Re: Anyone with speech problems?? - to Diane

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Hi Diane,

It's actually not that bad. People can usually understand me and I

didn't even realize I was doing it until my physical therapist

pointed it out to me. People do ask me to repeat myself fairly often

but I just thought it was because of my Yankee accent. One of my

nurses at work even appointed himself as my " redneck " translator.

Haha.

Seriously though, my speech is getting better and my surgeon says to

just give it a little more time. He does know a speech therapist he

refers patients to just in case I do need a little help. It just

some time to get used to my new mouth and being able to open.

Hopefully it won't take much time to get used to your new mouth when

you finally do have your surgery.

I agree with you about the lefort. It does sound like it would be

better for you to have both. I know you've heard this from others

but the lefort really wasn't as bad as it sounds. I thought it was

easier than the BSSO and that's what my surgeon told me as well

before I had any of my surgeries. He said the BSSO tends to be more

painful and a little more difficult to recover from because the

lower jaw has muscle attachments.

I hope your speech and mastication don't get too much worse. I

thought the first few weeks of having the braces was the worst.

After that my teeth weren't as sore after adjustments and my cheeks

had toughened up.

> > > Does anyone have any problems with speaking due to their

misaligned

> > > jaws?? My mouth is super sloshy when I talk, I always have to

keep

> > > swallowing. Anyone else have this problem?