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Hi all,

I have been a silent member of this group for a little while. I had my

upper, lower and genio surgery on 9/27.

I am badly counting on all your support and guidance, espcially, of those

that have seen or seeing through this phase.

My case was of that of an overbite, the doc said that everthing went per

plan, except for the lower jaw. He had earlier said that he would move the

upper jaw by 3 mm, and push it backwards by 2 mm, and the lower would be

advanced by 12 mm. After the surgery he said that he had to advance the

lower by 18 mm. Is this weird? has anyone had a lower jaw brought fwd by so

much?

Anyway, my problem is now on another angle-

i got a sore throat and sinus just before the surgery, and that has

aggraveted now. Now, 2 days, post-op, I am totally congested, banded-shut

(for 6 weeks, I am told), have this feeling of suffocation. I almost had two

panic attacks, as I am not used to both the nose and mouth blocked.

Any suggestions to stay strong? This morning, a couple of coughs brought out

blood from my nose into my throat, and I couldn't get it out easily from my

mouth.....how long does the stuffy nose & congestion usually stay.

I have been reading some of the emails, but, would appreciate if folks can

comment specifically. Any details wold be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for venting out, but, now, I realize the value of this newsgroup much

more :-)

Thanks,

Sriram