Re: 3 Weeks Post: Food question

[Guest guest]

I've been referred to an OS for Leforte 1, but I've

been to scared to go. How is it going for you? Was

it better/worse (in terms of pain) than you thought it

would be?

I'm wondering how/if they actually avoid all the teeth

roots, important nerves, nasal passages etc. It just

sounds soooo risky and painful. I;m curious as to why

you had it done and how you decided that it was worth

the risks.

Any insight you could provide would be great! Will be

posting pre/post pictures?

--- lanista20 wrote:

> I hope all the recoveries are going well. I'm just

> over 3 weeks post-

> op (Leforte 1 piece). Yesterday my surgeon gave me

> the green light to

> start chewing pasta and fish. Which I assumed

> included: pancakes,

> eggs, lasagna etc. etc.

>

> Should I be wary? Is it too early to start chewing a

> lot?

>

> I thought all you splinted/wired patients would be

> interested in

> hearing that I've eaten more in the last 24 hours

> than I have in the

> last 3 weeks. Just teasing...keep your heads up,

> you'll be getting

> fat before you know it.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Cruzadie,

I had Le Fort one and two, done May 2005 along with a lot of other stuff.

My surgeon was able to avoid the teeth roots. I also had surgery on my nose so I

can't comment on the nasal passage question. It seems that he did damage a nerve

on the left side under my eye (he had to cut under each eye to do my nose, which

is how he damaged it).

I was born with a cleft lip and palate and as a result of the cleft my jaw

stopped growing which was one reason for the surgery. I was also having some

pain and discomfort chewing and talking. And I couldn't eat some things as my

bite was so messed up. My maxillofacial surgeon and his team went through all

the options I had and went through the risks and complications of the surgery.

In the end I had two options and after talking things through with the surgeon

and my mum we decided that Le Fort one and two would be the best option for me

and it would also achieve what I want.

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It's been going very well for me. I'm healing quickly and

I've been cleared to start eating softer foods. I really had no

pain per se, just discomfort. The worst part was the first three

days. After that things became easier. I started working on a

limited basis the next week. I've been working out in one form or

another since the second week (yoga the first week).

There is always risk in surgery. However, if you do the research and

pick a surgeon that has a good record then the success rate is

extremely high.

I made a choice to have the surgery done. It was 100% functional

although I could have survived the same w/o having had it. I did not

have an open bite before orthodontics. When I had braces put on a

year and half ago my ortho didn't emphasize the fact that when my

teeth straightened out completely, an open bite would be

exacerbated. So I was ready to get the braces off and realized that

the open bit was now about 4 mm in the front. I had paid for the

braces in order to gain a `perfect' bite. I was willing to go

through surgery to accomplish that goal.

I'm very happy I went through with it because now my teeth are

straight and my bite is homogeneous. I had a mild class III before,

that was taken care of as well.

I have couple pictures up under Lanista. I'll post some more

soon…my swellings is almost all gone.

>

> > I hope all the recoveries are going well. I'm just

> > over 3 weeks post-

> > op (Leforte 1 piece). Yesterday my surgeon gave me

> > the green light to

> > start chewing pasta and fish. Which I assumed

> > included: pancakes,

> > eggs, lasagna etc. etc.

> >

> > Should I be wary? Is it too early to start chewing a

> > lot?

> >

> > I thought all you splinted/wired patients would be

> > interested in

> > hearing that I've eaten more in the last 24 hours

> > than I have in the

> > last 3 weeks. Just teasing...keep your heads up,

> > you'll be getting

> > fat before you know it.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Will you be posting any before and after pictures. I

would love to see the old/new you.

Cruzadie

--- lanista20 wrote:

> I hope all the recoveries are going well. I'm just

> over 3 weeks post-

> op (Leforte 1 piece). Yesterday my surgeon gave me

> the green light to

> start chewing pasta and fish. Which I assumed

> included: pancakes,

> eggs, lasagna etc. etc.

>

> Should I be wary? Is it too early to start chewing a

> lot?

>

> I thought all you splinted/wired patients would be

> interested in

> hearing that I've eaten more in the last 24 hours

> than I have in the

> last 3 weeks. Just teasing...keep your heads up,

> you'll be getting

> fat before you know it.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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