Re: Hi Katja ..........Hi Cammie

[Guest guest]

Hi Cammie

Thanx for posting me

I am at 2 weeks post-op and I am still having burning throbbing

intense pain in my chin area all day long,since he unbanded me last

thurs...I'm wondering if i am jumping the gun a bit as I did get a

bit of a shit kickin 2 weeks ago tonight...I just hate to be a pain

in the butt......I am going to phone in the morning if I wake up in

pain....I,m wondering if I just have too much freedom with my jaw a

little to soon ?...He left the surgical hooks in just in case ,and

mabey this is ,the " just in case " .........

I am one that did not have ortho before surgery ,.....although my

surgery is the end result of a 27 month dental night-mare(40 dental

related Appts In just over 2 years)...instead of braces and having

my face re-arranged my dentist came up with a treatment plan which

would include crowning 12 front teeth , changing the angle of my new

crowns to compensate for my off-bite, creating a " end to end "

bite ...my mouth has been in chaos for 27 months as a result of my

new front crowns crashing down on each other, my teeth have been

damaged as a result resulting in multiple root canals....My mouth

was in total turmoil....after I heal up from the surgery (which I

should have had right from the get go)....I will have to have all my

dental work redone ,...this time by a specialist ,...THANK

GOD !!!!...

Cammie when they did band you did they allow you to take them on and

off by yourself for cleaning/eating etc.??? ,......thinkin maybe

thats maybe where I should be at?

Thanx again

Bob

> >

> >

> > Hi Katja ...

> > My computer crashed on fri.,just got it back up and

> runnin,..nothing

> > a $150.00 could'nt fix.......I was going thru internet

withdrawals

> > after 3 days without it...

> > So, sounds like your one week post op went ok, how do you like

> being

> > banded?....

> > I had my 1st post-op appt. last Thurs., he showed my x-rays and

all

> > the new hardware in my face...3 plates , 2 wires and 14

> > screws...amazing what they can do!!...

> > He was going to lightly band me for the remainder of the healing

> > period but decided that if I was careful, and because I am

screwed

> > together ,he would take them off now....he left the arch bars in

> > just in case . ....

> > I am also looking a little more human, still have major numbness

in

> > my lip and chin ,..Bruising showed up on left side only?.. chin

and

> > lip are still puffy....

> > I have been experiencing significant pain in my chin area from

the

> > inside out, which has been increasing in severity since

> > Fri. ...Don't quite know what to make of it as it started pretty

> > much the day after he took the bands off?.....I dont know if it

is

> > because I am moving my jaw more now that I am unbanded , or if I

> > bumped while sleeping ,? but it is just killen me, I will let it

go

> > a couple more days before calling my OS....

> > Well Ive got 3 days worth of catching up to do ,checking every

ones

> > progress reports....

> > Take care

> > Bob

[Guest guest]

Yes. He let me take them off to clean and eat.

That it's burning sensation suggests to my lay mind that some of the

pain may be nerves, rather than the jaw. I do hope you get the

instant relief that I did, though.

And it definitely is possible to overdo things and have to pay for

them.

Sounds to me like the guy who put you through all that crowning was,

um, at best misguided... It's true that often when we try to the

immediate bite-the-bullet fixes, we wind up in worse trouble long-

term, though.

C.

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi Katja ...

> > > My computer crashed on fri.,just got it back up and

> > runnin,..nothing

> > > a $150.00 could'nt fix.......I was going thru internet

> withdrawals

> > > after 3 days without it...

> > > So, sounds like your one week post op went ok, how do you like

> > being

> > > banded?....

> > > I had my 1st post-op appt. last Thurs., he showed my x-rays and

> all

> > > the new hardware in my face...3 plates , 2 wires and 14

> > > screws...amazing what they can do!!...

> > > He was going to lightly band me for the remainder of the

healing

> > > period but decided that if I was careful, and because I am

> screwed

> > > together ,he would take them off now....he left the arch bars

in

> > > just in case . ....

> > > I am also looking a little more human, still have major

numbness

> in

> > > my lip and chin ,..Bruising showed up on left side only?.. chin

> and

> > > lip are still puffy....

> > > I have been experiencing significant pain in my chin area from

> the

> > > inside out, which has been increasing in severity since

> > > Fri. ...Don't quite know what to make of it as it started

pretty

> > > much the day after he took the bands off?.....I dont know if it

> is

> > > because I am moving my jaw more now that I am unbanded , or if

I

> > > bumped while sleeping ,? but it is just killen me, I will let

it

> go

> > > a couple more days before calling my OS....

> > > Well Ive got 3 days worth of catching up to do ,checking every

> ones

> > > progress reports....

> > > Take care

> > > Bob