Re: newbie here from seattle

[Guest guest]

It never hurts to ask, Lydia, and almost everybody who has numbness

does so. But I'll be surprised if you get anything resembling a

specific answer. It does seem to take totally different times for

different folks -- and I would think that you had some complications,

especially from that encounter with the horse.

But ask away, and see what your doc advises!

Cammie

> Hi, I'm Lydia. I found this group a bit too late; I had upper and

> lower jaw surgery (and my wisdom teeth out and chin adjusted) a

week

> ago today. I'm still all swollen, numb and green, but am improving

> steadily. It's nice to hear that it won't last forever, even

> though may seem like it now.

>

> I've had 2 jaw expanders, top braces twice, bottom braces twice,

> etc. for the past 11 years (I'm 18 now). I had an underbite and

> crossbite, and my upper jaw had stopped growing too early. It was

> exacerbated by a horse riding accident when I was 9 that shattered

> my lower jaw.

>

> One question I forgot to ask my surgeon in my Demerol-induced haze

> at my last appointment was how long the numbness would last. I'm

> numb in varying degrees from the tip of my nose to under my chin,

> but it sounds like it varies so much for each person that there's

> not really a point in asking, I suppose I'll find out!

>

> Anyways, hi!

>

> Lydia