Re: Good Morning...............Hi Again.....

May 16, 2005

katja,

i'm so sorry about the slow process your jaws are taking heal. i had my

surgery just over 4 days ago. they are now wired and right now, the 6 weeks

they are supposed to be that way seems like galaxies away. it's such s

struggle not being able to open my mouth even for the most simple of tasks

.... like swallowing water. i had a mandibular osteotomy done (lower jaw)

and i'm a little worried that it won't heal quickly enough. the shakes i

drink boarder on digusting. it takes in a whole hour to drink a cup of

shake and then i need to find somewhere quiet to curl up in to calm my

nerves down from all the nastiness. i know i should probably have a more

positive outlook on the recovery, but optimism just doesn't want to be apart

of my life at the moment.

what type of foods are you eating? and how are you getting them down if you

can't chew? any salty recipies out there for me to try?

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& gt;From: katja750

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orthognathicsurgerysupport & gt;To:

orthognathicsurgerysupport & gt;Subject: [Orthognathic

Surgery Support ] Re: Good Morning...............Hi

Again........ & gt;Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 23:36:58 -0000 & gt; & gt;Hi

Bob, & gt;Good luck with your surgery later this month. It will go tons

better & gt;this second time around. YOu know what to expect and how to

handle it & gt;and everything will fall into place just

fine! & gt; & gt; I have been having my own fun so you aren't alone. I

saw my ortho a & gt;couple weeks ago and had one band put on one side to

restart all my & gt;ortho work. Well, that started pulling the one side of

my upper jaw & gt;down (It was split to be expanded) and I observed that

the upper was & gt;still loose... hasn't yet healed solidly. The whole

upper jaw moves. & gt;The OS said that was normal and told me to ask ortho

about getting a & gt;band on the other side of my mouth to even out the

huge slant to my & gt;upper teeth. So, orth then added a heavy band to the

other side. That & gt;evened everything out, but I noticed that my upper

jaw was super & gt;loose and practically & quot;wiggly & quot;. If I tried to

put my teeth together & gt;in a bite position, the upper teeth/jaw totally

moved. So I called & gt;the OS. He said all the bands were too soon and

that the bone needed & gt;more time to heal. My clenching and grinding at

night definitely & gt;don't help the cause, but I can't help that at all.

So I took all the & gt;bands off and he put me back on a mush diet. Now

that one side that & gt;was higher than the other seems to no longer be

level with out the & gt;band holding it even with the other side. I guess

it will be healing & gt;that way which I am totally unhappy about. SO! All

I can do is hope & gt;it will finally heal solidly and that the slight

angle will be & gt;corrected with ortho along with everything else ortho

has left to do & gt;to fix my bite. IF NOT, my OS said I will need a

second surgery to & gt;graft bone from my hip to attatch to my very thin

and delicate upper & gt;jaw. I am hoping and praying that it doesn't come

to that. Oh, and I & gt;was supposed to be healed by now... I am going to

Russia for a month & gt;in two weeks... I went to a new PCP last week and

he wondered why my & gt;blood pressure is so high?!!? HA HA And while I'm

at it, I had a mole & gt;removed that was almost considered to be

malignant melanoma, so I & gt;have to have a second procedure and have

more tissue around the area & gt;cut out just to be sure. Sometimes it

feels like my body doesn't want & gt;to be my friend. & gt; & gt;So,

the point is that I totally commiserate with you. I guess the & gt;best

you can do is get it over with and done and behind you as soon & gt;as

possible.... I log on and don't see many familiar names

anymore & gt;either... but I haven't been on as much myself because I'm so

damned & gt;busy these days trying to get ready for my trip AND go to the

OS or & gt;Ortho every other day it seems.... & gt; & gt;Take care and

I will be thinking about you on the 23rd. & gt;Katja & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; I feel a

bit like a stranger as I don't see many familiar names

on & gt;here & gt; & gt; anymore...Just an update,....had my appt. with

the surgeon & gt;yesterday & gt; & gt; regarding my total relapsed

surgery which was performed Mar & gt;7,.....Not & gt; & gt; much of an

explaination ,he said certainly this kind of thing is & gt;not & gt;

& gt; anticipated,happens rarely and likely somthin to do with the

jaw & gt; & gt; joint.......So I have a week to try to beef up a bit as he

is going & gt;to & gt; & gt; re-do it May 23.....I am still pretty much

numb lip/chin,...gums & gt;are & gt; & gt; just startin to wake

up,....and I am still very puffy....I can only & gt; & gt; imagine what I'm

going to look and feel like after I get whacked & gt; & gt; again.....At

work there going to think I will go to anything length & gt;to & gt;

& gt; get summer holidays ,....anyhow ,I'm just heading to work now

to & gt;break & gt; & gt; them the news that I going to need another 3 or

4 weeks & gt;off,....good & gt; & gt; thing I have a ton of sick days

saved up!!...... & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; Have a good weekend

everyone & gt; & gt; ttyl & gt; & gt; Bob & gt; & gt;

May 16, 2005

Derrick

I had the same surgery as you, and I had a hard time drinking at

first. I thought that it would be impossible to drink anything

thicker than water. When your swelling starts to go down, you will

find it much easier to get different liquids down. I actually

conquered a Mcs milkshake today. I was pretty excited about

that because they are pretty thick. I have 2 more weeks of being

wired shut, and the time really does go by faster than you expect.

Hang in there, it gets better. )

& gt; & gt; I feel

a

> bit like a stranger as I don't see many familiar names

> on & gt;here & gt; & gt; anymore...Just an update,....had my

appt. with

> the surgeon & gt;yesterday & gt; & gt; regarding my total

relapsed

> surgery which was performed Mar & gt;7,.....Not & gt; & gt;

much of an

> explaination ,he said certainly this kind of thing

is & gt;not & gt;

> & gt; anticipated,happens rarely and likely somthin to do with the

> jaw & gt; & gt; joint.......So I have a week to try to beef up a

bit as he

> is going & gt;to & gt; & gt; re-do it May 23.....I am still

pretty much

> numb lip/chin,...gums & gt;are & gt; & gt; just startin to wake

> up,....and I am still very puffy....I can only & gt; & gt;

imagine what I'm

> going to look and feel like after I get whacked & gt; & gt;

again.....At

> work there going to think I will go to anything

length & gt;to & gt;

> & gt; get summer holidays ,....anyhow ,I'm just heading to work now

> to & gt;break & gt; & gt; them the news that I going to need

another 3 or

> 4 weeks & gt;off,....good & gt; & gt; thing I have a ton of

sick days

> saved up!!...... & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; Have a good weekend

> everyone & gt; & gt; ttyl & gt; & gt; Bob & gt; & gt;

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