Numbness

July 25, 2005

I am 4 weeks out of upper only and still feel like I

have had a novacaine shot from the lips up to my eyes.

Every day I get just a bit more feeling back. My

palatte feels like it is plastic lined. As the

numbness goes away the pain is setting in. I guess

that is a good thing?!

I am afraid to floss and brush thinking I will damage

myself because I can't feel it. I did pull stiches

out brushing. THat stung a bit!

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October 26, 2005

You're welcome- of course! That's what we're all here for... K

> > >

> > > It has been 4 months now post-op. I had my upper, lower and

chin

> > moved

> > > foward 12mm. Most of the swelling has gone down althought

there

> is

> > > still some swelling around my chin area. I am still numb on my

> > chin,

> > > lower lip, 1/2 of my tongue, teeth & gums. I was wondering if

> > anyone

> > > else was like this, and how long did it take for you to get

back

> > all of

> > > your feelings in your mouth.

> > >

> >

>

November 2, 2005

I had an upper le forte (3 piece segmentation rather than 4 piece) and

my palet was widened. This took place almost 5 months ago and I still

have some very slight numbness under my eyes and next to my nose. The

good news is that it has dramatically improved since I first had my

surgery. I would say that I really started to see a difference about 2

months post-op - that's when my nerves really started to wake up and

regenerate. You've probably heard this a million times but they key

thing is to stay patient and you'll see that things will get better a

little bit every day. Patience my friend!

Sara

Surgery June 6th, 2005

>

> 4 weeks ago I had a Maxillary Le Fort Osteotomy (my upper jaw cut

> into 4 pieces and widened), and a Mandibular Osteotomy (my lower jaw

> cut and moved forward).

>

> Anyway, I am still numb in both the upper and lower lips (somewhat

> expected), but my entire nose and cheeks (just under the eyes and

> others that have had similar procedures how long this numbness lasted

> for them.

>

> Thank you

>

November 5, 2005

Thanks. It seems like some people have been numb quite a while

and others 4 weeks is near the cutoff. I was just afraid this was

going to be a permanent thing. But I don't think that anymore.

> >

> > 4 weeks ago I had a Maxillary Le Fort Osteotomy (my upper jaw

cut

> > into 4 pieces and widened), and a Mandibular Osteotomy (my lower

jaw

> > cut and moved forward).

> >

> > Anyway, I am still numb in both the upper and lower lips

(somewhat

> > expected), but my entire nose and cheeks (just under the eyes

and

> next

> > to the nose) are also completely numb. I'm curious to know from

> > others that have had similar procedures how long this numbness

lasted

> > for them.

> >

> > Thank you

> >

>

November 8, 2005

I'm 9 weeks post-op from the same procedures as you. My eyes and nose

numbness lasted about 5 weeks. I had feeling in 3/4 of my lips by

about week two, but my lower right lip is still numb. When I got the

splint off, I went to a mexican resaurant and discovered afterwards

that I had been chewing my numb lip. Talk about a fat lip! I have been

having lots of phantom sensations in my numb lip, but when I actually

tough the lip, I feel nothing. It started when I pushed on the place

where my lower jaw was cut. Today, I pressed down on the teeth on the

lower right side and felt it in my numb lip. I'm assuming the nerves

are growing closer and closer to the lip. My surgeon told me that most

of the numbness is gone around week 13.

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