Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 On 16 Oct 2005 07:14:22 -0000, orthognathicsurgerysupport <orthognathicsurgerysupport > wrote: > > There are 25 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: TMJ surgery after orthognathic surgery? > From: minirascal2002 > 2. Re: jaw opening > From: minirascal2002 > 3. Re: jaw opening - to Sara > From: minirascal2002 > 4. Re: TMJ surgery after orthognathic surgery? > > 5. Re: NTI device - to Diane > From: minirascal2002 > 6. Someone please Help > > 7. Re: TMJ surgery after orthognathic surgery? > From: minirascal2002 > 8. Re: Re: jaw opening > > 9. Re: Do you regret having the surgery? > > 10. Re: consult results > > 11. Re: Ouch! > > 12. Re: I had surgery yesterday: upper, lower, chin, restylane injection for upper lip. > > 13. How do you if the surgery is right 4 you. > > 14. Re: How do you if the surgery is right 4 you. > > 15. Re: How do you if the surgery is right 4 you. > > 16. Re: I had surgery yesterday: upper, lower, chin, restylane injection for upper lip. > > 17. Re: I had surgery yesterday: upper, lower, chin, restylane injection for upper lip. > > 18. Re: Ouch! > > 19. Re: I had surgery yesterday: upper, lower, chin, restylane injection for upper lip. > > 20. Re: How do you if the surgery is right 4 you. > From: mariagregbjdash > 21. Re: Someone please Help > > 22. pictures > > 23. Re: Connie!! > From: katja750 > 24. Re: Re: How do you if the surgery is right 4 you. > > 25. How soon to use heat for swelling and what type of heat? > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:09:26 -0000 > From: minirascal2002 > Subject: Re: TMJ surgery after orthognathic surgery? > > Hi Connie, > > I'm sorry to hear about your TMJ problems. My TMJ got worse after > orthognathic surgery, too. I had read in one of your previous posts > about your opening and being able to chew soft foods. Three months > after my surgery, I was only able to force my jaw open 6 mm. My > surgeon tried doing arthrocentesis (flushing out the joints and > injecting steroids) first to try to free up my joints but it didn't > work. Then I had an MRI that showed my left condyle had completely > eroded away and the right joint was fused (ankylosed). I ended up > having four TMJ surgeries after that with the last one being > bilateral total joint replacements. > > I've also had numerous courses of physical therapy after the > surgeries which helped a lot. I did have to wear a splint and have > been told that I will continue to have to do so to protect the > joints. I didn't have to wear the splint before any of my TMJ > surgeries. Maybe your friend's surgeon wanted her to wear the splint > first for a year to see if that would help her TMJ and possibly > avoid surgery? > > My first TMJ surgery, arthroplasty, wasn't bad at all. My surgeon > took part of my temporalis muscle from my scalp and grafted it into > the joint to replace the cartilage. My discs were already long gone. > I felt so much better immediately after the surgery because I was > finally able to open and the constant pain was almost completely > gone. I went back to work after two weeks. The other TMJ surgeries > were much more painful and more difficult from than my orthognathic > surgeries. The good thing about TMJ surgery vs orthognathic surgery > is that you are able to and supposed to start opening exercises > immediately post-op to rehabilitate the joints instead of being > banded or wired shut. You're usually able to progress to a soft chew > diet pretty quickly. > > I hope the physical therapy does the trick for you. Keep us updated. > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm five months post-op and I can only open 17 mm. At 3 months > post- > > op I was able to open 20mm and my surgeon said that by the next > appt > > he wanted me to be able to open 26mm that was three months 2 weeks > > post op. I was only able to open 19 mm then and he wasn't too > > concerned but now I can only open 17mm despite doing jaw exercises. > > > > > > Has anyone else had this problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it > free. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Sorry for the empty message I just sent; my email decided to send it before I typed! stupid computer. I will see if I can fit in another consult....it just took me so much time to find this ortho though; and getting another appointment and taking more time from work, and all that.... I know it's not that big of a deal, considering what I'm committing to, but it's just a pain! I'm scheduled to get braces on my bottom teeth on Thursday....I don't know if it's even worth trying to go to another consult, b/c I think I'll have a contract signed or something like that? Arrgh. Either way, the bottom teeth treatment is separate from the top.. figured I could get ahead of the game and get my bottoms started. My OMS consult isn't until the end of November. ARRGH. to make