Re: 6 months post op and everythings great :)

[Guest guest]

Hi Claire,

Great post! It is great to hear from someone who is so pleased with

the outcome! I hadn't heard of the lip burning from the metal

heating from the lights, but will definately check what type of

device is used for me!! And you are correct, you have been very

brave, and have dealt with more than most people just seeing your

before and after pics can imagine. You came through it very well

though, and have had results you are very happy with! Can't wait to

see your pics!

Hugs,

Fran

>

> right, well, i had my maxilla impacted - my top jaw moved up 11mms

> and back a bit too, shall put my photos up asap...anyways, i had

> braces when i was about 12 or 13, but my jaw didnt seem to move,

and

> all they were trying to do was move my bottom jaw forward to meet

my

> top, which wasnt really the problem as it was my top jaw that was

> too far out.

>

> so my orthodontist gave me the option of surgery....having being

> bullied at school and having no confidence in the way i looked

> completely made up my mind for me... so when i was 17 i had fixed

> braces to move my teeth into the correct place for after my

surgery,

> and on april 4th this year i was admitted to st barts in london.

>

> i had never stayed in hospital before and found the idea of it so

> scary, but luckily my mum and boyfriend stayed with family in

london

> and were able to visit me every day. the morning after i was

> admitted i was given steroids via a drip to prevent some swelling,

> and at 12.30 i was taken down to surgery....i was so emotional, i

> didnt know how to prepare myself for what i would be like after,

and

> was so worried i wouldnt like how i looked or something would go

> wrong in the surgery.

>

> my mum and bf were told the surgery would take 2 and a half hours,

> but it wasnt until 6 and a half hours later i was out of surgery.

i

> remember feeling an immense pressure on my face, but no pain, just

> discomfort. not long after waking up i started throwing up blood,

> which although unpleasant made me feel alot better. unfortunately

by

> the time i woke up visiting hours were finishing so my mum and bf

> had to leave, but i managed the night by leaning my face on rubber

> gloves filled with ice cubes which got replaced through the night.

i

> also had a catheter placed during the surgery as it took longer

than

> anticipated due to 'complications'....i dont know what they were

but

> i didnt really want to know at the time....i also had my lips

quite

> badly burnt during surgery as the appliances they used to hold my

> lips open were metal and got hot under the lighting......

>

> the next day i didnt really eat, although i was still brought

meals,

> and attempted some jelly and mash (not together though!) and

> because of this my iron count was low. ooh and i also had a drip

in

> my foot for fluids, they said it was so it wouldnt be in their way

> whilst operating. i was in hospital for 5 days altogether,

admitted

> on a monday, operated on tuesday and out on friday, though i had

to

> eat before i left so my iron count would go up or they wouldnt let

> me out....so i ate a wrap my mum bought me, and was out in no

time!

>

> i had alot of tablets to take, 2 sets of antibiotics, co-codamal,

> diclofenac and iron tablets, but within a week of leaving the

> hospital i was off of them. i was also very numb pretty much from

> the eyes down, but this came back much quicker than i thought, and

2

> weeks after i left hospital i had started a new job with just a

numb

> top lip and gums. at first i wasnt sure if i liked my new face, i

> thought i looked weird, but i guess it was the swelling i didnt

> like, its taken a good few months to go down completely, though i

> was looking normal enough when i started work. but now i am so

happy

> with how i look, and feel so much more confident, and able to let

> the real me out, without being worried about being ridiculed.

>

> i dont know if this has helped anyone, but it has definately

helped

> me to type it all out, alot of people i know have just seen me

> before the op and after, all healed up, without understanding what

i

> went through inbetween, but its something to be proud of, ive

proved

> to myself that i can be strong, and im so glad i chose to have the

> surgery,

>

> claire Xx

>

[Guest guest]

Claire,

I'm five months post-op and have had a very difficult recovery with one problem

after another. I had my top jaw moved, major nose reconstruction,cheek bone and

bone graft surgery. I have had 32 surgeries so far so I was " used " to hospitals

but this was the biggest op I have had. My mum and her friend were staying next

door to the hospital, we didn't know how long surgery would last neither did the

surgeon, he said that it would take all day and I was his only patient that day,

my surgery ended up lasting 14 hours!

the hospital were great and my mum and her friend were allowed to stay longer

than visiting hours my dad also popped in. I also had the catheter put in and to

be honest was glad in some ways as there was no way I was able to get out of

bed! " My iron levels were very low and i also had problems drinking and eating.

I ended up having several blood transfusions. I went to sleep with one IV line

and worke up to NINE I had one in each foot and one in my neck, the rest were in

my arms. I was in hospital for nine days after my surgery and I went in the day

before so it was 10 days all together!

I too had a lot of medications to take and they were horrible!!! I'm still on

most of them.

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