Re: three days post op HEEELLLLPPPPP!!!

February 5, 2005

Hang in there, Micky! I didn't have any experience with your first

concern in terms of teeth not occluding (though I'm still partially

banded to get my bite right), but yeah, my nose was really swollen

(still is somewhat -- I'm not quite 6 weeks post-op) and a little

uneven too b/c of the tube. It definitely got better within the

first week or so.

I was on liquids for about a month, but only had to be on *clear*

liquids for the first few days. After that I was free to eat (well,

drink!) anything that I could blend and get through a Zip-n-squeeze

tube. I would think there should be a good chance your doc will let

you go on any liquids as of Monday (there's only so much nutrients

you can get from clear liquids, I would think!). So if you can blend

some cake & milk or pasta & sauce, more power to you.

Take care,

Sara

>

> Hello,

> My name is micky and i had a leforte I maxillary advancement with a

> genioplasty to correct a class III underbite on 2/2/05. I have a

> couple of concerns.

>

> 1. My face is sooo swollen, and my upper teeth are not firmly in

> place, they keep shifting everytime i try to swallow, they kinda

> feel like dentures that are not really socked in. My OS says that

> this is normal and that he will put bands on on monday, also to

> correct my bite, which is totally off now, It was bad before but

now

> i only have two teeth occluding. Has anyonelse had a rocking

rolling

> jaw post op?

>

> 2. Also my nose looks totally bizzarre. It is really swollen, and

is

> pointing to one side, which i think may have something to do with

> the nasotracheal tube that they used during surgery, has anyone

else

> run into this, and has anyone had this resolve?

>

> 3. My OS still has me on clear liquids until i can see him on

> monday. how long was anyone else on liquids? I am totally

> fantasizing about blending some chocolate cake or some pasta?

>

> Thank you all for any encouragement or answers that you can provide.

> Micky

February 6, 2005

Hi,

These are definetly going to be the worst days for you...so hang in

there. I am about 7 weeks out of my upper and lower surgery

although I had a second surgery on Thursday. I was incredibly

swollen after my first surgery. That slowly goes away. Plus my

nose was very crooked. I was a little worried that it would go

away. It finally did a couple of weeks ago. I would also guess

that you will get to move beyond " clear " liquids soon. Although I

will warn you that it is easy to get sick of the opaque ones too.

Overall, just hang in there. You will get through it. Like I said

that first couple of weeks are the worst.

>

> Hello,

> My name is micky and i had a leforte I maxillary advancement with

a