Re: Speaking normally after surgery?

[Guest guest]

Ben,

I don't want to sound alarmist... but a week.. It took me a good 3 weeks

before the swelling got down enough for me to speak more or less normally.

Did your surgeon tell you about the possibility of being wired shut after

the surgery? If this is your case, it might prove to be more difficult to

speak.

Exercise was " off limits " for 2 months. No high impact untill the fourth month.

But this varies from one surgeon to another.

Ray

[Guest guest]

Mmmm, I was speaking after one week but I wouldn't classify it as

always comprehensible. I used to walk into stores and tell people

right off the bat " Please excuse me for the way I talk but I just had

jaw surgery which makes speaking hard " or rather " Pleesh excushe the

way I chalk but I joost had shaw shurgery whish makesh speaking

hardd. " And I certainly always had someone with me the first 2 weeks

just in case someone couldn't understand me to translate for me. More

than anything I just felt really self-conscious talking until 1 month

post-op. SOrry to be such a downer. I think you can do it (mind you,

I think you'll still be very tired after just one week) but it will

take a lot of patience and willingness to laugh at yourself.

Good luck!

Sara

Surgery 6/6/05

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> Scheduled to have upper and lower surgery on Dec 13. Only planning

on

> being absent from work for a week. I do need to be able to speak

pretty

> normally, as I am a pharmacist.

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> Will I be able to communicate after 7 days??

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> Thanks

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> Ben

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> OH.. What about exercise post surgery?

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[Guest guest]

Well, I was kind of speaking after one week...that is if you consider

ventriloquism as a form of speaking...no seriously, one week is kind

of a long shot.

You may very well be able to communicate, but there are definitely

words and phonatics that will be VERY difficult to use.

I am 12 days post op, my husband and friends can usually understand

me, but I have to do a lot of repeating and speak slowly and your jaw

gets real tired (being banded in one spot) quickly.

My thoughts are with you.

Best of Luck,

Sandy

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> Scheduled to have upper and lower surgery on Dec 13. Only planning

on

> being absent from work for a week. I do need to be able to speak

pretty

> normally, as I am a pharmacist.

>

> Will I be able to communicate after 7 days??

>

> Thanks

>

>

> Ben

>

>

> OH.. What about exercise post surgery?

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[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for you response to this and other questions.

I'll admit I'll very very nervous about this! The OS come highly

recommended by my OD and regular dentist, but they are definitely

painting this as no big deal, relatively pain free due to swelling

and recovery a cinch after a week.

I'm not even 100 percent certain I should be doing this, as I have no

pain, TMJ, etc, and it is basically just to correct a cosmetic

overbite. Luckily I have insurance that will absorb the cost down to

5 to 7 thousand dollars, which the surgeon will let me pay over a few

years time interest free.

The question just keeps coming up in my head... is this worth what

may be a terrible recovery?? Will I be unable to speak for a long

time? Will the no food part mean I'll lose a great deal of weight?

I am far removed from a pain junkie, so I am not looking forward to

the discomfort at all.

Ok.. wuss session over.. I need to just roll up my sleeve for the IV

and get it started tonight!

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> > Scheduled to have upper and lower surgery on Dec 13. Only

planning

> on

> > being absent from work for a week. I do need to be able to speak

> pretty

> > normally, as I am a pharmacist.

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> > Will I be able to communicate after 7 days??

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> > Thanks

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> > Ben

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> > OH.. What about exercise post surgery?

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