Sam

[Guest guest]

Sam,

You are so welcome...Just to let you know my OS didn't know if I was

going to be splinted or banded until during the surgery. He stated

that if everything went together perfectly, then I wouldn't need to

be. So you may not know until after surgery if you will be splinted

or banded.

Maybe your thesis will help you because it will get your mind off

the surgery. I also had school work due the days before surgery and

made an A on the paper. So maybe your luck will be the same. Having

that month off will be nice!

Anyway, best of luck to you!

--Caboose

> >Welcome to the group Sam,

> >

> >Congratulations on getting your surgery date. It looks like you

will

> >have plenty of time to prepare for your surgery which is great.

> >

> >I had a Lefort 3-piece on June 28th. The peak of the swelling was

> >between day 3 & 5 post-op. After that the swelling started

> >decreasing a little each day. At a little over 4 weeks post op, I

> >still have a little swelling in my upper lips and cheeks. Which

> >really is not that bad. I really had no bruising which was nice.

I

> >did not have a splint or bands post op and was able to talk right

> >away. I am still on a soft food diet and will be for at least

> >another 4 to 6 weeks because I will be banded in a week or two.

The

> >surgery is really not as bad as you are thinking it is going to

be.

> >I am still a little numb in the cheeks, upper lip, and nose which

> >helps with decreasing the pain.

> >

> >I had to laugh when you said you feel like a duck because all my

life

> >I have always been told that I look like a duck with the way my

mouth

> >was shaped. I guess I could of been told I looked like a lot

worse..

> >(haha)..Now I am told post op that I look like a smurf. So I went

> >from a duck to a smurf..I wonder if that's an improvement?...

(haha)

> >

> >Best of luck to ya,

> >--Caboose

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