Re: How is it to breathe while wired shut?

[Guest guest]

When I first got out of surgery I couldn't breathe very well because I had

an NG tube in on nostril and the other nostril would get stuffed. I was

breathing through my mouth which was a chore but once I got out of the hospital

and

I am breathing fine. It's not very hard to breath wired shut, I can breathe

normally. You really get used to the splint in and being wired shut. Although

it is annoying to brush teeth though.

Hope that helped,

Jo

[Guest guest]

Breathing was hard. The best thing was the suction vacuum tube that

you can use to releive you of all the gunk. I rented a portable one

from the hospital that I think the insurance paid for to take home

with me. It was a life saver!!!

> When I first got out of surgery I couldn't breathe very well

because I had

> an NG tube in on nostril and the other nostril would get stuffed.

I was

> breathing through my mouth which was a chore but once I got out of

the hospital and

> I am breathing fine. It's not very hard to breath wired shut, I

can breathe

> normally. You really get used to the splint in and being wired

shut. Although

> it is annoying to brush teeth though.

>

> Hope that helped,

> Jo

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I did have the splint, but was not wired or banded. So I didn't have

that problem. Most folks do have the splint, but some don't. I have

yet to figure out what determines it, or what determines how long

it stays in -- mine was there for seven long weeks. Some people have

one only for a few days, and some folks have had removable ones.

(Not wired folks, though.)

I think how claustrophobic it is or isn't if you're wired depends

on several factors: whether you have upper as well as lower (I had

lower only); how much swelling and congestion you have -- many folks

who have upper, particularly, have considerable; a few folks have

little; and most important, your mindset. This can be a matter where

your mind has to dominate your body and keep reminding it that you

are NOT going to suffocate, that you must relax and that you will

keep on taking in air.

Talk with your surgeon about it, since you're worried about it.

Best,

Cammie

>

> I talked to a guy who had this surgery done last year and he said

it

> was very difficult to breathe while his jaws were wired shut as he

> also had a splint behind his front teeth. Is this splint standard

> procedure? What were your experiences? It almost sounds a bit

> claustrophobic. I am curious to hear your experiences.

>

>

[Guest guest]

, my understanding of the splint is that it's meant to

stabilize things, so that " you're not bouncing around all over

creation. "

Also, I believe it helps guide at least the lower jaw into the right

position. Mine had little tooth marks in it -- I was astonished when

I saw them, because they'd felt like a giant trough in my mouth!

C.

> >

> > I talked to a guy who had this surgery done last year and he

> said it

> > was very difficult to breathe while his jaws were wired shut as

> he

> > also had a splint behind his front teeth. Is this splint

standard

> > procedure? What were your experiences? It almost sounds a

> bit

> > claustrophobic. I am curious to hear your experiences.

> >

> >