Just got home from surgeon

[Guest guest]

Just got back from my surgeon's visit, he took my rubber bands off

and saif I everything looks 100% better and said it looks like

everything is going to be great. My surgeon said to trust him and If

need be he will take me back in for a second go around if needed but

he said so far everything looks real good.

I dont know when I look in the mirror on my left side there it a

pretty good size gap still but it has gotten smaller, he said also

with having the splint on makes things look alot different too.

my swelling has gone down some and i will say my chin looks pretty

darn straight,it used to shift to my left side pretty bad.

I shaved for the first time in like a week today and it was pretty

hard! my chin is completely numb and it was very weird trying to

shave in the area. My lips and mouth are a mess from the

surgery...gotta really start puttin ointment on more often.

I got the OK to eat foods like chili, scrambled eggs, etc

Is it normal to have my bands taken off in a week?? I keep hearing

people on here who are banded shut for weeks and i thought that was

weird he took them off so soon.

Well it was good news I guess, I dunno to me things just dont look

right but he said everything is good so far...we shall se

[Guest guest]

i was tightly banded for 10 days and then moved to less tight bands

that allowed me to open my mouth about 1cm and that i had to keep on

for another two weeks (after 20 days i could take them off for

meals). Then at 1 month post-op I was allowed to wear them only for 8

hours during the day and all night. Then at 2 months post-op I only

had to wear them at night. At 4 mths post op I was told I could stop

wearing them all together.

>

> Just got back from my surgeon's visit, he took my rubber bands off

> and saif I everything looks 100% better and said it looks like

> everything is going to be great. My surgeon said to trust him and

If

> need be he will take me back in for a second go around if needed

but

> he said so far everything looks real good.

>

> I dont know when I look in the mirror on my left side there it a

> pretty good size gap still but it has gotten smaller, he said also

> with having the splint on makes things look alot different too.

>

> my swelling has gone down some and i will say my chin looks pretty

> darn straight,it used to shift to my left side pretty bad.

>

> I shaved for the first time in like a week today and it was pretty

> hard! my chin is completely numb and it was very weird trying to

> shave in the area. My lips and mouth are a mess from the

> surgery...gotta really start puttin ointment on more often.

>

> I got the OK to eat foods like chili, scrambled eggs, etc

>

> Is it normal to have my bands taken off in a week?? I keep hearing

> people on here who are banded shut for weeks and i thought that was

> weird he took them off so soon.

>

> Well it was good news I guess, I dunno to me things just dont look

> right but he said everything is good so far...we shall se

>

[Guest guest]

That's a pretty good report from your surgeon. I doubt he'd take

bands off if he wasn't certain things were going well. As far as how

long bands are on, it's different for everyone, so I wouldn't be too

concerned about that. But do keep an eye on things, and also how

things feel, and if you think that things are shifting, call your

surgeon and go see him/her again.

Things won't look " just right " to you after a week since this is all

new to you, but remember that your surgeon sees many patients at

this stage, and has more experience in telling how you are doing in

the healing process. You'll find, as you already have, that things

are starting to settle down and look better.

Time for more interesting food options! Go get 'em!

>

> Just got back from my surgeon's visit, he took my rubber bands off

> and saif I everything looks 100% better and said it looks like

> everything is going to be great. My surgeon said to trust him and

If

> need be he will take me back in for a second go around if needed

but

> he said so far everything looks real good.

>

> I dont know when I look in the mirror on my left side there it a

> pretty good size gap still but it has gotten smaller, he said also

> with having the splint on makes things look alot different too.

>

> my swelling has gone down some and i will say my chin looks pretty

> darn straight,it used to shift to my left side pretty bad.

>

> I shaved for the first time in like a week today and it was pretty

> hard! my chin is completely numb and it was very weird trying to

> shave in the area. My lips and mouth are a mess from the

> surgery...gotta really start puttin ointment on more often.

>

> I got the OK to eat foods like chili, scrambled eggs, etc

>

> Is it normal to have my bands taken off in a week?? I keep hearing

> people on here who are banded shut for weeks and i thought that

was

> weird he took them off so soon.

