Re: Day 14: Chewing and blending ...

[Guest guest]

I am 17 days post op and I also had a lower advancement. I know that

every surgeon is different but for me I will also be on the non-chew

diet for 6 weeks and he said that scrambled eggs is my max and I

should mostly stick to yogurt and everything blenderized. I also

think that I am going to be working up to a normal diet AFTER the six

weeks are up. Hopefully this helps!

Val

> Although I am still not chewing very much, I am finding that I can eat

> just about anything if I take my handblender to it or cut it up in

> small enough pieces. Tonight I had potstickers whacked with the

> handblender. Earlier today I had a hamburger patty cut into tiny

> pieces. It took a while, but ....

>

> Do you think it's normal that I'm not chewing much yet two weeks after

> lower advancement? My doc said I could chew things the consistency of

> scrambled eggs, but I'm not sure how long he intended that to last. I

> remember him saying the goal was to have me back on a regular diet at

> six weeks. Maybe after the splint comes off I'll be able to chew

> better. Right now it just feels awkward and wears my jaw out.

>

> One more week in the splint! (Hopefully.)

[Guest guest]

Val,

Thank you, that does help. I think maybe I've been expecting too much

of myself. I'm feeling pretty much back to normal except for the mouth

awkwardness and a little achiness, so I was thinking maybe I should be

chewing normally again, too. But that's probably overambitious.

Luna

[Guest guest]

You're welcome Luna. I actually feel completely back to normal

besides the eating. It still feels so weird to me when I don't have

my bands on but I guess it probably takes a while to get used to a new

jaw. I still can't open very far, maybe about half an inch or

something but I was given the go-ahead to practice this week so thats

what I'll be doing...

Val

> Val,

>

> Thank you, that does help. I think maybe I've been expecting too much

> of myself. I'm feeling pretty much back to normal except for the mouth

> awkwardness and a little achiness, so I was thinking maybe I should be

> chewing normally again, too. But that's probably overambitious.

>

> Luna

[Guest guest]

Hi Val,

How tightly banded are you? I was double-banded for the first week but

now am single-banded. I'm allowed to take them off for eating and

hygiene, but sometimes I forget to put them back on for a while.

Luna

[Guest guest]

Luna, I was double-banded until my appointment with my OS yesterday

which means I was double for 16 days and now I am single. You are

sure progressing quickly! Single feels weird for me but it is good

because I can talk better. I'm sure I will get used to it quickly. I

am also allowed to take them off for eating and brushing.

Val

> Hi Val,

>

> How tightly banded are you? I was double-banded for the first week but

> now am single-banded. I'm allowed to take them off for eating and

> hygiene, but sometimes I forget to put them back on for a while.

>

> Luna

[Guest guest]

Hey,

I am still pre-op, but with all of the pain in my jaw, I have gotten used to

eating w/o chewing. Try using your tounge to chew for you...since you had lower

advancement, sort of smoosh the food to the. It may work for you, but it may

not. If you cannot chew, it is an option.

Austria

str8teeth4me <no_reply > wrote:

Although I am still not chewing very much, I am finding that I can eat

just about anything if I take my handblender to it or cut it up in

small enough pieces. Tonight I had potstickers whacked with the

handblender. Earlier today I had a hamburger patty cut into tiny

pieces. It took a while, but ....

Do you think it's normal that I'm not chewing much yet two weeks after

lower advancement? My doc said I could chew things the consistency of

scrambled eggs, but I'm not sure how long he intended that to last. I

remember him saying the goal was to have me back on a regular diet at

six weeks. Maybe after the splint comes off I'll be able to chew

better. Right now it just feels awkward and wears my jaw out.

One more week in the splint! (Hopefully.)

[Guest guest]

Austria, thanks, that's pretty much what I do. L

> Hey,

>

> I am still pre-op, but with all of the pain in my jaw, I have gotten

used to eating w/o chewing. Try using your tounge to chew for

you...since you had lower advancement, sort of smoosh the food to the.

It may work for you, but it may not. If you cannot chew, it is an

option.

>

> Austria