Re: Worries =( somoene help

September 3, 2005

It's completely normal! That's where the Ortho comes in; to " fine tune " .

You'll be amazed as to how quickly your midline will respond to the OD work.

Enjoy the mushy diet...it's a step forward.

mithongsallin wrote:

so im 3 weeks post upper/lower surgery and was banded shut for 3 weeks

(not compeltely shut, but enough that ic ouldnt open) well the OS

yesterday took my bands off and told me to go on a soft diet... but im

worried

it seems that my lower jaw shifted ever so slightly to my right, (the

midline of my lower and upper are off a couple of mm now) so now my

right side matchse up but my left side doesnt..)

ill be going to the ortho next week, but should i be worried about

this? is this normal?

September 5, 2005

hi I am in the exact same position as you 3 1/2 weeks out was banded

after upper(lafort I)and lower(bi-lateral osteotomy) my lower mid-line

has shifted 2 the right and I am soooo scared all this surgery and no

perfection! But everyone (surgeon and ortho) said it's all fixable u

and I will look awesome soon. Hang in there it stinks now I know!

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