Re: Got opened up today! No mouth exercising allowed??

[Guest guest]

Ash,

My surgeon said the same thing for the first week after unbanding and

I think it is because he doesn't want me to like force my jaw open and

hurt anything, but just by talking and trying to stuff food in the

small space that you have, you will definitely be able to see

improvement. When I could fit one finger in (easily) then I started

to practice. It is slow but steady. I am 5 weeks post op and I can

just barely fit 3 of my fingers now, so I'm on my way to normal

opening. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Val

> Hey everyone,

>

> I got unbanded today! This is it..the end of the being closed-up

> phase, and onto the phase of attempting to get real food in my mouth.

> I can only open about a half a finger wide (I can't get the whole

> finger in..not even my pinkie!). The thing that surprised me was that

> my surgeon said for me NOT to do any mouth opening exercises. I

> thought this was strange because I have read posts here from people

> saying they were told to exercise their jaws. How am I ever going to

> make any improvement with opening if I don't exercise it?

>

>

> -Ash

[Guest guest]

Ash,

I concur with everything Val said. My OMS also banned me from doing

and jaw exercises once he unsplinted me. AND my opening has gotten

bigger and bigger as the weeks have gone by simply from eating and

talking.

Good luck and enjoy your refound freedom:-)

Sara

> > Hey everyone,

> >

> > I got unbanded today! This is it..the end of the being closed-up

> > phase, and onto the phase of attempting to get real food in my

mouth.

> > I can only open about a half a finger wide (I can't get the whole

> > finger in..not even my pinkie!). The thing that surprised me was

that

> > my surgeon said for me NOT to do any mouth opening exercises. I

> > thought this was strange because I have read posts here from

people

> > saying they were told to exercise their jaws. How am I ever

going to

> > make any improvement with opening if I don't exercise it?

> >

> >

> > -Ash