Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Hi Michele, I remember reading many of your posts back in April and May. I clearly remember you having the hardware failure. I didn't realize you were having problems with your tongue. I am so sorry to hear this. That has surely got to be painful. It is good to hear though that your teeth and jaw are perfect and your braces will be coming off soon. So that is surely something to look forward to. I will keep my fingers crossed that the outcome of your upcoming surgery will go without a hitch and you will be pain free forever! Big Hugs to Ya, --Caboose > I see lots of new names on the board. I had my first surgery the 26th of April, then again > on 12 May due to hardware failure. During my first surgery my lingual nerve was damaged > so on the 4th of aug I will have a nerve graft. The nerve will come from my ankle. The best > the OS is hoping for is that the pain in my tongue will go away and that I will get most of > the feeling back in my tongue. The main goal is to stop my pain. My tongue feels like it > has been burned ( pizza burn) I was taking metadone and that did no good so after 3 > months of class A pain meds, I took myself off everything. They did nothing but make me > sleepy & talk like I was in the bottle. > > My good news is that on the 25th of Aug I will get my braces off. My teeth and jaw are > perfect, it just too bad my tongue is so bad. > > I hope that you all are doing well and don't let me scare you. I have the leading lingual > nerve Doc in the country and he has never heard of this kind of damage durning BSSO. > I'll be in a text book someday or at least a research paper. > > Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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