Re: March 24 surgery scheduled

[Guest guest]

I had lower and genio performed on me Feb, 2 so, I can't answer your

question about pain for the upper portion, but I can tell you that I

had no pain at all after my surgery. My swelling went down pretty

fast after day 3. I had no problem maintaining my weight afterwards,

but I was not wired shut either.

The most painful part of being in the hospital was when the nurse

removed the tape holding my IV needle in place (no kidding).

Relax...you will be just fine!

> I am schedule for surgery later this month and I concerned about the

> amount of pain that I will be in afterwards. I also would like to

> know how long it will take for the swelling to go down. Does the

> liquid diet make it hard to maintain your weight. I guess since the

> surgery date has been confirmed I am just full of questions. By the

> way I'm having upper, lower and genio.

>

> J

[Guest guest]

Hello!

I had " the works " over 1 year ago. The pain was not as bad as

anticipated. You'll be surprised after such a complicated surgery

that the pain is secondary compared to other discomforts. The

swelling was more distracting than the actual pain. As far as pain,

I was never prescribed anything other than Motrin, which worked

enough to keep the pain at bay. I can't say I was pain-free, but it

was certainly tolerable. The swelling gradually reduced after Day 4

postop. By the end of the second week, I'd say 80% of my swelling

was gone and anything left was only noticeable to me or my surgeon.

That's about when I started venturing out, although I think I was

ready about Day 10 postop to get out of the house.

For me, regardless of whether I was on liquids only or then the

mushies only, all eating was exhausting for me as my jaws had to

learn to chew again, so that was why it was challenging to keep

weight on in the early days. It wasn't the liquids, it was just so

much work to a lot down at one sitting. You will be surprised how

tired you get trying to just drink. But then it becomes second

nature and those pounds magically find their way back onto your hips

(or whereever)!

Hang in there and good luck on your upcoming surgery.

Irish!

> I am schedule for surgery later this month and I concerned about the

> amount of pain that I will be in afterwards. I also would like to

> know how long it will take for the swelling to go down. Does the

> liquid diet make it hard to maintain your weight. I guess since the

> surgery date has been confirmed I am just full of questions. By the

> way I'm having upper, lower and genio.

>

> J

[Guest guest]

Hello!

I had " the works " over 1 year ago. The pain was not as bad as

anticipated. You'll be surprised after such a complicated surgery

that the pain is secondary compared to other discomforts. The

swelling was more distracting than the actual pain. As far as pain,

I was never prescribed anything other than Motrin, which worked

enough to keep the pain at bay. I can't say I was pain-free, but it

was certainly tolerable. The swelling gradually reduced after Day 4

postop. By the end of the second week, I'd say 80% of my swelling

was gone and anything left was only noticeable to me or my surgeon.

That's about when I started venturing out, although I think I was

ready about Day 10 postop to get out of the house.

For me, regardless of whether I was on liquids only or then the

mushies only, all eating was exhausting for me as my jaws had to

learn to chew again, so that was why it was challenging to keep

weight on in the early days. It wasn't the liquids, it was just so

much work to a lot down at one sitting. You will be surprised how

tired you get trying to just drink. But then it becomes second

nature and those pounds magically find their way back onto your hips

(or whereever)!

Hang in there and good luck on your upcoming surgery.

Irish!

> I am schedule for surgery later this month and I concerned about the

> amount of pain that I will be in afterwards. I also would like to

> know how long it will take for the swelling to go down. Does the

> liquid diet make it hard to maintain your weight. I guess since the

> surgery date has been confirmed I am just full of questions. By the

> way I'm having upper, lower and genio.

>

> J

[Guest guest]

Hi, J.

I had upper/lower/genio on March 2nd, and I haven't had much pain at

all. I was given a prescrition for Tylenol with codine (or something

like it) but I was afraid of getting nauseated, so I didn't fill it.

I've been just fine with Tylenol and Motrin. I don't take them around

the clock, just when I feel a little uncomfortable. I tend to take

Mortin in the evening to help with swelling.

As far as my weight, I haven't had a problem. Now, I'm only on day 6,

but I haven't noticed much change in my weight. I was on liquids for

48 hours after surgery, and I wasn't hungry. I might have lost a few

pounds then, but I'm not sure. Then I moved to meal replacement shakes

and soup, still forcing myself to eat. On day 4, I think I got my

appetite back, and now, I can't seem to get enought meat! :-) And I

rarely ate meat before--especially red meat! I've had meatloaf with

gravy, meatballs with spaghetti sauce, brocolli and lentil and beef

barley soup, tomato soup, pancakes with syrup, cream of wheat, and

peanut butter and jelly! I seem to want something different each meal,

and so far, I've been pretty pleased with the taste! I think it's

important to eat a lot of protein and good carbohydrates (grains,

brown rice, barley, etc) and to eat often.