matters worse,I'm really cranky b/c this weekend was my first wedding anniversary, and it was basically a total flop. And now it's Monday.. ------------ Message: 10 Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:24:19 -0000 Subject: Re: consult results Hi , I know it is a lot of information to process. I had the same reaction initially. I agree that a third consult might give you a better idea, and perhaps a slightly different take. Be really prepared with your own list of conserns. If the jaw length bothers you, specifically have them explain options to you. If you are concerned about your root health, ask about that specifically too. So much has changed over the last few years, and you really want to know what is available now, the recoveries, and complication risks and factors. But the third consult was easier for me. I already had an idea of what would be discussed. By the third, I wasn't in shock sitting there discussing the HUGE committment and recovery issues I would be facing, and I could ask more meaningful questions about how it would impact my face and function when I was through the main part of recovery. In other words I was more able to determine what my ultimate result would be because I could really be specific with the OD about what I wanted from it. Maybe that was just me, but the third one really was the charm for me! lol Good luck to you with this! I know it is a lot. I did finally decide to go with the whole package, but I can definately see why someone would go another direction. Let us know what you decide to do! Hugs, Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hi , It sounds like you are having a rough week all around. Sorry about that. You might call to see if you can squeeze one in before your appointment on Thursday. Too bad you can't talk with your OMS before you get started with the braces. That would probably help you with this too. In any case, sending you good thoughts on this. And hoping you can take an evening this week to make a special anniversary evening. That is such a special time. Maybe do a one- year-one-week-one-hour anniversary! lol It isn't really the time and date that is important, it is the bonds of committment that is celebrated. At one year, you have earned the right to have a good time together. Hope it goes well on that special day. Hugs, Fran > > Sorry for the empty message I just sent; my email decided to send it > before I typed! stupid computer. > > I will see if I can fit in another consult....it just took me so much > time to find this ortho though; and getting another appointment and > taking more time from work, and all that.... I know it's not that big > of a deal, considering what I'm committing to, but it's just a pain! > I'm scheduled to get braces on my bottom teeth on Thursday....I don't > know if it's even worth trying to go to another consult, b/c I think > I'll have a contract signed or something like that? Arrgh. Either > way, the bottom teeth treatment is separate from the top.. figured I > could get ahead of the game and get my bottoms started. > > My OMS consult isn't until the end of November. ARRGH. > > to make matters worse,I'm really cranky b/c this weekend was my first > wedding anniversary, and it was basically a total flop. And now it's > Monday.. > > > > > ------------ > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:24:19 -0000 > From: " fran " <franesmith2000@y...> > Subject: Re: consult results > > Hi , > I know it is a lot of information to process. I had the same > reaction initially. I agree that a third consult might give you a > better idea, and perhaps a slightly different take. Be really > prepared with your own list of conserns. If the jaw length bothers > you, specifically have them explain options to you. If you are > concerned about your root health, ask about that specifically too. > So much has changed over the last few years, and you really want to > know what is available now, the recoveries, and complication risks > and factors. > > But the third consult was easier for me. I already had an idea of > what would be discussed. By the third, I wasn't in shock sitting > there discussing the HUGE committment and recovery issues I would be > facing, and I could ask more meaningful questions about how it would > impact my face and function when I was through the main part of > recovery. In other words I was more able to determine what my > ultimate result would be because I could really be specific with the > OD about what I wanted from it. Maybe that was just me, but the > third one really was the charm for me! lol > > Good luck to you with this! I know it is a lot. I did finally > decide to go with the whole package, but I can definately see why > someone would go another direction. Let us know what you decide to > do! > Hugs, > Fran > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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