Re: Cori some questions for ya.....

[Guest guest]

Cori,

Thanks for your response!! Question, How were you able to eat/drink with the

splint? Also, how did that go with the splint and all when you threw up?

dp

cori w wrote:

I had a 2-piece Lefort 7/20. Please feel free to visit my picture site and my

oral fun blog to

read about my experience. I am still updating both but there is alot of info

out there.

http://www.coriandron.com/cori/surgery/surgery.html

http://corisoralfun.blogspot.com/

Cori

> I am having a leforte 1 maxillary osteotomy on September 9. Can anyone

> share their experiences with this type of surgery.

[Guest guest]

Hi le,

I was on a no chew diet the whole time my splint was in (it was removed TODAY,

whoohoo!). I was not wired or banded so I had no issues eating, drinking,

kissing or even

throwing up (though that wasn't much fun in general). I did use zip-n-squeezes

to drink

the first few days while I was at my most swollen, but transitioned easily to a

cup after 6-7

days. Personally I liked having my splint in, I do miss it a little (though

chewing is making

up for that VERY fast!), it was nice to know where to bite down/where my teeth

went and I

felt secure in it like everything was being held together and was where it was

supposed to

be.

What saved me from going crazy was figuring out an eating system. I had no food

restrictions and could open my mouth pretty wide, I just couldn't chew. I

quickly figured

out that using a food chopper and chopping my food worked WONDERFULLY. Blending

works if you need to do it, but when you use a choppy you still have some

texture to your

food. I had no issue going 6 weeks once I figured that one out, though it did

get old.

Preping food to eat would takes FOREVER. blah.

Good luck!

Cori

upper/2-piece Lefort 7/20

> > I am having a leforte 1 maxillary osteotomy on September 9. Can anyone

> > share their experiences with this type of surgery.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Cori!!

cori w wrote:Hi le,

I was on a no chew diet the whole time my splint was in (it was removed TODAY,

whoohoo!). I was not wired or banded so I had no issues eating, drinking,

kissing or even

throwing up (though that wasn't much fun in general). I did use zip-n-squeezes

to drink

the first few days while I was at my most swollen, but transitioned easily to a

cup after 6-7

days. Personally I liked having my splint in, I do miss it a little (though

chewing is making

up for that VERY fast!), it was nice to know where to bite down/where my teeth

went and I

felt secure in it like everything was being held together and was where it was

supposed to

be.

What saved me from going crazy was figuring out an eating system. I had no food

restrictions and could open my mouth pretty wide, I just couldn't chew. I

quickly figured

out that using a food chopper and chopping my food worked WONDERFULLY. Blending

works if you need to do it, but when you use a choppy you still have some

texture to your

food. I had no issue going 6 weeks once I figured that one out, though it did

get old.

Preping food to eat would takes FOREVER. blah.

Good luck!

Cori

upper/2-piece Lefort 7/20

> > I am having a leforte 1 maxillary osteotomy on September 9. Can anyone

> > share their experiences with this type of surgery.

>

>

>

>

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