Guest guest Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Hi Joanne:) I am 10 days post op from having upper and lower jaw surgery. It is really hard for me to say if I could bite in to a apple again. If I ever try again I think for me I am going to at least give it a year. Dennis~ In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " jpulaski129 " <jpulaski129@y...> wrote: > To all of you who are post op, do you see yourself ever biting into, > say, an apple, even when your OS says you can begin to eat normally > again? I've always seen other people bite into things that I would > never dream of from my pre op perspective, but I don't know if I would > have the nerve, even after everything's done. Any thoughts/comments? > Thanks! > ~Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Hey Joanne, At this moment in time I have yet to bite into an apple but I think it's still early in the game for me as I'm 3 months and 3 weeks post- op. Think I'll wait until 6 months before I try that apple:-) But I have been biting into sandwhiches using my front teeth and that is a first for me since pre-op I was always cutting my sandwhiches into small pieces or tearing them apart with my back teeth. I'm also eating bread sticks too which I never thought I would be able to handle this soon after surgery. Carrot sticks and steak are still challenges to be overcome but I am confident that I will get there. It's funny, pre-op I was really concerned about what I could and could not eat but now that I'm pre-op I'm just so happy that my bite looks better that I am willing to wait even a year before I can bite into that apple. Some foods I'm still too scared to eat and my OMS told me that's fine and normal and that I shouldn't rush myself into anything I don't feel ready for. It will happen eventually and I'm certainly not starving myself even though I've managed to keep all the weight I lost immediately post-surgery off. Sara > To all of you who are post op, do you see yourself ever biting into, > say, an apple, even when your OS says you can begin to eat normally > again? I've always seen other people bite into things that I would > never dream of from my pre op perspective, but I don't know if I would > have the nerve, even after everything's done. Any thoughts/comments? > Thanks! > ~Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 That's so funny that you mention this. I'm 8 weeks post-op on my upper jaw surgery and just the other day I was telling a friend that I'll never be able to bite into a large burger again in my life! Not like I am a big burger eater but when you see those camercials and you know you can't have one you start wanting what you can't have. An apple is definitely off the list for about a year or so. I'm having a hard time even chewing on a very ripe small pieces of peach. Bananas I can do though. You know, when the OS said to " take it slow " I guess I didn't realize the extent to which I would be taking it " slooooow. " I really am just happy that I can eat solids again but I'm getting tired of finding what kind of soups I can eat. At least they're towards the healthier end. Thanks for sharing Joanne! ~Delaine > To all of you who are post op, do you see yourself ever biting into, > say, an apple, even when your OS says you can begin to eat normally > again? I've always seen other people bite into things that I would > never dream of from my pre op perspective, but I don't know if I would > have the nerve, even after everything's done. Any thoughts/comments? > Thanks! > ~Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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