Guest guest Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 All I can say is Vanilla ice cream with lots of milk blended kept me alive! I would add cherry juice sometimes! Jane > > Hi everyone, I'm 16 and getting this surgery soon. I have wanted this > for along time and already went through braces for about 4 years and > got them off like 2 years ago, but my jaw is mis-aligned and so I need > this surgery. I am extremely nervous especially with reading about how > it is done and how long it takes to recover. I also don't know how I'm > going to survive without eating real food for 6 weeks!!! So could > someone who has gone through the surgery help me out here and tell me > what all happend and what happend after the surgery, like how long it > took for you to start feeling normal, and I also read you have to do > these mouth exercises?! Help please...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 I just had my sugery 4 days ago. Upper (3 piece) and genioplasty. I would have to say the worst part about it for me is the liquid diet. I don't have any pain, thanks to Percocet. I don't have any complications, knock on wood. I seriously thought post-surgery would be the death of me, but then again it's case by case, and day by day. The only thing bothering me now is my swelling, and from what I heard, that goes away From my experience, at first it feels like it was a bad mistake, but as the swelling is going down, and everything is starting to fall into place. I would do it again in a heart beat. Don't worry you'll be coming out of surgery a better person. > > > > > Hi everyone, I'm 16 and getting this surgery soon. I have wanted this > > for along time and already went through braces for about 4 years and > > got them off like 2 years ago, but my jaw is mis-aligned and so I need > > this surgery. I am extremely nervous especially with reading about how > > it is done and how long it takes to recover. I also don't know how I'm > > going to survive without eating real food for 6 weeks!!! So could > > someone who has gone through the surgery help me out here and tell me > > what all happend and what happend after the surgery, like how long it > > took for you to start feeling normal, and I also read you have to do > > these mouth exercises?! Help please...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 I would recommend taking a few hours to read through a lot of the posts on this message board. A lot of people posted their day-to-day experience post-surgery and it helps in giving you an idea of what to expect. Also, if you go to the files section there are a number of really useful documents to prepare you for surgery including what to have on hand post-surgery and yummy recipes for a soft food diet. Above all I would say stay positive and focus on your end goal. You might want to also ask your doctor whether you should take some iron tablets before the operation. My doctor is prescribing them to me for a whole month before surgery to help my blood clot more easily post-surgery and therefore facilitate recovery. You're young and therefore have an advantage in that your body will be able to heal itself a lot more quickly than someone who is older. Good luck and stay positive! Sara > > Hi everyone, I'm 16 and getting this surgery soon. I have wanted this > for along time and already went through braces for about 4 years and > got them off like 2 years ago, but my jaw is mis-aligned and so I need > this surgery. I am extremely nervous especially with reading about how > it is done and how long it takes to recover. I also don't know how I'm > going to survive without eating real food for 6 weeks!!! So could > someone who has gone through the surgery help me out here and tell me > what all happend and what happend after the surgery, like how long it > took for you to start feeling normal, and I also read you have to do > these mouth exercises?! Help please...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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