Re: Top splint removal question - help! kimberly and tara

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Hi guys i just came across your convo on this and thought id in put

my view from my exp.

Fortunatley for me my splint was removed about 3-4 days after

surgery, as my surgeon+colleuges decided that it wasnt really

serving a purpose. I had no arguements here, so long as my face

didnt fall off!

However without the splint i was still restricted to liquid foods

only for 6 weeks after surgery. following this 6 weeks i progressed

to a diet of 'mushy foods'. which i accepted greatfully as i had

just about had enough of the liquids.

everyone is different tho. it will also depend on the kind of

surgery you had done. i had upper, lower, RPE and sinus work.

there was no room in there to get a spoon or a tablet let alone a

nice piece of juicy steak which i so desperatley craved. I would

say my dream (a steak) came true when i managed to ever so slowly

eat christmas dinner - i had my surgery on the 1st of august of that

year (2002). so i guess what everyone post op will say the key is

patience - which we all at some point come to hate that word!

one tip i will give you. vary your food. anything that will go into

a blender try it! my fav's were sunday lunches/roasts, beans on

toast etc.

hope this is of help and that your recoveries thus far are going

well.

kind regards

kat_UK

nathicsurgerysupport , " Tara " <daydreamer985@y...>

wrote:

> ,

> Hey girl...

> I too have a splint attached to my top jaw. I think I'll be

getting

> mine off in about a week or two. (I should find out for sure

> Thursday at my next appointment) I don't have a clue about the

> eating thing, I would like to know about that as well! I also

agree

> with you about the soup and weight thing. How much weight have you

> lost since you're surgery? I've lost a little over 10.

> Anyway, I too would like to knoe if my dreams of finally

getting

> to eat real food are as soon as I think. So anybody that knows,

> PLEASE SHARE! LoL

> -Tara

>

>

> > So I get my splint removed (it is attached to my top jaw) in

about

> a

> > week. For over 4 weeks I have been fantasizing and dreaming

about

> this

> > day. It is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. I have even been planning

> what

> > exactly I will do as far as eating goes. I swear I am planning

to

> > leave the surgeon's office, go to my favorite Italian place (by

> myself)

> > and order tons of pasta and bread.

> >

> > My question is: Is this dream realistic? Will I be able to eat

> > directly following the appointment? Will it be just gross under

> my

> > splint where it was all cut and grafted? Can I chew?! I need

> someone

> > to bring me down a bit just in case my idea of eating in a week

is

> way

> > out there. If I have any more soup, I am going to scream. Boy,

> what a

> > weight loss program though!

> >

> > Look forward to some advise! Thanks,