As far as the swelling, I think a few weeks. It peaked on day 3, and

is going down ever so gradually. But it would be better to hear from

some more advanced vets than me! :-)

Best of luck on your surgery.

Eileen

> I am schedule for surgery later this month and I concerned about the

> amount of pain that I will be in afterwards. I also would like to

> know how long it will take for the swelling to go down. Does the

> liquid diet make it hard to maintain your weight. I guess since the

> surgery date has been confirmed I am just full of questions. By the

> way I'm having upper, lower and genio.

>

> J

[Guest guest]

Hi, J.

I had upper/lower/genio on March 2nd, and I haven't had much pain at

all. I was given a prescrition for Tylenol with codine (or something

like it) but I was afraid of getting nauseated, so I didn't fill it.

I've been just fine with Tylenol and Motrin. I don't take them around

the clock, just when I feel a little uncomfortable. I tend to take

Mortin in the evening to help with swelling.

As far as my weight, I haven't had a problem. Now, I'm only on day 6,

but I haven't noticed much change in my weight. I was on liquids for

48 hours after surgery, and I wasn't hungry. I might have lost a few

pounds then, but I'm not sure. Then I moved to meal replacement shakes

and soup, still forcing myself to eat. On day 4, I think I got my

appetite back, and now, I can't seem to get enought meat! :-) And I

rarely ate meat before--especially red meat! I've had meatloaf with

gravy, meatballs with spaghetti sauce, brocolli and lentil and beef

barley soup, tomato soup, pancakes with syrup, cream of wheat, and

peanut butter and jelly! I seem to want something different each meal,

and so far, I've been pretty pleased with the taste! I think it's

important to eat a lot of protein and good carbohydrates (grains,

brown rice, barley, etc) and to eat often.

As far as the swelling, I think a few weeks. It peaked on day 3, and

is going down ever so gradually. But it would be better to hear from

some more advanced vets than me! :-)

Best of luck on your surgery.

Eileen

> I am schedule for surgery later this month and I concerned about the

> amount of pain that I will be in afterwards. I also would like to

> know how long it will take for the swelling to go down. Does the

> liquid diet make it hard to maintain your weight. I guess since the

> surgery date has been confirmed I am just full of questions. By the

> way I'm having upper, lower and genio.

>

> J

[Guest guest]

Hi, J.

I had upper/lower/genio on March 2nd, and I haven't had much pain at

all. I was given a prescrition for Tylenol with codine (or something

like it) but I was afraid of getting nauseated, so I didn't fill it.

I've been just fine with Tylenol and Motrin. I don't take them around

the clock, just when I feel a little uncomfortable. I tend to take

Mortin in the evening to help with swelling.

As far as my weight, I haven't had a problem. Now, I'm only on day 6,

but I haven't noticed much change in my weight. I was on liquids for

48 hours after surgery, and I wasn't hungry. I might have lost a few

pounds then, but I'm not sure. Then I moved to meal replacement shakes

and soup, still forcing myself to eat. On day 4, I think I got my

appetite back, and now, I can't seem to get enought meat! :-) And I

rarely ate meat before--especially red meat! I've had meatloaf with

gravy, meatballs with spaghetti sauce, brocolli and lentil and beef

barley soup, tomato soup, pancakes with syrup, cream of wheat, and

peanut butter and jelly! I seem to want something different each meal,

and so far, I've been pretty pleased with the taste! I think it's

important to eat a lot of protein and good carbohydrates (grains,

brown rice, barley, etc) and to eat often.

As far as the swelling, I think a few weeks. It peaked on day 3, and

is going down ever so gradually. But it would be better to hear from

some more advanced vets than me! :-)

Best of luck on your surgery.

Eileen

> I am schedule for surgery later this month and I concerned about the

> amount of pain that I will be in afterwards. I also would like to

> know how long it will take for the swelling to go down. Does the

> liquid diet make it hard to maintain your weight. I guess since the

> surgery date has been confirmed I am just full of questions. By the

> way I'm having upper, lower and genio.

>

> J