I Ran 20 miles yesterday!!!

[Guest guest]

I'm on target to run the NYC Marathon in a month. This will be my 4th

marathon, so understand that I'm not new to running these distances.

It usually takes about 18+ weeks to train for a marathon. I am now 10

1/2 weeks post op and feel great! I'm posting to let newbies know

that life can resume quickly after surgery.

Halley

7/21 (lower & implant/upper/genio)

fyi, I highly recommend my OS, Dr. Meaders in Atlanta. He is

extremely thorough and meticulous. He also made sure that I

understood exactly what to expect post-surgery.

[Guest guest]

Halley,

How long post-op did you wait to start running again? Do you ever hear

clicking or your jaw moving slightly when you do?

I had upper 1 piece on 8/17 and I started working out in moderation,

less than two weeks post-op. The only thing I've avoided is high

impact because I've tried running and I hear that clicking or the jaw

movement. I'm wondering if you've experienced the same.

Good luck with the marathon. I have a couple friends and my girlfriend

running it as well.

> I'm on target to run the NYC Marathon in a month. This will be my

4th

> marathon, so understand that I'm not new to running these

distances.

> It usually takes about 18+ weeks to train for a marathon. I am now

10

> 1/2 weeks post op and feel great! I'm posting to let newbies know

> that life can resume quickly after surgery.

>

> Halley

> 7/21 (lower & implant/upper/genio)

>

> fyi, I highly recommend my OS, Dr. Meaders in Atlanta. He

is

> extremely thorough and meticulous. He also made sure that I

> understood exactly what to expect post-surgery.

[Guest guest]

,

Best of luck to your girlfriend & friends! This is my 3rd time

running NYC and I think it's one of the most exciting events to

experience.

I first started walking at about 2 1/2-3 weeks. A mile was big and

so was 2. One day I walked 4, came home and took a 3 hour nap!! By

5 weeks I was walking 6-9 miles. At 6 weeks I started running very

gingerly, I was a little scared at first and it felt a bit strange

on my jaw. I got braver and I felt no pain or discomfort so I went

further. I never felt any clicking or movement. I have had a

decent amount of numbness in my chin so when I run, I feel alot of

tingling. The big side effect I experienced was that my face

flushed unusually easily - I tend to think it was some kind of

skin/draining issue. It has since resolved itself. If I'd felt any

clicking I probably would have held off. The difference in the way

I felt from week to week was measurable.

Hope this helps.

Halley

> > I'm on target to run the NYC Marathon in a month. This will be

my

> 4th

> > marathon, so understand that I'm not new to running these

> distances.

> > It usually takes about 18+ weeks to train for a marathon. I am

now

> 10

> > 1/2 weeks post op and feel great! I'm posting to let newbies

know

> > that life can resume quickly after surgery.

> >

> > Halley

> > 7/21 (lower & implant/upper/genio)

> >

> > fyi, I highly recommend my OS, Dr. Meaders in Atlanta. He

> is

> > extremely thorough and meticulous. He also made sure that I

> > understood exactly what to expect post-surgery.