Re: Upper Jaw Surgery

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I answered your post about breathing and keeping the nose clean on

site 2. As for yoga, I think it's ok to do it at this point, but you

should not do any postures where your head is down, like downward-dog,

for example. Plus, don't do any balancing postures, since the

anaesthesia takes awhile to clear out of your system - you can easily

get dizzy and lose your balance (you don't want to hit your jaws). So

I'd stick to the postures close to the floor - there's lots of them!

I think it was week 6 when I went back to yoga class, but I still took

it easy for quite awhile. Since I had genio, I was really careful

about putting my chin on the ground doing sun salutations, for example.

> I had a leforte 1 on Wednesday as some of you know. I had a couple

of

> shakes today and some soup and everything is moving along slowly but

> surely. I've been trying to get some walks in to keep up the

> circulation. I've been tempted to do some yoga but I think I'll wait

> another week or so.

>

> Quick question: When can I expect my nose to clear up (mainly in

terms

> of blood)? I'm somewhat clear by switching off between Flonase, Hyd.

> Peroxide and nose drops. But it's keeping me up at night.

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

Thanks for both responses . I have another question or two:

Should attempting to speak be kept to a minimum, so as not to

disturb the jaw aligment?

Also, at any point did you use heat?

> > I had a leforte 1 on Wednesday as some of you know. I had a

couple

> of

> > shakes today and some soup and everything is moving along slowly

but

> > surely. I've been trying to get some walks in to keep up the

> > circulation. I've been tempted to do some yoga but I think I'll

wait

> > another week or so.

> >

> > Quick question: When can I expect my nose to clear up (mainly in

> terms

> > of blood)? I'm somewhat clear by switching off between Flonase,

Hyd.

> > Peroxide and nose drops. But it's keeping me up at night.

> >

> > Thanks

[Guest guest]

Yes, I forgot to mention - I minimized talking, mainly because it

made my jaw muscles very sore. I used my whiteboard a lot. Even

after 5 weeks, when I went back to work, my muscles were sore.

You wouldn't be trying to do leg lifts after you'd had a broken leg,

even if it was casted, would you?

The jaw muscles are quite powerful, actually, capable of pulling

things back to their pre-surgery positions. It's why my surgeon

bands instead of wires - it allows the jaw muscles a bit of leeway

to get used to their new positions.

No heat. Ever. I was told by my massage therapist that it would only

draw fluids to the swollen areas, and that's not what you want. But,

some surgeons do suggest it - Cammie's did, for example.

> > > I had a leforte 1 on Wednesday as some of you know. I had a

> couple

> > of

> > > shakes today and some soup and everything is moving along

slowly

> but

> > > surely. I've been trying to get some walks in to keep up the

> > > circulation. I've been tempted to do some yoga but I think

I'll

> wait

> > > another week or so.

> > >

> > > Quick question: When can I expect my nose to clear up (mainly

in

> > terms

> > > of blood)? I'm somewhat clear by switching off between

Flonase,

> Hyd.

> > > Peroxide and nose drops. But it's keeping me up at night.

> > >

> > > Thanks