Re: 7 week post op update

[Guest guest]

Whoa! You are 7 weeks post-op and still not chewing/eating? I am not

familiar with your surgery/story, but that does not sound like fun.

I'm sorry you haven't received any good news.

Sending well-wishes your way,

Ash

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm sorry to hear you had not-so-good news from your OS and got

tighter bands. Ouch! I hope these do the trick. I'm still wearing my

heavy bands also but only two of them. My jaw is right in the

midline when I have them in but pops immediately back to the left

when I take them out. Old habits die hard, I guess.

Other than that, nothing is really changing with me. I can still

only get to 23 mm with stretching but it's getting easier to get to

that opening. I still have a few more weeks of PT left but I don't

think I'll be able to open much more than that. I never could before

the surgery either so I think that's just it for me.

I'm still having a lot of muscle spasms, too. The fact that I can't

take muscle relaxants for 24 hours before I work doesn't help

either. I only have about 3 days off for the rest of the month so I

don't think I'll be able to take them for a while. Last night, I

couldn't sleep because of the pain from the spasms. I finally gave

in and took some Ultracet at 6:00 a.m. and slept from 7:30 until

11:00 when the pain med wore off. Then I had to go to work. It was

an extremely busy day and nothing was straight forward or simple.

Tomorrow I go back for more.

I wish I could chew something delish for you. I had a little bit of

chili yesterday. Today all I had was two Boosts and some mushed up

brocoli. Does that count? To top things off, I can't get my favorite

flavor of boost, butter pecan, anymore. The only store (Winn Dixie)

that carried it in our area closed and my husband bought out their

stock of Boost three weeks ago. I finished that last week. I've lost

3 lb since then.

Enough whining for me. I hope things get better for you. Are you

kids back from Louisiana yet? You must be glad to see them. I had to

take my girls to PT with me yesterday and they were perfect angels.

even said to me after I was done and was icing my face " It's

okay, Mommy. I'll take care of you and make your face better. " She

was so sweet. Of course, today she was back to her usual self and

tormenting her younger sister. After all, what are older sisters

for? Haha. I should know. I'm a big sister, too.

Have a great day tomorrow. I hope things get better for you soon and

we can enjoy a big juicy steak together.

minirascal-

> Hi all,

>

> I just got back from my OS appt today and no good news yet. He

> placed the 3 upper bands a little tighter still trying to reverse

the

> crossbite that was present after surgery. So still no OD appt. in

> sight as of yet.

>

> He did say that I could start attempting a little chewing, but

with

> these tight bands there is no way. I have loss another 4 pounds

since

> last week which now makes a total of about 17 pounds since

surgery.

> Not to mention the 8 pounds or so I loss pre-op from the surgical

> hooks.

>

> Anyway, my next weekly appt with my OS is next Wednesday. I will

> update again hopefully with some better news. I am running a low

> grade fever once again which is more than likely from the tight

> banding and pulling on the teeth. They are hurting like heck!

>

> Talk to you all next go round with fingers crossed some better

news.

> I hope all my June buddies are taking some extra bites of some

delish

> food for me!!

>

> --Caboose

[Guest guest]

Hi (Caboose), Sorry to hear they had to tighten the bands

even more. Ouch.... How's the pain under the eye? Hopefully it's

better.

I was suppose to go to the OD Monday, but put my back out on

Sunday. So I'm getting PT again! I've got to get better as I have

a trip planned in less than 2 weeks! Rescheduled the OD appt. for

same day I see OS again, August 29. So I'll probably be beginning

my trip with sore teeth - just what I need!

I don't know if you've tried the Boost Plus (I like the chocolate).

It's got 360 calories and it saved me from a major weight loss.

I was drinking 3-4 day plus soft (foods I could suck in). I tried

to keep my calories at least at 1800 calories, which isn't easy. I

lost about 10 lbs to begin with and am still about 2 lbs less than I

was before surgery.

I know what you mean about chewing with rubber bands. Sometimes

it's a pain to take on and off the rubber bands, wax, etc. But when

I try to chew with the rubber bands the food seems to get caught in

them, etc. It's bad enough to have the food stuck in the braces.

And since I can't bite yet, I have to keep catching myself starting

to take a bite of the toast and then have to cut it up.

I noticed this morning I had put the rubber band on right side in

the wrong position. Hopefully no damage! I really wanted to get to

OD this week as teeth on top are spreading out (and turning). They

need to put the power chains back on them. But alas, the back (pain

in should blade area) wouldn't allow me the long drive there and

back and 1 1/2 hr appt in dental chair. I have an appt to get teeth

cleaned tomorrow and just hope I can handle the dentist chair for

it. I went back on my stronger anti-inflammatories on Sunday. And

have a PT appt after the dentist.

And believe it or not I'm still waiting on sleep study results. I

finally called yesterday. Still no word!!! Gr...gr..

I'm thinking of you. Hang in there. Hugs,

Shirley