Re: Orthognathic Surgery - speedy recovery

[Guest guest]

Wow! That's great that you were able to bounce back so quickly! I had

lower jaw advancement (no chin work) on July 23 and while I did feel

better 5 days later, I still have yet to drive or go back to work. I

feel generally fine, but I'm just in no hurry. I wish I had the

determination to get back to normal that you do! Congratulations on

your " new face " I am glad you are pleased with the results.

-Ash

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> I had orthognathic surgery on lower jaw with chin augmentation on

> August 2nd and returned to work this past Sunday, August 14. I was

> well informed of the process, which was placing titanium plates

with

> screws & had complete faith in the dr. who was

> highly recommended by my ortho dr. Even though the ortho dr. was 70

> miles away, it was well worth the trip.

> Operation was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. I was released the following

> day at 5:00 p.m. The discomfort was the pressure bandage from under

> chin, across cheeks. I could only take in fluids with a syringe

> provided by the nurse which worked for 2 days until I went back to

> the dr. to have the pressure bandage removed. After that was

> removed, the swelling went down and each day only got better. I

> definitely have the numbness in lower jaw and chin, I get the

> tingling - mostly at night. I found that taking two tylenol or

> motrin before going to bed helps me sleep better. I am still on

> very soft foods/liquids; the smoothie maker helps tremendously. I

> had absolutely no depression but I think having my best friend with

me

> through the entire process was the answer to that. The hospital

> allowed her to stay in a lounge chair the entire night so that she

> would not have to drive back & forth the 70 miles from the hospital.

> I do believe that having a familiar face there all of the time and

> being able to have someone that you know assist you, when needed,

> helps a lot. The ride home was a little rough but we made it with

> one " pit " stop. I also stayed with her the first few days to

eliminate

> having to go up & down stairs. After that, I was on my own; within

> one week I was driving and looked forward to getting back to work.

> Yesterday I went to the orthodontist and the entire office staff was

> amazed at the difference. So do I have any regrets? Absolutely not,

> and I'm 59 years old!! I am now looking forward to visiting my

> grandchildren next month. " Grammy " will have a new face.

[Guest guest]

Thank you very much; nice to hear from you. I think deadlines at work gave me

the determination to get better. The dr. would have given more time off but

left it up to me. Take all the time you need and enjoy the summer!

ashleebear05 wrote:Wow! That's great that you were able

to bounce back so quickly! I had

lower jaw advancement (no chin work) on July 23 and while I did feel

better 5 days later, I still have yet to drive or go back to work. I

feel generally fine, but I'm just in no hurry. I wish I had the

determination to get back to normal that you do! Congratulations on

your " new face " I am glad you are pleased with the results.

-Ash

>

>

> I had orthognathic surgery on lower jaw with chin augmentation on

> August 2nd and returned to work this past Sunday, August 14. I was

> well informed of the process, which was placing titanium plates

with

> screws & had complete faith in the dr. who was

> highly recommended by my ortho dr. Even though the ortho dr. was 70

> miles away, it was well worth the trip.

> Operation was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. I was released the following

> day at 5:00 p.m. The discomfort was the pressure bandage from under

> chin, across cheeks. I could only take in fluids with a syringe

> provided by the nurse which worked for 2 days until I went back to

> the dr. to have the pressure bandage removed. After that was

> removed, the swelling went down and each day only got better. I

> definitely have the numbness in lower jaw and chin, I get the

> tingling - mostly at night. I found that taking two tylenol or

> motrin before going to bed helps me sleep better. I am still on

> very soft foods/liquids; the smoothie maker helps tremendously. I

> had absolutely no depression but I think having my best friend with

me

> through the entire process was the answer to that. The hospital

> allowed her to stay in a lounge chair the entire night so that she

> would not have to drive back & forth the 70 miles from the hospital.

> I do believe that having a familiar face there all of the time and

> being able to have someone that you know assist you, when needed,

> helps a lot. The ride home was a little rough but we made it with

> one " pit " stop. I also stayed with her the first few days to

eliminate

> having to go up & down stairs. After that, I was on my own; within

> one week I was driving and looked forward to getting back to work.

> Yesterday I went to the orthodontist and the entire office staff was

> amazed at the difference. So do I have any regrets? Absolutely not,

> and I'm 59 years old!! I am now looking forward to visiting my

> grandchildren next month. " Grammy " will have a new face.

[Guest guest]

Don't push yourself too hard at work (I'm not sure what kind of work

you do). I went back after 5 weeks off (could have gone back sooner

but listened to the recommendations of my massage therapist) and

after I did some mega overtime, I had to take a few days off to

recover. Normally I have unlimited energy, so it was really a

surprise to me how my body had reacted to how hard I was pushing it.

These days I listen more carefully to it, and I treat it a lot

better than I did before I started this whole process.

Glad all went well for you!

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> > I had orthognathic surgery on lower jaw with chin augmentation on

> > August 2nd and returned to work this past Sunday, August 14. I

was

> > well informed of the process, which was placing titanium plates

> with

> > screws & had complete faith in the dr. who was

> > highly recommended by my ortho dr. Even though the ortho dr. was

70

> > miles away, it was well worth the trip.

> > Operation was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. I was released the

following

> > day at 5:00 p.m. The discomfort was the pressure bandage from

under

> > chin, across cheeks. I could only take in fluids with a syringe

> > provided by the nurse which worked for 2 days until I went back

to

> > the dr. to have the pressure bandage removed. After that was

> > removed, the swelling went down and each day only got better. I

> > definitely have the numbness in lower jaw and chin, I get the

> > tingling - mostly at night. I found that taking two tylenol or

> > motrin before going to bed helps me sleep better. I am still on

> > very soft foods/liquids; the smoothie maker helps tremendously. I

> > had absolutely no depression but I think having my best friend

with

> me

> > through the entire process was the answer to that. The hospital

> > allowed her to stay in a lounge chair the entire night so that

she

> > would not have to drive back & forth the 70 miles from the

hospital.

> > I do believe that having a familiar face there all of the time

and

> > being able to have someone that you know assist you, when needed,

> > helps a lot. The ride home was a little rough but we made it

with

> > one " pit " stop. I also stayed with her the first few days to

> eliminate

> > having to go up & down stairs. After that, I was on my own;

within

> > one week I was driving and looked forward to getting back to

work.

> > Yesterday I went to the orthodontist and the entire office staff

was

> > amazed at the difference. So do I have any regrets? Absolutely

not,

> > and I'm 59 years old!! I am now looking forward to visiting my

> > grandchildren next month. " Grammy " will have a new face.

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