Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 i'm an excited and petrified 19 y.o. from wisconsin and my surgery is january 15th! Any suggestions on what to eat and what to avoid in the liquid/aqueous diet that i get to " enjoy " post op? Any help at all would be lovely! Also pain factor i want to take into consideration. I'm pretty good w/ it since i had my wisdom teeth out Dec.01. But scale 1-10. And any other just nice helpful hints of shared experiences i'd love ! Thanks so much and wish me luck ! paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hi, and welcome here! What you gonna have done? Upper? Lower? forward? Backward? Up? palate expansion? (We offer a real smorgasbord of choices on this site, but somehow folks seem to prefer to sample fewer, rather than more!) Are you going to be wired, or banded, or neither? With or without a splint? All those things will make a difference for you. There have been lots of posts about the pain factor. Most people, believe it or not, do not have much bad pain. Numbness, yes. Swelling, yes. And congestion, if they're working on your upper. Read around in the back posts a bit, then come back with some specifics... And you'll find ideas and experiences on the geocities ortho surgery support board, too. Cammie Cammie > i'm an excited and petrified 19 y.o. from wisconsin and my surgery is > january 15th! Any suggestions on what to eat and what to avoid in the > liquid/aqueous diet that i get to " enjoy " post op? Any help at all > would be lovely! Also pain factor i want to take into consideration. > I'm pretty good w/ it since i had my wisdom teeth out Dec.01. But > scale 1-10. And any other just nice helpful hints of shared > experiences i'd love ! Thanks so much and wish me luck ! paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 > i'm an excited and petrified 19 y.o. from wisconsin and my surgery is > january 15th! Any suggestions on what to eat and what to avoid in the > liquid/aqueous diet that i get to " enjoy " post op? Any help at all > would be lovely! Also pain factor i want to take into consideration. > I'm pretty good w/ it since i had my wisdom teeth out Dec.01. But > scale 1-10. And any other just nice helpful hints of shared > experiences i'd love ! Thanks so much and wish me luck ! paula a, From one Wisconsinite to another Good Luck!! You will do fine - I had upper and lower done and it wasn't painful but very uncomfortable for a week - ok 2 actually! Mine was a little extensive as my surgery lasted over 8 hours. The worst part was the first week - I was swollen and had a hard time breathing due to the work on the upper - nose was out of commission and I was really swollen so that was tricky. As for eating - well, the first few weeks is hard because it is all liquid and through a syring. After the splint came out I couldn't stand it anymore so I tended to eat a lot of mac and cheese cut into tiny tiny pieces and ate it whole. I really pushed the calories with the shakes - add peanut butter for the protein, bananas, etc. I healed well and quickly because I believe I ate some shakes you would cringe at - calorie city but you need the protein etc. Don't let anyone fool you - this was the toughest thing I did but it was so worth it! I am 33 and it made a world of difference in my headaches, eating, everything! I didn't get insurance coverage either and that is rough fighting them - I am persuing it with lawyers at this point because mine was a little different but even if they don't pay (insurance) I still think it was worth it - I look at it like buying a car only I never get to drive it and it is a really nice car! HA HA Remember that all things worth doing take time and the healing will come in due time - be patient and good luck! Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Hi there..I just had surgery and I can tell you that if you are wired shut like I am your best friend will be the syringe/cathedor gizmo they give you at the hospital. My doc subscribed liquid Ibuprofin and also liquid vicodine. I've not had to use the vicodine yet but have been taking the iburpofin every six hours or so. I'd say the pain is a 4 on a scale of 1-10. Make sure you have a blender, a strainor to strain the food after you blend it...you need to be able to fit in the feeding tube. I've been drinking ensure....pretty good so far, and juice....apple and prune juice. You might want to order one of those jaw wraps from this website...http://www.zip-n- squeeze.com/ The jaw wrap works great. The surgery was not bad...I feel alot better today. I'd say that first night is the worst, so you just need to get through that and the rest seems to get a little better! Gray > i'm an excited and petrified 19 y.o. from wisconsin and my surgery is > january 15th! Any suggestions on what to eat and what to avoid in the > liquid/aqueous diet that i get to " enjoy " post op? Any help at all > would be lovely! Also pain factor i want to take into consideration. > I'm pretty good w/ it since i had my wisdom teeth out Dec.01. But > scale 1-10. And any other just nice helpful hints of shared > experiences i'd love ! Thanks so much and wish me luck ! paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Hi Gray... I am delighted to hear that you feel I did not mislead you about the jaw wraps.. I found them wonderful, and sooo much easier than any other approach to that part of the problem. Sounds like you're doing well. Just hang on to your patience, and keep on keeping on, and you'll get there. Cammie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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