Only Have two rubber bands- Help with Eating!

[Guest guest]

Hello, I am 4 weeks post op and have been on a liquid diet the whole

time. All I eat is Malt-O-Meal and shakes. I went to the OS and he took

all the rubber bands off except two. He said I could stretch my jaw and

I could take the rubber bands off twice a day for 15 minutes to

practice opening. I have seen a few people that had lower jaw

advancement that have pain on one side of their jaw and so do I.

Well, to make a long story short he said no chewing this week. I will

take your bands off next week. I want to spoon in mashed potatoes and

soft foods that I don't have to chew. I feel guilty and not sure if I

should. He said no chewing! I don't consider this chewing and I am

starving all the time. I am really weird about food and won't blend

anything. Do you think I should eat soft food in that period when I am

allowed to take the bands off or do you think something could be wrong

with the left side of my jaw and I shouldn't chance it?

[Guest guest]

Well I'm no doctor but if you can just swallow things like mashed

potatoes and pudding without chewing, then I'd say why not have them..

[Guest guest]

My DD has only 2 rubber bands that she is permitted to remove them to eat. She

eats things like Mac-n-cheese, Spag O's, Mac-n-beef, all saucy and she swallows

one noodle whole at a time without chewing. She ate some crustless cheesecake

yesterday. She is not having any problems with eating this way. Maybe you

could too. She uses a baby spoon and turns it upside down on her tongue.

Anita

Only Have two rubber bands- Help with

Eating!

Hello, I am 4 weeks post op and have been on a liquid diet the whole

time. All I eat is Malt-O-Meal and shakes. I went to the OS and he took

all the rubber bands off except two. He said I could stretch my jaw and

I could take the rubber bands off twice a day for 15 minutes to

practice opening. I have seen a few people that had lower jaw

advancement that have pain on one side of their jaw and so do I.

Well, to make a long story short he said no chewing this week. I will

take your bands off next week. I want to spoon in mashed potatoes and

soft foods that I don't have to chew. I feel guilty and not sure if I

should. He said no chewing! I don't consider this chewing and I am

starving all the time. I am really weird about food and won't blend

anything. Do you think I should eat soft food in that period when I am

allowed to take the bands off or do you think something could be wrong

with the left side of my jaw and I shouldn't chance it?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Anita, how many weeks post op is she? I agree with eating

those things. I literally starved for four weeks I think I deserve

them. I don't know why I think it's gross to blend food it's just a

weird problem I have. I just drank juice and just started making

shakes in the last week. To top it of my teeth are sensative so I

had a heck of a time drinking hold stuff. I am glad it's almost over.

THANKS!

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Anita "

<AnitaK1982@h...> wrote:

> My DD has only 2 rubber bands that she is permitted to remove them

to eat. She eats things like Mac-n-cheese, Spag O's, Mac-n-beef, all

saucy and she swallows one noodle whole at a time without chewing.

She ate some crustless cheesecake yesterday. She is not having any

problems with eating this way. Maybe you could too. She uses a baby

spoon and turns it upside down on her tongue.

>

> Anita

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> Only Have two rubber

bands- Help with Eating!

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> Hello, I am 4 weeks post op and have been on a liquid diet the

whole

> time. All I eat is Malt-O-Meal and shakes. I went to the OS and

he took

> all the rubber bands off except two. He said I could stretch my

jaw and

> I could take the rubber bands off twice a day for 15 minutes to

> practice opening. I have seen a few people that had lower jaw

> advancement that have pain on one side of their jaw and so do I.

>

> Well, to make a long story short he said no chewing this week. I

will

> take your bands off next week. I want to spoon in mashed

potatoes and

> soft foods that I don't have to chew. I feel guilty and not sure

if I

> should. He said no chewing! I don't consider this chewing and I

am

> starving all the time. I am really weird about food and won't

blend

> anything. Do you think I should eat soft food in that period

when I am

> allowed to take the bands off or do you think something could be

wrong

> with the left side of my jaw and I shouldn't chance it?

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tomorrow will be two weeks. She feels great. She doesn't like blended things

either very much. But I made some homemade potato soup that I blended up.After

cooking it I took all the pieces and with a strainer and blended them and

transferred it back into the pot and added milk and cheese and heated it up

again. It was very good. She loved it.

Anita

Only Have two rubber

bands- Help with Eating!

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> Hello, I am 4 weeks post op and have been on a liquid diet the

whole

> time. All I eat is Malt-O-Meal and shakes. I went to the OS and

he took

> all the rubber bands off except two. He said I could stretch my

jaw and

> I could take the rubber bands off twice a day for 15 minutes to

> practice opening. I have seen a few people that had lower jaw

> advancement that have pain on one side of their jaw and so do I.

>

> Well, to make a long story short he said no chewing this week. I

will

> take your bands off next week. I want to spoon in mashed

potatoes and

> soft foods that I don't have to chew. I feel guilty and not sure

if I

> should. He said no chewing! I don't consider this chewing and I

am

> starving all the time. I am really weird about food and won't

blend

> anything. Do you think I should eat soft food in that period

when I am

> allowed to take the bands off or do you think something could be

wrong

> with the left side of my jaw and I shouldn't chance it?

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