Re: PAIN -- please read others' posts on this point

[Guest guest]

Hi Cammie. I guess I have to jump in here. Pain yes I have which is

getting better at day 9. I to was told you will have no pain. Bah.

That was a load of sh##. I had upper and lower jaw surgery. My

botomm jaw feels great I agree no pain but for the top it is a whole

different story for me. I have 0 numbness which leaves me to beleive

why I had pain as to alot of others who didn't. I had my wisdom teeth

cut out when I was 14 and also had broken my leg and ankle and by far

this was more extreme than those 2. I guess in my opinion pain

depends on how numb everything is.

Dennis~

In orthognathicsurgerysupport , ceast36532

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

> You say: " worth all the pain? " ...

>

> Please, please read around on the posts. Most people do not, in fact,

> have a lot of pain.

>

> A lot of frustration, yes. A lot of congestion (if you're having

> upper), yes. A lot of numbness, yes, maybe. But usually NOT PAIN. It's

> incredible, but at least there is not usually big time pain.

>

> It's a common misconception, and I'm not saying anyone should be shy

> about using prescribed pain meds. But usually pain is not a big problem

> here, unless you have a bone graft. Then the pain at the donor site is

> usually greater than that in the jaws.

>

> I'm no MD, and I didn't believe it when my surgeon told me, but it has

> proved true for many, many people.

>

> Cammie

>

>

>

> > > So, would those of you who have had the jaw surgery (be it upper or

> > lower) would you do it again if given the chance? I am wondering if

> it

> > is worth or will be worth all the pain?

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

>But usually pain is not a big problem

>here, unless you have a bone graft. Then the pain at the donor site is

>usually greater than that in the jaws.

Question regarding this statement...

I will be having bone removed from one side of my lower side to

balance and make it more symmetrcial, then possibly he might graft it

to the other side if needed. Just wondering if I should expect a lot

of pain on the side he removes bone from, whether or not he grafts it

to the other side? I assume it's the same general situation as if

they removed it from a hip or wherever.

Thanks for your advice.

~

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't think grafting the bone from one side of your jaw to the other

will cause you any more pain than the actual surgery. The reason why

bone grafts from other parts of your body are so painful is because

they pick places like wrists and hips where the bone is more

accessible (not through layers of fat). So along with the jaw surgery

recovery, you would have this aching hip. I had a graft from my wrist

once to fix a finger and that was the most painful thing I've ever

had, the jaw surgery pain didn't compare.

Pam

> >But usually pain is not a big problem

> >here, unless you have a bone graft. Then the pain at the donor site

is

> >usually greater than that in the jaws.

>

> Question regarding this statement...

>

> I will be having bone removed from one side of my lower side to

> balance and make it more symmetrcial, then possibly he might graft it

> to the other side if needed. Just wondering if I should expect a lot

> of pain on the side he removes bone from, whether or not he grafts it

> to the other side? I assume it's the same general situation as if

> they removed it from a hip or wherever.

>

> Thanks for your advice.

>

> ~