Re: 7 Weeks Post Op- Clocked in the jaw while playing basketball

February 19, 2003

I may not have started any procedures yet but I have done a significant amount

of research in the last few weeks and Ted you are crazy and really not that

bright. The advice from professionals who unanimously agree that it takes at

least 5 - 7 months for your jaw to heal fully and to avoid all contact sports

during that time. You, my friend are playing with fire. There is no way that

your jaw is perfectly healed in 7 weeks. I would highly recommend you call your

surgeon and tell him what you have done and listen to his advice. Just because

your splint stayed in place doesn't mean you haven't damaged anything. You

could be setting yourself up for more sugery if you don't. But then again it's

your call. Lara !!CANADA=HOCKEY, HOCKEY=CANADA!!From: ted02920292029

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orthognathicsurgerysupport@...: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 21:52:24

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jaw while playing basketballI play in a basketball league. At 7 weeks post op, I

was feeling good enough (essentially normal) to go back to playing. Of course,

the one thing I feared was being elbowed in the jaw. Of course, about 3 minutes

into my playing time, I was absolutely clocked in the jaw by an opposing

player's elbow. First thing I did was bite down to see if my bite was still in

the right place-- thankfully, it was. I was actually more upset that the ref

called travelling on me instead of a foul on the opposing player (I took a small

backwards step after being hit). After that first hit, I wasn't afraid anymore,

and played a bit better than I was. It really didn't hurt anymore than getting

hit in the jaw pre-op.Everything else is going fine, I can't wait to see the

orthodonist, get him to do whatever he needs to do, and get out of the braces by

summer.

February 19, 2003

Lara, I am fairly offended by your post. All throughout my surgery,

I have followed the strict advice of my surgeon. At 6 weeks, he told

me I could do anything that I felt like it, including playing

basketball (I asked him about basketball specifically). I don't

consider basketball a true " contact " sport in the same way football

is. My surgeon has made numerous speeches about orthognathic surgery

and is considered a pioneer in his field.

It was also wrong for you to assume I had a splint. I do not have a

splint, I never had one. I was banded for 6 days, then released from

any sort of guiding releases whatsoever. I had upper/lower/genio. I

have had many checkups, and I am doing fine. I have been back on

solid foods for a few weeks, again, with the approval of my doctor.

Before you make posts insulting anyone's intelligence, you should

get all of the facts.

Ted

> I may not have started any procedures yet but I have done a

significant amount of research in the last few weeks and Ted you are

crazy and really not that bright. The advice from professionals who

unanimously agree that it takes at least 5 - 7 months for your jaw

to heal fully and to avoid all contact sports during that time.

You, my friend are playing with fire. There is no way that your jaw

is perfectly healed in 7 weeks. I would highly recommend you call

your surgeon and tell him what you have done and listen to his

advice. Just because your splint stayed in place doesn't mean you

haven't damaged anything. You could be setting yourself up for more

sugery if you don't. But then again it's your call. Lara !!

CANADA=HOCKEY, HOCKEY=CANADA!!---

February 19, 2003