Re: surgery on monday--- concerned about weightloss+kissing

[Guest guest]

Hi t,

I was really concerned about weight loss prior to my surgery in December because

I'm one

of those naturally thin people and anytime someone would hear about the jaw

surgery,

they would look aghast and tell me I was going to disappear from lack of food.

Well, it didn't happen. I was banded shut for 12 days and lost 10 pounds, most

of which I

think came off in the first 4 days after surgery when I didn't have any appetite

at all. As

soon as I got the bands off and was able to eat soft food, it came right back.

I'm now 7

weeks post-op and can eat everything I could pre-op. Even some banned braces

foods like

tortilla chips, though in small pieces.

What I'm getting at is that surgery is not the right time to be thinking about

weight loss.

Just get through it, get healthy, and then think about any lifestyle changes you

want to

make. I think there are rare cases where people are able to keep the weight they

lost post-

op off, but most folks gain it back. And who can blame us? We drank our meals

for crying

out loud!

As for the kissing, it depends on how numb you are. My upper jaw/face and lip

were

completely numb for about two weeks and then I slowly got the feeling back over

another

three weeks. I could certainly kiss my boyfriend while I was numb but I don't

know that I

enjoyed it!

Best of luck on Monday and be sure to report back here about your experience.

Maddie

>

> due to my oh so caring insurance i am being rushed to surgery on

> monday the 31st. I got my pins put on my braces today and am

> anxious/nervous. My biggest concern is weight loss. I NEED to lose

> weight and am quite aware that i will lose some. While i am not

> planning on starving myself i am also not trying to overload on

> calories. What would be an avergage amount of weight loss ? and how

> soon were you all able to kiss lol i have a bf and adore kissing him

> and will dearly miss our lip lokcing.

>

> I am having genio on my chin and upper jaw surgery... any advice

> would be most appreciated!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I had a weight loss of 15lbs, and I was thin to begin with, now I am

at the weight I was before my 2 children - one pound. I am 12 weeks

post today and I am not as hungry as I was before, AND, I still

can't chew, so eating is painful for me.

the kissing is rough. I could not kiss my kids for 8 weeks, and I

still have a numb upper lip, and it is driving my husband crazy!! I

miss kidding him, but it is so wierd trying to kiss him. I can do

it, my lips can move, but not having the feeling in my lip, makes me

feel like play doh.

good luck with the surgery!!1

Behtanne

>

> due to my oh so caring insurance i am being rushed to surgery on

> monday the 31st. I got my pins put on my braces today and am

> anxious/nervous. My biggest concern is weight loss. I NEED to lose

> weight and am quite aware that i will lose some. While i am not

> planning on starving myself i am also not trying to overload on

> calories. What would be an avergage amount of weight loss ? and

how

> soon were you all able to kiss lol i have a bf and adore kissing

him

> and will dearly miss our lip lokcing.

>

> I am having genio on my chin and upper jaw surgery... any advice

> would be most appreciated!