>

> Well it was good news I guess, I dunno to me things just dont look

> right but he said everything is good so far...we shall se

>

[Guest guest]

Brad,

Hi I read you story reg your surgery..You mentioned your lips..This is my 4th

surgery and I found somthing for my lips that really help them heal..Aquaphor

ointment..You can get generic of it at CVS Pharmacy (if you have one near you)

or the brand name . It really healed my lip in a few days.Its only 52%, and it

has other products in it...to me it works better than anything else I have tried

in the past..

Jill

fiddlesticks220002 <no_reply > wrote:

That's a pretty good report from your surgeon. I doubt he'd take

bands off if he wasn't certain things were going well. As far as how

long bands are on, it's different for everyone, so I wouldn't be too

concerned about that. But do keep an eye on things, and also how

things feel, and if you think that things are shifting, call your

surgeon and go see him/her again.

Things won't look " just right " to you after a week since this is all

new to you, but remember that your surgeon sees many patients at

this stage, and has more experience in telling how you are doing in

the healing process. You'll find, as you already have, that things

are starting to settle down and look better.

Time for more interesting food options! Go get 'em!

>

> Just got back from my surgeon's visit, he took my rubber bands off

> and saif I everything looks 100% better and said it looks like

> everything is going to be great. My surgeon said to trust him and

If

> need be he will take me back in for a second go around if needed

but

> he said so far everything looks real good.

>

> I dont know when I look in the mirror on my left side there it a

> pretty good size gap still but it has gotten smaller, he said also

> with having the splint on makes things look alot different too.

>

> my swelling has gone down some and i will say my chin looks pretty

> darn straight,it used to shift to my left side pretty bad.

>

> I shaved for the first time in like a week today and it was pretty

> hard! my chin is completely numb and it was very weird trying to

> shave in the area. My lips and mouth are a mess from the

> surgery...gotta really start puttin ointment on more often.

>

> I got the OK to eat foods like chili, scrambled eggs, etc

>

> Is it normal to have my bands taken off in a week?? I keep hearing

> people on here who are banded shut for weeks and i thought that

was

> weird he took them off so soon.

>

> Well it was good news I guess, I dunno to me things just dont look

> right but he said everything is good so far...we shall se

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Brad,

I had a Lefort 3-piece on June 28th and was not banded until 5 weeks

post op. I also had no splint post op. Each OS has their own way of

doing things. I will be getting my braces off within the next few

months, so the non banding following surgery surely didn't hurt

anything. My OS informed me that since the surgery was very

accurate, no banding was necessary. He informed me the reason he

prefers not to band immediately following post op is because he

prefers to allow the bones to heal a little bit before applying

pressure with the bands. Of course if surgery would of been a little

bit off, the banding would of been necessary.

Like stated, be careful with any shifting that you may notice.

The reason I was banded at 5 weeks post op was because my OD noticed

that a crossbite and overbite was starting to develop. He

immediately informed the OS who put me in the bands right away to

stop the relapse. So if you notice any slight movement, don't

hesitate to contact your OS.

So count your blessings for getting those bands off so soon. I still

have 1 band remaining. Knowing that these braces will be off soon,

helps me tolerate that last remaining band..(haha)

Best of Luck,

--Caboose

> >

> > Just got back from my surgeon's visit, he took my rubber bands

off

> > and saif I everything looks 100% better and said it looks like

> > everything is going to be great. My surgeon said to trust him and

> If

> > need be he will take me back in for a second go around if needed

> but

> > he said so far everything looks real good.

> >

> > I dont know when I look in the mirror on my left side there it a

> > pretty good size gap still but it has gotten smaller, he said

also

> > with having the splint on makes things look alot different too.

> >

> > my swelling has gone down some and i will say my chin looks

pretty

> > darn straight,it used to shift to my left side pretty bad.

> >

> > I shaved for the first time in like a week today and it was

pretty

> > hard! my chin is completely numb and it was very weird trying to

> > shave in the area. My lips and mouth are a mess from the

> > surgery...gotta really start puttin ointment on more often.

> >

> > I got the OK to eat foods like chili, scrambled eggs, etc

> >

> > Is it normal to have my bands taken off in a week?? I keep

hearing

> > people on here who are banded shut for weeks and i thought that

> was

> > weird he took them off so soon.

> >

> > Well it was good news I guess, I dunno to me things just dont

look

> > right but he said everything is good so far...we shall se

> >

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