14 days post-op - question regarding pain on side of head

[Guest guest]

Hi! I posted on this site a few times about a year ago and have been

lurking ever since.

I had upper jaw surgery (LeFort 1 osteotomy with rigid fixation) 2

weeks ago. Stayed a couple of nights at the hospital with my hubby.

My doctor and husband insisted on the 2nd night because they know

about my history of throwing up after surgery. Luckily, I did not

even throw up even once!

I'm beginning to feel human again. The swelling has gone down

tremendously but there is still numbness in some places. I'm also

beginning to feel some pain around my upper teeth. (Is this normal?)

Last Tuesday, though, I noticed that a small portion on the right

side of my head is tender to the touch. If I put pressure on it with

my finger, it becomes painful. Is this all part of the swelling/pain

associated with orthognatic surgery? Have some of you experienced

this?

[Guest guest]

Hey, I just got Leforte 1 too, which procedure did you do exactly.

I'm only 7days post-op though, so I'm still pretty swollen and look

funny. I was depressed for like 3 days b/c closing my lips were so

hard, and I kept drooling, people actually thought i was retarded

when i went to visit my OS post-op ;-( But, everything is ok now,

still have a little trouble closing my lips b/c my upper lip is so

swollen. But, I have no numbness, just a lil numb actually to my

right, near my nose. Btw, can you close your lips easily? I also

had genio, but that was about it.

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , j_kiddum

wrote:

> Hi! I posted on this site a few times about a year ago and have

been

> lurking ever since.

>

> I had upper jaw surgery (LeFort 1 osteotomy with rigid fixation) 2

> weeks ago. Stayed a couple of nights at the hospital with my

hubby.

> My doctor and husband insisted on the 2nd night because they know

> about my history of throwing up after surgery. Luckily, I did not

> even throw up even once!

>

> I'm beginning to feel human again. The swelling has gone down

> tremendously but there is still numbness in some places. I'm also

> beginning to feel some pain around my upper teeth. (Is this

normal?)

>

> Last Tuesday, though, I noticed that a small portion on the right

> side of my head is tender to the touch. If I put pressure on it

with

> my finger, it becomes painful. Is this all part of the

swelling/pain

> associated with orthognatic surgery? Have some of you experienced

> this?

[Guest guest]

Hey, I just got Leforte 1 too, which procedure did you do exactly.

I'm only 7days post-op though, so I'm still pretty swollen and look

funny. I was depressed for like 3 days b/c closing my lips were so

hard, and I kept drooling, people actually thought i was retarded

when i went to visit my OS post-op ;-( But, everything is ok now,

still have a little trouble closing my lips b/c my upper lip is so

swollen. But, I have no numbness, just a lil numb actually to my

right, near my nose. Btw, can you close your lips easily? I also

had genio, but that was about it.

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , j_kiddum

wrote:

> Hi! I posted on this site a few times about a year ago and have

been

> lurking ever since.

>

> I had upper jaw surgery (LeFort 1 osteotomy with rigid fixation) 2

> weeks ago. Stayed a couple of nights at the hospital with my

hubby.

> My doctor and husband insisted on the 2nd night because they know

> about my history of throwing up after surgery. Luckily, I did not

> even throw up even once!

>

> I'm beginning to feel human again. The swelling has gone down

> tremendously but there is still numbness in some places. I'm also

> beginning to feel some pain around my upper teeth. (Is this

normal?)

>

> Last Tuesday, though, I noticed that a small portion on the right

> side of my head is tender to the touch. If I put pressure on it

with

> my finger, it becomes painful. Is this all part of the

swelling/pain

> associated with orthognatic surgery? Have some of you experienced

> this?

[Guest guest]

Hey, I just got Leforte 1 too, which procedure did you do exactly.

I'm only 7days post-op though, so I'm still pretty swollen and look

funny. I was depressed for like 3 days b/c closing my lips were so

hard, and I kept drooling, people actually thought i was retarded

when i went to visit my OS post-op ;-( But, everything is ok now,

still have a little trouble closing my lips b/c my upper lip is so

swollen. But, I have no numbness, just a lil numb actually to my

right, near my nose. Btw, can you close your lips easily? I also

had genio, but that was about it.

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , j_kiddum

wrote:

> Hi! I posted on this site a few times about a year ago and have

been

> lurking ever since.

>

> I had upper jaw surgery (LeFort 1 osteotomy with rigid fixation) 2

> weeks ago. Stayed a couple of nights at the hospital with my

hubby.

> My doctor and husband insisted on the 2nd night because they know

> about my history of throwing up after surgery. Luckily, I did not

> even throw up even once!

>

> I'm beginning to feel human again. The swelling has gone down

> tremendously but there is still numbness in some places. I'm also

> beginning to feel some pain around my upper teeth. (Is this

normal?)

>

> Last Tuesday, though, I noticed that a small portion on the right

> side of my head is tender to the touch. If I put pressure on it

with

> my finger, it becomes painful. Is this all part of the

swelling/pain

> associated with orthognatic surgery? Have some of you experienced

> this?