Dee/Re: Whose photo album would represent a Lafort?

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Thanks. I had a Leforte 1. I didn't swell up very much at all which

surprises me. I'm very thankful for not swelling much or bruising at

all. I know I did with the first surgery (SAPRE). I had the same

oral surgeon and maybe she changed the swelling medication? I had

to stay in the hospital this time versus last time I didn't. They

gave me more medication for the swelling while in their care and

also kept changing my ice around the clock. Since I've been out of

the hospital, I've pretty much had to be in A/C that is blasted for

the breathing issues - not sure if that helped too? It could also

be luck Regardless, I have no complaints about my recovery. In

the beginning the breathing part was scary, but now that has gone

by - PFEW Now is just figuring out what kind of food to try in a

blender. Luckily, I have a very creative husband the enjoys cooking

and trying new things for me. He grilled a hotdog and put pickles &

ketchup on it just like I would and whipped up in a blender with

some chicken gravy and believe it or not it was really good! I have

been eating really good since coming home, but still losing weight

too. I think I have lost about 8 pounds right now. I wouldn't mind

losing more, but my Dr. doesn't want me to lose more than 10

pounds. I will listen to her

When I went for my two post ops last week (Tuesday and Thursday)

everyone in the oral surgeons office was surprised at how well I was

doing. They remembered how much I swelled with the SARPE back in

October 2003. I remember I was swelled for about 5 weeks and

bruised bad...I personally was expecting that again, but thrilled it

didn't happen

Happy Recovery.

Dee

> > > I was looking at the photo albums and most are not labeled

> > > to what procedure each had. Could someone point me to one that

> > > had the lafort (upper jaw) surgery?

> > >

> > > Thanks. I would like to see what to expect.

> > >

> > > Anita

> > >

> > > P.S. My daughter's name is too.