooo over this. This is I think the posting I was waiting for... to thank you guys for all of the outlet, support, advice... this experience would have sucked at least three times as much without the boards and emails to keep me company. I will have my boyfriend take some photos and post them with the " almost " final results. More later! Tova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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