Re: Surgery April 21, 2004

[Guest guest]

Hi Tori

I had surgery 4 months ago for an underbite and had the lower jaw

moved back and the top jaw moved forward by removing and replating

back. You ask about pain, the hospital give you painkillers and

morphine if necessary, I personally didnt have this just the normal

painkillers, because of the swelling by the time this reduces down to

your face the pain has gone from the surgery. Try not to worry about

the pain I found amazingly there was none, just lots of funny

feelings going around your face. Good luck it will be fine.

> Hey there,

> My surgery is on the countdown now.....around one month left. Next

> week i go give blood and the week after that is spring break. I am

> having upper where they cut it like completely out and i am having

> my wisdom teeth taken out. How much pain should i expect from

> around 1-10, 10 being the worst possible? Did you bruise from

> having your wisdom teeth extracted??? b/c i have heard of many ppl

> that did. And if you had upper jaw surgery, could u give me your

> experience from when u arrived to the hospital to when u went

home.

> I would REALLY appreciate it.

> THANKS SO MUCH

> *#*Tori*#*

[Guest guest]

Hi Tori

I had surgery 4 months ago for an underbite and had the lower jaw

moved back and the top jaw moved forward by removing and replating

back. You ask about pain, the hospital give you painkillers and

morphine if necessary, I personally didnt have this just the normal

painkillers, because of the swelling by the time this reduces down to

your face the pain has gone from the surgery. Try not to worry about

the pain I found amazingly there was none, just lots of funny

feelings going around your face. Good luck it will be fine.

> Hey there,

> My surgery is on the countdown now.....around one month left. Next

> week i go give blood and the week after that is spring break. I am

> having upper where they cut it like completely out and i am having

> my wisdom teeth taken out. How much pain should i expect from

> around 1-10, 10 being the worst possible? Did you bruise from

> having your wisdom teeth extracted??? b/c i have heard of many ppl

> that did. And if you had upper jaw surgery, could u give me your

> experience from when u arrived to the hospital to when u went

home.

> I would REALLY appreciate it.

> THANKS SO MUCH

> *#*Tori*#*

[Guest guest]

Hi Tori

I had surgery 4 months ago for an underbite and had the lower jaw

moved back and the top jaw moved forward by removing and replating

back. You ask about pain, the hospital give you painkillers and

morphine if necessary, I personally didnt have this just the normal

painkillers, because of the swelling by the time this reduces down to

your face the pain has gone from the surgery. Try not to worry about

the pain I found amazingly there was none, just lots of funny

feelings going around your face. Good luck it will be fine.

> Hey there,

> My surgery is on the countdown now.....around one month left. Next

> week i go give blood and the week after that is spring break. I am

> having upper where they cut it like completely out and i am having

> my wisdom teeth taken out. How much pain should i expect from

> around 1-10, 10 being the worst possible? Did you bruise from

> having your wisdom teeth extracted??? b/c i have heard of many ppl

> that did. And if you had upper jaw surgery, could u give me your

> experience from when u arrived to the hospital to when u went

home.

> I would REALLY appreciate it.

> THANKS SO MUCH

> *#*Tori*#*

[Guest guest]

