Hi Connie- Again!!

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Hi Connie,

I'm so sorry you had such a rough time of it with the infection and

everything! I really hope this latest bout of numbness is unrelated.

That is just awesome that your assymetry has been corrected....

perfectly aligned midlines!?!? I'm completely jealous! Mine are

still being worked on- and oh so diligently I might add. My surgeon

mentioned to me something prior to my surgery about people generally

having one side of their face that is fuller than the other, that

remains with you even after the surgery. I have that too... I had a

LOT of assymetry prior to surgery like you- dentally and skeletally.

I still have some due to other factors (read: Nose!!!) But I'm not

having that " fixed " . My nose and I are comfortable with each other

after these many long years. I'm surprised that you don't see much

difference.... sometimes the change is so subtle though... Have

others noticed?? I've had a lot of people not discern my changes at

all, when for me they seem like significant changes (Improvements). I

too am hoping for relief from migraines. So far, I am still getting

them... so we'll see. My bite isn't right on yet, so I am still

grinding and clenching, so that may be related ( I hope!). We'll have

to see how it comes out in the end I guess. I hope your migraines and

TMJ pain are on permanent sabbatical (sp?)!!! How is your eating

coming along? At what point in your diet does your surgeon have you?

I am almost 6 months post op and am still introducing new foods. All

the time I am thinking, " I haven't had this since prior to my

surgery,or I wasn't really able to eat this before, WOW! " And of

course that is an excuse to eating horribly fattening and dilectible

foods. As if anyone needs such an excuse as it is! I'm trying to curb

my eating! Besides the numbness possibly related to the infection

site, do you have any other numbness or were you fortunate enough to

escape?!

About when Jane moved is the last I remember hearing from her too. I

don't know! Sounds like you took a break for a while too! Feeding 225

people for a wedding sounds daunting!!! How'd it go?! I wasn't

posting about a month prior to my trip and then afterwards... I left

my job right before going and had 100 medical loose ends to take care

of before my medical insurance was switching, let alone just getting

ready for the trip (working fulltime until the day before my plane

departed of course didn't help my cause!). When I got back, I spent

another forever figuring out my health care and all sorts of other

administrative tediousness for myself. Just lately have I had more

time to check in here again.... Thank you for asking- I completely

enjoyed my time in Russia and had a wonderful time! I think it was

one of my best trips and favorite places. I hope to return someday!

I am in basic rubber bands right now- one from lower left molar to

upper left K-9. With so much assymetry, my teeth were not and still

are not perfectly aligned post surgery.... One side lines up well, on

the other side, the teeth didn't touch at all and then they were

meeting head to head, so I have the bands to shift all of the teeth

over by half a tooth. They are getting there very very slowly! But

now there are issues with my bite being canted now due to healing

issues I had after surgery... I am more than anxious to get that

fixed (ultra frown). Otherwise, I am doing pretty well.... progress

is slow but steady. I still have numbness and altered sensation in

various places but it continues to get better. I notice the

difference more in a week or month comparison than day to day. My

opening is better and my chewing facility continues to improve.

Eating better, or rather being able to eat and chew at all is

WONDERFUL!!! My days of swallowing rice whole for example are fading

away. I am able to chew lettuce now..... I can bite through things

rather than tearing. I've actually had a hard time remembering to

give up my fork and knife habit just to bite into a slice of pizza

for example (see what I mean, another excuse for pizza... I need

to " practice " biting or I " deserve " to eat one since this is the

first time I can eat one that way)! I have not yet ventured to very

hard things yet though because my teeth tend to be more tender from

ortho.

Sept. will be 6months post op. My surgeon said around 6-8 months

post-sx, my screws and plates would start to resorb. I can't wait for

them to be Gone! There is the risk of infection at that time, but

hopefully I am able to avoid it.... That's a pretty comprehensive

update! are you bored yet or did you stop reading 2 paragraphs

ago!!? Keep in touch and tell me how your healing progresses. I

will hope that the numbness is not due to any infection.

Take care and keep in touch- it was nice to hear from you!

Katja

> > > > I've been reading and cheering you all on in silence for the

> > past

> > > > couple months since I last posted....I had my 2nd surgery may

> > > 23 /05 a

> > > > result of a total relapse of my 1st surgery march

> > > 8/05....mandibular

> > > > osteotomy setback 5mm and geino forward 5 to balance...this

> all

> > a

> > > > result of a dental disaster (long story /short) I have a

class

> 3

> > > > malloclusion I did not even know what that meant,(I dont even

> > know

> > > how

> > > > to spell it) I was 45 at the time....My teeth caused me No

> > > problems at

> > > > all , they were shifting around a bit.....did'nt look that

> great

> > > but

> > > > did'nt look that bad either......He said instead of me having

> my

> > > face

> > > > rearranged (Surgery) he would create an " end to end " bite ,

> by

> > > > crowning all my teeth and having them meet " head on " to

> > compensate

> > > for

> > > > the class 3 malloclusion.....I did'nt know that that would

> bring

> > > my

> > > > good life, to a grinding halt!...and obvious he was'nt aware

> > > > either......

> > > > Feb 7 , when they booked my surgery for March, My wife and I

> and

> > > > freinds of ours booked a 10 dayer for vegas sept25/05 to

> > celebrate

> > > the

> > > > end of a nightmare,...I KNEW Already before I saw the ortho

> > > yesterday,

> > > > my teeth had returned to colliding head on....and I am know

> > > wearing an

> > > > acrylic splint 24/7 till I hear from the surgeon

> again..........

> > > > Has any one out there had 3 surgerys on the lower, and is

that

> > > even

> > > > possible...Why would it relapse twice???/ I'm full of plates

> > wires

> > > and

> > > > screws, 2times.. Right Now I don't even know if I should

laugh

> or

> > > > cry....done both now, I'm just numb ,like my lip/gums and

> > > chin......

> > > >

> > > > thanks for listening

> > > > bob