Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I am new here and am desperately seeking advice/support. I have an underbite, so they are moving my bottom jaw back and top jaw forward. They say the surgery will last 4 hours and I will stay in the hospital for 2 nights. Has anyone had this procedure? I am having a lot of anxiety because I don't know what to expect. My doctor said I will be eating mashed potatoes and yogurt? Will it be more liquid? Any advice will be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Hi , Others are more qualified to answer your questions, but I know they will, so stick around. Lots of good info here and people who have had or will have similar surgeries to yours. Welcome! Luna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 jen - i'm having my upper advanced in a little under four hours. i'll let you know how it goes! having read this board, though, i expect it to be pretty uncomfortable but not devistating. and there's a lot of good soft, blended food cookbooks out there. my fiance bought one called " so what if you can't chew - eat hearty. " i think another good site to look at is www.8weekswired.com the anxiety is normal - i think we all have it. good luck! -becky > I am new here and am desperately seeking advice/support. I have an > underbite, so they are moving my bottom jaw back and top jaw forward. > > They say the surgery will last 4 hours and I will stay in the > hospital > for 2 nights. Has anyone had this procedure? I am having a lot of > anxiety because I don't know what to expect. My doctor said I will > be > eating mashed potatoes and yogurt? Will it be more liquid? Any > advice > will be much appreciated. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 , First of all welcome to the group. I think you'll find a lot of reassurance on this site. I know I did! Well for one thing you have a lot of June surgery buddies to keep you company while you recover post- op. I just had surgery 3 days ago on June 6th and I already feel miles better than I did right after surgery. I had an upper leforte, palet was expanded and top jaw was dissected into three sections. I had two upper bicuspids removed and a genioplasty to my lower chin. My surgery lasted about 5 and half hours I think. I was in the hospital only for one night and was home within 24 hours of my surgery. I can tell you for a fact that you will not remember much of the surgery i.e. you get into the OR room, they put the first IV into you and then you're out like a light. The next thing you remember is when you wake up in the recovering unit. By then I was just so happy that it was all over with! If you're scared make sure you tell the doctors and nurses. I have a needle phobia and told everyone about it and they were really good about being soothing and reassuring. (sweetpearl@) on this site is having surgery on June 14th and her birthday is June 15th, the day of your surgery so she'll be the perfect surgery buddy. We're all here for you so don't hesitate to post any questions or vent out any fears you might have. The important thing is to stay focused on the end goal and that's getting your bite fixed! Sara > I am new here and am desperately seeking advice/support. I have an > underbite, so they are moving my bottom jaw back and top jaw forward. > > They say the surgery will last 4 hours and I will stay in the > hospital > for 2 nights. Has anyone had this procedure? I am having a lot of > anxiety because I don't know what to expect. My doctor said I will > be > eating mashed potatoes and yogurt? Will it be more liquid? Any > advice > will be much appreciated. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Hey Jen, I also had an underbite and I had upper jaw advancement 3 days ago to correct it. The surgery went as planned and I am at home recovering. I'm on a liquid diet right now but it honestly isn't that bad. I haven't experienced much pain and the numbness isn't really bothering meeither, so I'd say the discomfort is a small price to pay for what i hope is a great improvement in my bite functioning. Jae > I am new here and am desperately seeking advice/support. I have an > underbite, so they are moving my bottom jaw back and top jaw forward. > > They say the surgery will last 4 hours and I will stay in the > hospital > for 2 nights. Has anyone had this procedure? I am having a lot of > anxiety because I don't know what to expect. My doctor said I will > be > eating mashed potatoes and yogurt? Will it be more liquid? Any > advice > will be much appreciated. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Jae, Thanks for the comforting advice. Joining this group and reading everyone's comments has helped ease my mind tremendously! Only 6 days to go...getting kinda scary. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Yes. I will be the perfect surgery buddy. Well maybe not, I wont be around to calm your fears right before you go in because I will already be at the hospital!! But we will definitely be able to relate after the 15th! I am having the opposite of you, upper and lower but lower is going foward. As far as the liquids, my surgeon said 2 weeks until I can start on a soft, no-chew diet. It sounds like the first week you cant have anything with any consistancy to it, so only liquids. But I doubt we will feel up to eating much anyways. Feel free to ask any questions or just get things off your mind. This site is really really helpful and I will be going through the surgery only a couple of hours (and probably quite a few miles) away. Keep in touch! ~~ > > I am new here and am desperately seeking advice/support. I have an > > underbite, so they are moving my bottom jaw back and top jaw forward. > > > > They say the surgery will last 4 hours and I will stay in the > > hospital > > for 2 nights. Has anyone had this procedure? I am having a lot of > > anxiety because I don't know what to expect. My doctor said I will > > be > > eating mashed potatoes and yogurt? Will it be more liquid? Any > > advice > > will be much appreciated. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 , Where are you at? I'm in Utah. I'm so glad to know someone will be going through the same thing at the same time. Then we will have each other to confide in! --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 I am in Florida. So we are definitely far away lol! Keep in touch! ~~ > , > > Where are you at? I'm in Utah. I'm so glad to know someone will be going through the same thing at the same time. Then we will have each other to confide in! > > > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Hey , I'll be going in too. My surgery is the same time and day as 's so we'll all be in this together. Steph. > , > > Where are you at? I'm in Utah. I'm so glad to know someone will be going through the same thing at the same time. Then we will have each other to confide in! > > > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 I'm glad to hear we'll have even more support! What are you having done? How many nights do you have to stay in the hospital? ~ --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Wow...same time too Steph! I guess we really will be going through this together lol. We'll have to see who gets out of surgery first haha! ~~ > > , > > > > Where are you at? I'm in Utah. I'm so glad to know someone will > be going through the same thing at the same time. Then we will have > each other to confide in! > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Discover Yahoo! > > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 > I'm glad to hear we'll have even more support! What are you having done? How many nights do you have to stay in the hospital? > > ~ > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Hi. I am having upper moved up, lower moved foward, and genio on the 14th. If I am doing good enough, I should be released sometime on the 15th. ~~ > > I'm glad to hear we'll have even more support! What are you having > done? How many nights do you have to stay in the hospital? > > > > ~ > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Discover Yahoo! > > Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check > it out! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Katharina, I think this group will be a huge help for you. I know it has been for me. I only have three days until my surgery and I pretty much always feel like I'm going to throw up. It helps a lot to hear exactly what people feel like after the surgery and that you WILL get through it. I figured out that it won't be as bad as my imagination made it out to be. I have an underbite, so they are moving my bottom jaw back and top jaw forward. The surgery is supposed to last 4 hours and I have to stay in the hospital for 2 nights. I am 20... Hope this helps. ~ --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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