Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Thanks I appreciate you responding and I will check out your pics... Have a great night... Tanja > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't posted for awhile, so I thought I would > > give > > > an > > > > > > update > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > > my progress from upper jaw surgery. I can open all > > the > > > > way > > > > > > as of > > > > > > > > 2 > > > > > > > > > > mmonths post-op which is 47mm. No more pain in my > > cheek > > > > > > muscles. > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > get the ocassional soreness on long days or when I > am > > > > > > stressed. I > > > > > > > > > > have all my feeling back in my face except maybe 1% > > in > > > my > > > > > > upper > > > > > > > > lip > > > > > > > > > > and I have about 40% feeling in my teeth and gums. > > > > Lastly, > > > > > I > > > > > > only > > > > > > > > > > have just a little lip incompetance that my os said > > > > should > > > > > go > > > > > > > > away in > > > > > > > > > > the next couple months. He said the scar tissue in > my > > > lip > > > > > is > > > > > > > > still > > > > > > > > > > softening. So people who just had surgery or will > > have > > > > > > surgery > > > > > > > > don't > > > > > > > > > > worry so much if your lips don't close right after > > > > surgery > > > > > > thats > > > > > > > > > > normal. I would also like to say this was toally > > worth > > > > > > everything > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > went thru and would do it all over again. The > > > confidence > > > > I > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > > > gained from my new look is just unimaginable. I > wish > > I > > > > > would > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > > > done this sooner. Take care and good luck to > > everyone's > > > > > > upcoming > > > > > > > > > > surgeries. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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