Re: Upper and Lower surgery

[Guest guest]

If Kathy loves goo, Kathy's probably gonna be just fine, because

Kathy will be eating a lot of goo (charitably described) in the next

couple of months.

As it happens, I had lower only. But there are many who have had

upper, lower and genioplasty, and quite a few who have needed

extensive work in the upper regions (turbinate work, repair of

deviated septums, etc.)

I doubt that your recovery will be much longer than anyone else's.

Au contraire, you may sail through, because you are young and

strong. It's the old folks, whose situations have become much

complicated with joint involvement and the like, who often have more

difficult troubles.

Be prepared to take it easy. You will be tired. You may, or may not,

have weepy spells. You will be frustrated about what you can and

can't eat. (Goo such as yogurt, ice cream (without nuts),

milkshakes, thinned down soups that need no chewing, broth, soft

cereals, etc., is generally useful in filling up a hungry tummy.)

But don't do anything to jeopardize the situation of your jawbones

and whatever's holding them together.

Do you know whether you'll be wired shut, splinted, banded, or none

of the above? All of that makes a difference. Look at the lists (in

the links, and on Fiddlesticks' Geocities site) about things

that may be helpful, from humidifiers to Q-tips or zippie bags. Heat

packs, cold packs, washcloths to catch droolies.

I would make you an outright wager, just now, that unless there's

something extraordinary going on with you, or unless you have

extraordinary misfortune, one of your goos of choice, eight months

from now, could be a big ol' bunch of Krispy Kreme doughnuts! Or a

burger, although the latter may require a more cautious approach.

Lots of folks have done this, and it is easier now than ever, for

most people, thanks to the improvements in technology. Read around

on the site. But take with a grain of salt posts that folks have

put up in the first couple of weeks after surgery. Yes, there are

serious risks. And yes, you may be miserable for a couple of weeks

(I was not). But it usually gets a lot better, and most people wind

up really happy with the changes that serve them well.

Cammie

> I am 16, having surgery on Wednesday and petrified! But I was

> wondering, have most of you who have had the surgery had both

upper

> and lower jaw surgey? Or just one jaw? I am worried that my

recovery

> is going to be much longer. What can you tell me?

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your reply! Too bad the goo I love happened to

be the goo goo dolls (my favorite band when I made the account) I

actually despise all foods with gooey textures, haha but I get used

to things fast so Im not worried about the food situation. Just

about the 6 hours of anesthesia.

thanks so much for replying tho!

> > I am 16, having surgery on Wednesday and petrified! But I was

> > wondering, have most of you who have had the surgery had both

> upper

> > and lower jaw surgey? Or just one jaw? I am worried that my

> recovery

> > is going to be much longer. What can you tell me?