Hey Tori, I had my wisdom teeth taken out last year..all 4..it's not

that bad..you're going to swell up like a chipmunk but thats about

it. My friend got them out and ate chicken dinner that night..It

really is different for everyone. I just had my jaw broken 2 weeks

ago today..I arrived at the hospital around 7am..and I was

terrified..I didnt know what to expect..how much pain I'd be in..so

on and so on..I cried soooo much before the surgery, Anyways I got my

little gown I had to wear and they gave me a little pill called

adavan..it relaxes you..and it did relax me, but i was still

scared..anyways..it was time for my surgery..they wheeled me in the

surgery room and put the gas mask on me and i dont remember anything

after that...when i woke up i was like blaaah..I wasnt in any

pain..just dizzy and I had to pee so bad..hah..I didnt remember my

friends visiting me the next day..it was weird..I remember there were

ice packs all bandaged around my face..which felt nice..when I looked

in the mirror i was like man..I felt so ugly..but of course you're

going to be swollen after having your jaw Broken ..ya know. The first

2 days..I didnt even wanna get up cause everytime I did I'd have a

nose bleed. But that only lasted for for a couple days..I had one big

bruise on the left side of my cheek cause they did more work on the

left side of my mouth..but if ya keep the ice packs on..the swelling

will go down so much..Like it's been two weeks and everyone says I'm

almost back to normal..which is good cause the swelling makes me feel

so ugly. But really, I found there was absolutely no pain..I just get

so frustrated..the diet is the hardest..especially if you're like

me..all you eat is pizza, chicken, poutines..lol and then all u can

eat is soup and milkshakes..my mom tried blending kraft dinner and

stuff, but the look of it made me gag..so that didnt work..I just

cant wait to eat a piece of pizza !!! I have a couple more weeks to

go..at first I was like " why did I do this..if i could turn back

time..I would.. " but really it's not that bad..it's a few weeks in my

whole life i have to deal with thats gonna be an awesome outcome in

the end..so im doing alright..I just cant wait til it's done and over

with..anyways if ya have anything else to ask..im all ears..ha, later.

[Guest guest]

Hey Tori, I had my wisdom teeth taken out last year..all 4..it's not

that bad..you're going to swell up like a chipmunk but thats about

it. My friend got them out and ate chicken dinner that night..It

really is different for everyone. I just had my jaw broken 2 weeks

ago today..I arrived at the hospital around 7am..and I was

terrified..I didnt know what to expect..how much pain I'd be in..so

on and so on..I cried soooo much before the surgery, Anyways I got my

little gown I had to wear and they gave me a little pill called

adavan..it relaxes you..and it did relax me, but i was still

scared..anyways..it was time for my surgery..they wheeled me in the

surgery room and put the gas mask on me and i dont remember anything

after that...when i woke up i was like blaaah..I wasnt in any

pain..just dizzy and I had to pee so bad..hah..I didnt remember my

friends visiting me the next day..it was weird..I remember there were

ice packs all bandaged around my face..which felt nice..when I looked

in the mirror i was like man..I felt so ugly..but of course you're

going to be swollen after having your jaw Broken ..ya know. The first

2 days..I didnt even wanna get up cause everytime I did I'd have a

nose bleed. But that only lasted for for a couple days..I had one big

bruise on the left side of my cheek cause they did more work on the

left side of my mouth..but if ya keep the ice packs on..the swelling

will go down so much..Like it's been two weeks and everyone says I'm

almost back to normal..which is good cause the swelling makes me feel

so ugly. But really, I found there was absolutely no pain..I just get

so frustrated..the diet is the hardest..especially if you're like

me..all you eat is pizza, chicken, poutines..lol and then all u can

eat is soup and milkshakes..my mom tried blending kraft dinner and

stuff, but the look of it made me gag..so that didnt work..I just

cant wait to eat a piece of pizza !!! I have a couple more weeks to

go..at first I was like " why did I do this..if i could turn back

time..I would.. " but really it's not that bad..it's a few weeks in my

whole life i have to deal with thats gonna be an awesome outcome in

the end..so im doing alright..I just cant wait til it's done and over

with..anyways if ya have anything else to ask..im all ears..ha, later.

