Re: Two Questions

[Guest guest]

, please don't hesitate to bring up any of these questions

with your surgeon. That's why you're paying him the big bucks (or, I

hope, your insurance provider is!) -- because he's sposed to know

the answers for your own particular case.

I would not have been at all happy to wind up with greater lip

incompetence. But it may be that you still have swelling and healing

going on.

I knew from the get-go that I could wind up with more or less TMJ

pain, but I would have asked for and expected help from my ortho

and/or surgeon if I'd asked for it. At least in the form of a

referral to a good PT.

The way you bring it up is to say, or write, if that's easier, " Dr.

X, I'm having some problems I don't understand. I hope that you can

help me with the answers and solutions to them... " Then tell him/her.

Good wishes,

C.

>

> Hi everyone

> I have two questions for you guys: the first one is, the right

side

> of my jaw, whenever I stretch it, the joint really hurts. I'm

almost

> 2.5 months post op, and I guess I figured that the pain part of

this

> was all behind me by now. The left joint just feels a stretch,

but

> the right hurts...this especially sucks because I'm so tired these

> days, I'm yawning and stretching it a lot, it's so painful. Does

> anyone else have this, is it normal? I'm worried I'm going to

have

> permanent TMJ pain, and I haven't been able to get my mouth open

more

> than 2.5 cm (from 4 cm before surgery).

>

> The other thing is, I think my surgeon didn't move my upper jaw up

> enough. I have *more* lip incompetence than before, about 1 or 2

mm,

> so not a lot, but I was really hoping before surgery that things

> would go in the other direction. Also, an average smile shows

only

> my top teeth, and is the same, or gummier than before surgery.

DId

> anyone else end up with more lip incompetance after surgery?? I

> don't know how to bring this up with my surgeon, I want to know if

> there's anything he can do

> This stuff isn't huge, I mean, I'm really happy with my teeth

meeting

> properly, they look so great, and my chin looks better from genio

> too, but it's hard looking in the mirror, because everytime I look

at

> my mouth I'm a little disappointed. I can't never look at my face

> again, so any other suggestions guys?

> Thanks

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