Re: New Member--Surgery coming up mid October 2005- To Angie

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Hi Angie,

Welcome to the group! I'm 26 and had the surgery 6 months ago for

both upper and lower jaws. I am completely lactose intolerant, so I

wanted to respond to your concern. I don't know if you have this

product in Texas or one like it, but hopefully you are able to find

it. It's called Lactaid and you can get it lactose reduced or lactose

free in the whole range of milks- 2percent, low fat, fat free, etc. I

lived on it after my surgery and still drink tons of it. I know there

are other brands out there as well that " remove " the lactose, by

adding the lactase enzyme to neutralize the lactose sugar. That is

probably your best bet. If you are able to take pills later down the

line in your post op recovery, the same company Lactaid, make enzyme

supplement pills to be taken with meals including milk products. I

also use those occaisionally. After my surgery, however, I wasn't

immediately able to take pills, so that wasn't an option immediately.

Some people are able to, so it will just depend for you. One things

to be aware of... another member of this group and I were discussing

lactose intolerance and I learned from that member that protein

supplements have high Whey content which apparently in the whole

process has a lot of lactose in it. So if you are tying supplements,

be aware of that angle. Maybe you could try one and find out what

happens. I've never tried it myself, so I can say one way or the

other, but that is what I was told. Good luck and keep us posted on

how everything is going for you. I bet after 31/2 years in braces you

will be excited to get this surgery over with and get on with your

life!

Katja

> Hello,

>

> My name is Angie--28 years old. I'm married to a great guy and we

have 3 children. Our

> son is 8, and our oldest daughter is 6 and the youngest is almost 2

1/2 years old. We live

> in suburbs north of Dallas, TX.

>

> I was finally approved to have my surgery and after 3 1/2 years of

braces, I see an end in

> sight! I expect to be having my surgery in 4-5 weeks I believe

the technical term for my

> procedure is Leforte 1 and I'm expected to be in splints for 3

weeks.

>

> I'm having is both upper and lower jaw *tinkered with*, but it's

really so minor that the

> computer generated profile I get for the " after " part doesn't show

much change, so, I'm

> excited to keep my face if that makes any sense. I've grown fond of

it after almost 30

> years of seeing it in a mirror on a daily basis.

>

> I also wanted to know if anyone else from my area had Dr.

C. Hill (in ,

> TX) as their surgeon. I like him well enough and he's been doing

this for approx 25 years,

> so I trust him, but I do not know of anyone else who has used him

as a surgeon. Or is

> there any way to see if anyone has reviewed him as a surgeon?

>

> When the surgery is complete, I will have an overbite, the ability

to speak better--some

> words I just cannot form because of the way my jaw/teeth sit, no

more headaches from

> molars that have a tendency to be clenched and better able to chew

food when this is all

> over with and my teeth/bite will be perfect. After 3 1/2 years of

braces and having my

> Orthodontist and 2 Ortho surgeons tell me that unless I have a

surgery to correct it, I'm

> basically in a state of limbo. I didn't go through the pain of

braces to just to make things

> worse by " fixing " something that had I left alone, I would have

probably been fine. So,

> here I am a month or so away from my surgery date.

>

> I'm apprehensive and curious as to what to expect, how much it's

going to hurt and how

> the recovery will be.

>

> I'm also worried about numbness and does that last?

>

> I was concerned about diet issues (as I am lactose intolerant to

high milk fat content) and

> was curious about zip-n-squeeze products?

>

> I think that about covers it for now!

>

> Thanks!

>

> Angie