Re: Having surgery on Aug 26th have some questions

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I had a bilateral sagittal split. I looked up yours on the internet,

and I believe it is the same as what you are having done, because by

OS also rotated the one side of my lower jaw. I suffered from

assymetry and a crossbite, so if your problem is similar the solution

is probably the same. My surgery was three weeks ago and I am doing

pretty good now. Make sure you find the shopping list that is

somewhere here in the archives. Know that everyone heals differently,

but you should give yourself a couple weeks rest before jumping back

into work or school. Make sure for the first week you have someone to

take care of you. The healing process isn't to bad for the most

part. Your meds will keep you comfortable and you'll sleep alot in

the beginning. The main thing is getting used to the splint and the

liquid diet. Do you know if you will be wired, banded or neither? My

surgery went so well that I have no bands or anything holding my mouth

together. Let me know what your specific problems are, and I'll let

you know if I can think of any " words of wisdom. " Take care. Look

forward to hearing from you.

Connie

> Hi..

> I have posted on here I think once before. I finally found out what

> type of surgery I am having, it is called Bilateral split osteotomy

> with mandible rotation. Has anyone gotten this done before? If so

let

> me know how it went for you and some advice. I go to my pre op

> appointment on the 18th of this month and made a list of things to

> ask. Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello, Milky person...

Of course others have had this before. You really expected to hear that

you're the first???

Actually, what they're proposing is not a big deal, for most of us,

anyhow. You're having work, best I understand it, only on the lower

jaw. They'll take it apart, and move some of it up and some of it down.

So ask your surgeon what you should expect, post op. And how he or she

suggests you can manage it.

If you've prepped by reading around, you know what's likely to be the

outcome. Not a lot of swelling, maybe a lot of bruising. Maybe a lot of

numbness.

Bilateral (both sides); split (teasing the bone apart); osteotomy

(cutting the bone). I suspect there's also a saggital in there

somewhere, but maybe not. That one would mean they take it apart back

to front. Or the direction of the cut.

I think you want to know whether you'll be wired or banded or neither,

post op. What your restrictions will be about food and eating. Whether

you're likely to have a splint and for how long. Those answers will

help you prep.

Best,

Cammie -- I still say the waiting is the hardest part.

> Hi..

> I have posted on here I think once before. I finally found out what

> type of surgery I am having, it is called Bilateral split osteotomy

> with mandible rotation. Has anyone gotten this done before? If so let

> me know how it went for you and some advice. I go to my pre op

> appointment on the 18th of this month and made a list of things to

> ask. Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Connie,

In the papers I have received from the doctor it didn't say

anything about a bilateral sagittal split just plain bilateral split

with mandible rotation. I also suffer from assymetry and a

crossbite. It is also really hard for me to keep my mouth open for

more thatn like 2 minutes (like at the dentist). And sometime if I

move my tounge over to my right to far (to get something out of my

braces, I know gross lol) my jaw will stick then pop and hurt really

bad, almost brings tears to my eyes. I only need to stay in the

hospital for 1 day and my pre-op appoinment is on the 18th so maybe

then I will know if I will be banded, wiered or neither. For now I

have no clue. I took off only 2 weeks of work, do you think that is

too soon? I will also ask my Doctor. Thank you so much, you are very

helpful.

> > Hi..

> > I have posted on here I think once before. I finally found out

what

> > type of surgery I am having, it is called Bilateral split

osteotomy

> > with mandible rotation. Has anyone gotten this done before? If

so

> let

> > me know how it went for you and some advice. I go to my pre op

> > appointment on the 18th of this month and made a list of things

to

> > ask. Thanks.

> >