Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Irene, Hey! I am just wondering how is eating for you with just bands? It amazes me all the different treatments after surgery wires, banded shut, just a couple of bands??? I wonder how it all affects how you feel when that splint comes out? What kind of diet are you on right now and since surgery. I won't have my splint out til the end ot March maybe even beginning of April. Once again I wonder... it seems everyone has different time frames. My doctor says he doesn't always wire shut. I guess I was wired because they expanded my upper palate too, who knows. I know you probably missed your child. I am going crazy not being able to talk to my daughter. She is in the learning to talk stage where she copies every word...and I can't talk clearly! I think my new chin is going to get some used to but when I smile I really am starting to like it better. My profile looks a lot better I think. I will be posting some pictures soon but haven't yet. You're right about one thing...this is the smile I'll have for good because I don't want to go through surgery again! Jane > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Irene, Thanks for writing! I was so glad to be home as > > well. > > > > Thank > > > > > > goodness I had gone to a lot of effort before hand to get my > > room > > > > > > ready so it would be really comfortable when I got home... > > BUT, I > > > > > > miss having the nurse just come and inject something in the > > IV > > > > line > > > > > > to administer meds. The syringes and all are getting old! > > Which > > > > > > surgery did you have? And when was yours done? These days I'm > > not > > > > > > remembering much! I have been having fun the past couple days > > > > with a > > > > > > nose that wont stop draining! It was packed to begin with and > > > > that > > > > > > was totally nasty! And I don't know about you or anyone > > else, > > > > but > > > > > > for the past two days I have felt like an alien unveiling > > myself > > > > as > > > > > > my dry skin peels off my face. It has been completely wierd > > > > having > > > > > > this layer over my face of dry tight skin. I feel like a > > lizard > > > > > > shedding my skin or something! Did you experience that? > > > > Regardless, > > > > > > it's nice to have my skin back (except for where the chin > > bandage > > > > is- > > > > > > but that unveiling is tomorrow. I've very nervous!) Oh, and I > > was > > > > > > checking my body for weightloss and found horrible swelling > > by my > > > > > > ankles and out of nowwhere I have saddlebags!!! I was shocked > > and > > > > > > horrified!! I guess it is fluid collection there since > > I've > > > > been > > > > > > sleeping really upright and haven't been as active as I > > normally > > > > am. > > > > > > BUT just the same, to see curves where there aren't normally > > any > > > > and > > > > > > then, I couldn't find my ankle bones in the shower. Ahhh the > > fun > > > > > > unexpected joys of jaw surgery. At least everyday seems to > > get > > > > better > > > > > > and is one more day that the surgery is BEHIND me. I can't > > wait > > > > for > > > > > > most of the swelling to go down!!! How long did it take for > > the > > > > > > majority of yours to go down?? Keep in touch and thanks for > > > > listening > > > > > > to all of my trials & tribulations Katja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Jane, Eating is actually going pretty well right now. I was using zip-n-squeeze (very convinient), but recently switched to just eating with a tea spoon. It gives my jaw some exercise when I open and close my mouth. I just blend whatever food we have for dinner (usually by adding water - I found out that adding water instead of milk or broth keeps the taste of the original dinner pretty well). Since I can remove my bands whenever I want, I can open my mouth now about 2 fingers, and I'm working on opening it more. I can also brush my teeth pretty well, which is nice. My doctor said he rarely wires people, which I'm very very greatful for. I don't know how you guys do it. Right after surgery I was drinking a lot of milk shakes, carnation instant breakfasts and yougurts, but too much milk is killing my stomach. I never had problems with dairy, but I guess I never ate so much of it either . I was actually cleared to start chewing soft foods about a week afterwards, but it is quite difficult to do with the splint, so I'm waiting to get that thing out of my mouth to start chewing. Irene. > > Irene, > > Hey! I am just wondering how is eating for you with just bands? It > amazes me all the different treatments after surgery wires, banded > shut, just a couple of bands??? I wonder how it all affects how you > feel when that splint comes out? What kind of diet are you on right > now and since surgery. I won't have my splint out til the end ot > March maybe even beginning of April. Once again I wonder... it seems > everyone has different time frames. My doctor says he doesn't always > wire shut. I guess I was wired because they expanded my upper palate > too, who knows. I know you probably missed your child. I am going > crazy not being able to talk to my daughter. She is in the learning > to talk stage where she copies every word...and I can't talk clearly! > I think my new chin is going to get some used to but when I smile I > really am starting to like it better. My profile looks a lot better > I think. I will be posting some pictures soon but haven't yet. > You're right about one thing...this is the smile I'll have for good > because I don't want to go through surgery again! > > Jane > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I bet you never let him hear the end of that:) > > > > Are you going to let your husband scrub in on your surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I am sure for liability reason he couldn't. But it would have been fun:) > > > > Are you going to let your husband scrub in on your surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Jane, I know you are post op. I forget who I am responding to sometimes. Its all sooo confusing. Bob > > > > Are you going to let your husband scrub in on your surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Yes, it was a big issue about a year after we married. I was having a laproscopy and he really wantedto scrub in. I didn't want him too and the doctor said sure! Then last minute our doctor let us know of the new hospital policy! Whew... Jane > > > > > > Are you going to let your husband scrub in on your surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Ya, I know...the drugs and all too... Jane > > > > > > Are you going to let your husband scrub in on your surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 , I work at an elementary school and right next store is a crawfish catering company! They boil crawfish all day long...OUTSIDE! So when I take my kids to recess, enrichment, lunch you got it I smell crawfish all day. And the season is just beginning. I AM STARVING. However, after this nightmare appointment today my mouth still hurts and I don't even want to drink anything. Sigh.... Jane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cammie, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I knew you wrote like a southern bell! I am from > > Louisiana. > > > > > What > > > > > > > part of the South are you from? I was just thinking > today > > > what > > > > I > > > > > > > would give for some crawfish potatoes and corn! > > > > > > > () Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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