Re: Questions for the first week post op patient

[Guest guest]

Hey, Donna!

I was told that the ice only works for the first 48

hours, then you must switch to heat. My favorite thing to

do was steam my face over a pot of boiling water!

I didn't remove my own bands for the first three weeks

once out of pure FEAR... I waterpikked my teeth with a

mixture of water and listerine during this time, and I

was lucky that I didn't get any cavities!! However, I

wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

[Guest guest]

For me, I applied ice almost all the time during my first week post-

op. As well, I remained fairly active. I would say that abt. 85% of

my external swelling had gone down within 5 days. I had zero

complications -- i.e. no increased pain, no infections.

The waterpik + diluted mouthwash is a great idea!

One piece of advice, though...instead of using listerine (a very good

mouthwash), you should always use a non-alcohol mouthwash (Oral

initially. The alcohol in the listerine & other such mouthwashes

could aggrevate the wound.

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> How long did you keep the ice around your face on? I'm on day 5

and I

> have the cool jaw wrap on constantly. Anyone know if that is a bad

> thing?

>

> Did anyone take their bands off to brush and replace them? Any

> suggestions or problems in doing this?

>

> Thanks much, Do

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tip. I think about 60% of my swelling is gone already.

As for the water pik, no can use yet. Per surgeon. But I'll try the

mouthwash...and not with alcohol.

Donna

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> >

> > How long did you keep the ice around your face on? I'm on day 5

> and I

> > have the cool jaw wrap on constantly. Anyone know if that is a

bad

> > thing?

> >

> > Did anyone take their bands off to brush and replace them? Any

> > suggestions or problems in doing this?

> >

> > Thanks much,

[Guest guest]

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Thanks for the tip about the heat/cold.

In orthognathicsurgerysupport@y..., tiamat195 <no_reply@y...> wrote:

> Hey, Donna!

>

> I was told that the ice only works for the first 48

> hours, then you must switch to heat. My favorite thing to

> do was steam my face over a pot of boiling water!

>

> I didn't remove my own bands for the first three weeks

> once out of pure FEAR... I waterpikked my teeth with a

> mixture of water and listerine during this time, and I

> was lucky that I didn't get any cavities!! However, I

> wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

>

>

[Guest guest]

i kept ice on my face for 2 weeks and then switched to

mosit heat after that for a couple of weeks. i had

very little external swelling...it felt huge tho on

the inside and just " felt " better w/ the ice bags and

then the moist heating pad. i went by how it felt to

me...prob did it " wrong " but? it felt better...

didn't TOUCH the bands until i was like 3.5 weeks post

op as i simply don't think i could have opened my

mouth wide enough to get them back in wo/ a lot of

pain in doing so. my mouth was sensitive!!!!LOLOL i

brushed around them and rinsed my mouth w/ salt water

a lot which was helpful too....alright..i dumped the

water in and then it ran out all over the place is

what really happened...but? it still helped.

make sure u put the waterpik on level one <the lowest>

as it hurts at a higher speed at first...this was

easier and felt " cleaner " <esp cleaning around the

splint> than brushing tho i attempted brushing too.

good luck!

valerie

--- dolfan11661 <no_reply > wrote:

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>

> How long did you keep the ice around your face on?

> I'm on day 5 and I

> have the cool jaw wrap on constantly. Anyone know

> if that is a bad

> thing?

>

> Did anyone take their bands off to brush and replace

> them? Any

> suggestions or problems in doing this?

>

> Thanks much, Do

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks , I am using moist heat and ice on and off now. The

ice does feel good though. I am just about to go rinse with baking

soda and water as in Sue's Zip N Squeeze booklet, that is a helpful

hint.

My surgeon said no water pik yet. I'll see him tomorrow or Tuesday

and we can discuss alternative methods of teeth cleaning. I can't

stand this taste in my mouth. UGGHHH. Donna

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> >

> > How long did you keep the ice around your face on?

> > I'm on day 5 and I

> > have the cool jaw wrap on constantly. Anyone know

> > if that is a bad

> > thing?

> >

> > Did anyone take their bands off to brush and replace

> > them? Any

> > suggestions or problems in doing this?

> >

> > Thanks much, Do

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Donna

My ortho said not to use anything containing baking soda. It weakens

the cement holding your braces on. (I assume your wearing braces) I

wouldn't want things to loosen up right now! You might double check

me on this, but I'm pretty sure about it. Marsha

orthognathicsurgerysupport@y..., dolfan11661 <no_reply@y...> wrote:

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>

> Thanks , I am using moist heat and ice on and off now. The

> ice does feel good though. I am just about to go rinse with baking

> soda and water as in Sue's Zip N Squeeze booklet, that is a helpful

> hint.

>

> My surgeon said no water pik yet. I'll see him tomorrow or Tuesday

> and we can discuss alternative methods of teeth cleaning. I can't

> stand this taste in my mouth. UGGHHH. Donna

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>

> > >

> > >

> > > How long did you keep the ice around your face on?

> > > I'm on day 5 and I

> > > have the cool jaw wrap on constantly. Anyone know

> > > if that is a bad

> > > thing?

> > >

> > > Did anyone take their bands off to brush and replace

> > > them? Any

> > > suggestions or problems in doing this?

> > >

> > > Thanks much, Do

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Just to add to the post-op mouthwash confusion--no alcohol, no baking

soda--and my surgeon advised, in the beginning, rinsing with nothing

containing peroxide either, as it delays healing. He is a great

believer in salt water rinses only. I know, it tastes awful--sorry

about the bad taste in your mouth, Donna.

Lexi

[Guest guest]

My ortho also cautioned me, back when we first started, not to use

any baking soda preparations, also because it weakens the cement.

Cammie