[Guest guest]

Hey Tori, I had my wisdom teeth taken out last year..all 4..it's not

that bad..you're going to swell up like a chipmunk but thats about

it. My friend got them out and ate chicken dinner that night..It

really is different for everyone. I just had my jaw broken 2 weeks

ago today..I arrived at the hospital around 7am..and I was

terrified..I didnt know what to expect..how much pain I'd be in..so

on and so on..I cried soooo much before the surgery, Anyways I got my

little gown I had to wear and they gave me a little pill called

adavan..it relaxes you..and it did relax me, but i was still

scared..anyways..it was time for my surgery..they wheeled me in the

surgery room and put the gas mask on me and i dont remember anything

after that...when i woke up i was like blaaah..I wasnt in any

pain..just dizzy and I had to pee so bad..hah..I didnt remember my

friends visiting me the next day..it was weird..I remember there were

ice packs all bandaged around my face..which felt nice..when I looked

in the mirror i was like man..I felt so ugly..but of course you're

going to be swollen after having your jaw Broken ..ya know. The first

2 days..I didnt even wanna get up cause everytime I did I'd have a

nose bleed. But that only lasted for for a couple days..I had one big

bruise on the left side of my cheek cause they did more work on the

left side of my mouth..but if ya keep the ice packs on..the swelling

will go down so much..Like it's been two weeks and everyone says I'm

almost back to normal..which is good cause the swelling makes me feel

so ugly. But really, I found there was absolutely no pain..I just get

so frustrated..the diet is the hardest..especially if you're like

me..all you eat is pizza, chicken, poutines..lol and then all u can

eat is soup and milkshakes..my mom tried blending kraft dinner and

stuff, but the look of it made me gag..so that didnt work..I just

cant wait to eat a piece of pizza !!! I have a couple more weeks to

go..at first I was like " why did I do this..if i could turn back

time..I would.. " but really it's not that bad..it's a few weeks in my

whole life i have to deal with thats gonna be an awesome outcome in

the end..so im doing alright..I just cant wait til it's done and over

with..anyways if ya have anything else to ask..im all ears..ha, later.

[Guest guest]

Hi Tori I'm just recovering from having upper jaw surgery 2 weeks

ago. I'd had my wisdom teeth out a couple of years ago in

preparation for my op.

Re my operation details as follows:-

went to hospital, they gave me a mouthwash to rinse a couple minutes

before the op, the anesthesiologist then came in and put a needle in

my arm with whatever it takes to knock you out, then i was wheeled

into the OR and i cannot remember anything after that and i woke up

in the hospital ward. I was really groggy that day and i had no

tubes or anything in me when i woke up i was just banded shut with

elastic bands on the front and I had a drip.

I wasn't able to get any sleep that night, but i think thats just

me. I had no pain after the operation at all and have had none

since and thats a couple of weeks, so i didn't or haven't needed any

pain medication. I had antibiotics in the hospital and for a few

days afterwards. My head felt really huge and my face has been numb

from the tip of my nose to the top lips. I've had swelling and

bruising on the side of my face but its going down now. I have a

splint in, which i'll need in for 6 weeks i guess. I found it

difficult eating in the hospital, i wasn't feeling like eating for

the first couple of days but it is important to to try and eat or

drink fluids. It didn't help that i had nothing to help me eat so I

asked for some syringes and that definately helped to get the

liquids in at first.

I can't say the first few days were great, i didn't feel comfortable

at all but there is no pain so you don't have to worry about that

and i felt a whole lot better when i got home and not in hospital.

Bascially after 5 days i felt much much better and after a couple of

weeks i am going back to work so i must be OK!!! The splint affects

my speech but i can still speak and it is not on for that much

longer so i think i can cope with it as its only a few more weeks to

go.

I take out the bands to eat now and use a teaspoon and am eating

soups, custards, juices, cereals etc with a teaspoon. I lost a

little weight but it is coming back up again.

so thats it for the moment, hope this has helped a bit.

> Hey there,

> My surgery is on the countdown now.....around one month left.

Next

> week i go give blood and the week after that is spring break. I

am

> having upper where they cut it like completely out and i am having

> my wisdom teeth taken out. How much pain should i expect from

> around 1-10, 10 being the worst possible? Did you bruise from

> having your wisdom teeth extracted??? b/c i have heard of many

ppl

> that did. And if you had upper jaw surgery, could u give me your

> experience from when u arrived to the hospital to when u went

home.

> I would REALLY appreciate it.

> THANKS SO MUCH

> *#*Tori*#*