Re: More Good Progress Updates For This Site :) Exercise Question

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the great update! I was wondering about the gym... what

type of activities did you return to and how soon? I have a

treadmill at home and I was hoping to use that to help get my energy

and strenth back post-op. How soon do you recommend that and for how

long at each time?

Thanks,

Sue

>

> Hi group,

>

> I just wanted to drop an email with my progress thus far, and hope

that my

> story is encouraging to anyone still thinking about this surgery or

pre-op.

>

> I had surgery October 5th (upper: 3-piece lefort, all wisdom teeth

> extracted, palate expansion, deviated septum fixed)... and

everything has

> gone great! The first 2 weeks post-op were rougher than I

anticipated, just

> because keeping a positive attitude at that time is very hard. But

after 2

> weeks I returned to college on a limited schedule, living on my

own, etc. I

> still got very tired very quickly, mostly because I still was not

eating

> much. I lost 20lbs the first 2 weeks which was more than I wanted,

but now

> have gained back about 5. I am more comfortable with that. Also, at

this

> point, I find that going to the gym regularly in the morning and

eating good

> foods (even though i'm still restricted to 'soft foods) helps me

keep my

> energy for the rest of the day.

>

> My birthday was Friday, I got my splint out that morning, and I was

able to

> go out every night this week, so prettymuch back to normal! I saw my

> orthodontist this morning, and he was suprised at how good

everything looks.

> Originally, pre-op, he said that he would try to get me out of

braces in 6

> months, before my graduation. Now he says it looks more like 3

months! :)

> Very happy with how things turned out. For all of you still

contemplating

> this surgery, for what its worth, I would definitely do it again.

It helps

> so much to be well-informed of what you are getting into, and that

helps get

> past those first 2 rough weeks.

>

> Anyway, this site is great. I hope that my late Sept/ October

sugery buddies

> have similar success stories.

>

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