Re: Re: Jane sleeping positions

[Guest guest]

I am 3 week post op and I am numb from directly under my eyes to cheeks... a

little feelings in my outer cheeks... but my top lip and chin are completely

numb.. I did have a genio so I know it takes time...

I am eating with a baby spoon with things like mashed potatoes and soups... my

lips are numb outside but I can close my mouth completely (so i am not drooling

any more )

I try to sleep on my back too because I am afraid of hurting myself... I am side

sleeper as well....

My eyes burn a lot too ...Do you have that problem?

Thanks for the feedback....

I had double jaw with a genio....

U r 5 weeks right?

janepapillion wrote:

I had a lot oftingling constantly in my face week 3 and week 4. Now I

have full feeling back on the left side and complete numbness from

mid cheek down on the left side. I worry because I heard the

tingling was my feeling coming back which it did on one side but the

other is just numb now. I have feeling in half of my bottom lip and

chin and complete numbness in half my bottom lip and chin. It is

weird. Sometimes I wake up and am sleeping onmy side and get nervous

I am putting too much pressure on my jaw and lay flat.

Jane

> >

> > I have always been a stomach or side sleeper and since the

surgery I

> > sleep on my back because I'm scared of doing something to my jaw.

> Does

> > anyone sleep on the side or anything yet and if so how long did

it

> > take before you did this? Antoher reason is I think with all of

> > this " stress " my muscles are screaming for a massage and of

course I

> > would need to lay face down for this and I'm not sure if this is

> > something safe yet. So if anyone can tell me when they started

laying

> > where the face can be touched let me know please. Thanks!

>

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[Guest guest]

Friday, good for you... will they remove the splint too.. I have to wear my

splint for 3 more weeks... boo ... I will be glad when it comes out... I find

that it traps a lot a stuff and it's hard to clean my mouth...

Wow, we are similar .. I had upper moved forward and widened... and to the

right... lower moved back ....and a genio

I am eating mashed potatoes, soups, ground beef (which is hard to clean out of

my mouth, purred anything that I can blend with a good soup, I eat yogurt (soy),

and drink protein shakes... I use the syringe to drink and some to eat... I

started using a baby spoon this week...

janepapillion wrote:

Yes I am 5 weeks post op tomorrow. I get unwired Friday. I had upper

moved forward and widened and lower moved back and to the left. I

think I mistyped-my left has feeling my right is numb I can't

think sraight lately, literally. I went to the grocery store tonight

and realized I had no idea what I needed to get. Eventually it came

back to me. I have a splint in my mouth so really can't talk

understandably. I still have to use a syringe to drink liquids or my

zip and squeeze bags (I've sort of given up on them although they

worked well for a while) I drink whole milk with chocolate instant

carnation in it, vanilla shakes, juice, the dreaded Boost. That's

about it For a while I did good and pureed things (they were usually

not thin enough to get a lot in ) I did soups for a while, smoothies

(cold is still sensitive on the inside of my mouth) but I've just

sort of kept it simple lately to get by. My eyes just seem tired

lately. Maybe that's it. Also, my lower lids are still a bit numb.

How long til you can eat regular semi soft foods?

Jane

> > >

> > > I have always been a stomach or side sleeper and since the

> surgery I

> > > sleep on my back because I'm scared of doing something to my

jaw.

> > Does

> > > anyone sleep on the side or anything yet and if so how long did

> it

> > > take before you did this? Antoher reason is I think with all of

> > > this " stress " my muscles are screaming for a massage and of

> course I

> > > would need to lay face down for this and I'm not sure if this

is

> > > something safe yet. So if anyone can tell me when they started

> laying

> > > where the face can be touched let me know please. Thanks!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Yes, I can tell a BIG difference... I can feel inside my lips and some outside

so the spoon works well..

I am swollen but not much....

Do it hurt when they remove the splint? u let me know after Friday... Hey

tomorrow is HUMP day and will only have Thrusday to get thru... HANG ON my

friend..

Sadie

janepapillion wrote:

Friday I will have the wires removed and the splint!! I can start

soft foods then and hope things will take a turn for the better! So

how do you like your results? Can you tell a difference yet or are

you still too swollen. I am getting use to my new seemly smaller

centered chin. It makes quite a difference to me. Also my face was

a little hollow in the cheek area and now its a little fuller. More

pronounced. So how is the baby spoon working with numbness? That has

to be hard.

Jane

> > > >

> > > > I have always been a stomach or side sleeper and since the

> > surgery I

> > > > sleep on my back because I'm scared of doing something to my

> jaw.

> > > Does

> > > > anyone sleep on the side or anything yet and if so how long

did

> > it

> > > > take before you did this? Antoher reason is I think with all

of

> > > > this " stress " my muscles are screaming for a massage and of

> > course I

> > > > would need to lay face down for this and I'm not sure if this

> is

> > > > something safe yet. So if anyone can tell me when they

started

> > laying

> > > > where the face can be touched let me know please. Thanks!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

cool look forward to it...

Sadie

janepapillion wrote:

Sadie,

I will definately give the play by play after Friday!!

Jane

> > > > >

> > > > > I have always been a stomach or side sleeper and since the

> > > surgery I

> > > > > sleep on my back because I'm scared of doing something to

my

> > jaw.

> > > > Does

> > > > > anyone sleep on the side or anything yet and if so how long

> did

> > > it

> > > > > take before you did this? Antoher reason is I think with

all

> of

> > > > > this " stress " my muscles are screaming for a massage and of

> > > course I

> > > > > would need to lay face down for this and I'm not sure if

this

> > is

> > > > > something safe yet. So if anyone can tell me when they

> started

> > > laying

> > > > > where the face can be touched let me know please. Thanks!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

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