Re: Question for MLD users-another question

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. When you get the intra-oral, do you feel a

bit of a " click " or movement at all when the MLD therapist presses on

the roof of your mouth. That is what worries me. We are not allowed

to bite or chew in case it moves something, so when she presses on

the roof of my mouth, isn't that putting pressure like biting?

> > Hi. I am 4 weeks post op now and have been going for MLD (manual

> > lymphatic drainage) for 2 weeks. The last time I went there she

> did a

> > pressure massage on the roof of my mouth to open up the drainage

> of

> > the nose etc. Has anyone else had this done? I was a bit worried

> > because I had had upper jaw surgery (lefort 1) and worried that

> maybe

> > it would be too much pressure on the jaw and would damage the

> > healing. Does anyone know anything about this. I go again for MLD

> > tomorrow and think I may say that I don't want the inner mouth

> done.

> > Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Hmm, no I don't feel that. But it's not really the roof of your

mouth, the palate, that is a concern with upper jaw surgery. At

least not with mine. I was " mushing " and sucking things into the top

of my mouth long before I was chewing.. The up and down, side to

side of chewing is what could move the bones, which wouldn't be

good. Is the " click " you feel in your joint? If so, then the

therapist is pressing too hard. Really, the intra-oral massage

should be very, very light. It's a manipulation of the skin ( with

the lymphatic system right underneath), not any muscles or bones.

Good luck tomorrow, Alix-- - In

orthognathicsurgerysupport , " wiredfornow "

wrote:

> Thanks for your response. When you get the intra-oral, do you feel

a

> bit of a " click " or movement at all when the MLD therapist presses

on

> the roof of your mouth. That is what worries me. We are not

allowed

> to bite or chew in case it moves something, so when she presses on

> the roof of my mouth, isn't that putting pressure like biting?

>

>

>

> > > Hi. I am 4 weeks post op now and have been going for MLD

(manual

> > > lymphatic drainage) for 2 weeks. The last time I went there

she

> > did a

> > > pressure massage on the roof of my mouth to open up the

drainage

> > of

> > > the nose etc. Has anyone else had this done? I was a bit

worried

> > > because I had had upper jaw surgery (lefort 1) and worried

that

> > maybe

> > > it would be too much pressure on the jaw and would damage the

> > > healing. Does anyone know anything about this. I go again for

MLD

> > > tomorrow and think I may say that I don't want the inner mouth

> > done.

> > > Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.