Re: Permanent numbness or not

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It's been forever since I posted, I am post-op and in June of this

year it will be 2 years. I had upper , lower and genio and, like you

I still have quite a bit of numbness in my chin and the left side of

my lower lip , which really bugs me. I have some feeling but it is

kind of tingly and weird feeling. And inside my mouth in the lower

gum area I have really weird sharp stabbing pains when I get my teeth

cleaned or whatever... It's a good sign that you can feel some

sensations. The way it was explained to me, the nerves are all mixed

up and that's why the feeling is weird.. But, I am still told that

you could wake up one day and it will all be normal...

I may be a fool, but I am still holding out some hope that my

situation will imporve. Every time I even begin to have second

thoughts about my surgery, I just have to remind myself to look at

the before and after pics .... I have forgotten what I used to look

like and how awful it was not being able to close my mouth or bite

properly...

You definitely are not alone in the sensations you are feeling.

Hope my comments can be of some help.

in Encinitas...

(my pics are under " lindas " .. fyi

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Abramson "

wrote:

> Well, I am coming up on 11 months now and I still have numbness in

> my chin, part of my lower lip and a spot on my cheek. Or do I.

>

> Yesterday I went for a cleaning and dental probing and while it was

> happening, I felt a twinge of pain on the spot where my cheek is

> numb.

>

> Even though I still have the numbness feeling, when I poke the skin

> with something sharp, I can feel it although it does not feel like

a

> sharp pain, I can feel it being sharp. It seems like the numbess is

> kind of gone but the puffy feeling is still there. Seems wierd. Am

I

> detailing correctly and some other people might be feeling the same

> way. I called the surgeons office to ask about this today. They are

> supposed to call back this afternoon. I have a follow up

appointment

> at the end of the month. So I can check as well then

>

> -

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I just moved recently (July 03)to Carlsbad Ca...

yes, you are so right, this surgery is not without side effects. But

from my experience, well worth it, regardless.

Where did you have your surgery?

Carlsbad, CA

> i too.. 6 months post op with numbness in the upper palate and

lower

> lip...just warning people that this surgery is not without side

effects... do you live

> in encinitas cal..i am in la jolla.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I just moved recently (July 03)to Carlsbad Ca...

yes, you are so right, this surgery is not without side effects. But

from my experience, well worth it, regardless.

Where did you have your surgery?

Carlsbad, CA

> i too.. 6 months post op with numbness in the upper palate and

lower

> lip...just warning people that this surgery is not without side

effects... do you live

> in encinitas cal..i am in la jolla.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I just moved recently (July 03)to Carlsbad Ca...

yes, you are so right, this surgery is not without side effects. But

from my experience, well worth it, regardless.

Where did you have your surgery?

Carlsbad, CA

> i too.. 6 months post op with numbness in the upper palate and

lower

> lip...just warning people that this surgery is not without side

effects... do you live

> in encinitas cal..i am in la jolla.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

so funny we are neighbors... who did your surgery... ??? i am glad you are

happy...i am still deciding whethter it was worth it... i went back to nyc for

surgery. we have only lived here 3 years and i felt more comfortable doing it

back home. well maybe we can meet at the carlsbad outlets one day!!!

laurie

[Guest guest]

so funny we are neighbors... who did your surgery... ??? i am glad you are

happy...i am still deciding whethter it was worth it... i went back to nyc for

surgery. we have only lived here 3 years and i felt more comfortable doing it

back home. well maybe we can meet at the carlsbad outlets one day!!!

laurie

[Guest guest]

Six months is still really early for diagnosing perm numbness.

I am 2 years post op and I am almost 95% however yesterday my chin

and lips went hot and super sensitive so I know the nerves are still

growing back together.

Healing isn't done overnight;)

Shiloh

[Guest guest]

Six months is still really early for diagnosing perm numbness.

I am 2 years post op and I am almost 95% however yesterday my chin

and lips went hot and super sensitive so I know the nerves are still

growing back together.

Healing isn't done overnight;)

Shiloh

[Guest guest]

Six months is still really early for diagnosing perm numbness.

I am 2 years post op and I am almost 95% however yesterday my chin

and lips went hot and super sensitive so I know the nerves are still

growing back together.

Healing isn't done overnight;)

Shiloh

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I know exactly what you mean. I am now just past 3 months and my

lower lip and chin still feels numb and swollen. However, my surgeon

had me close my eyes and he touched places with a Q-tip and I could

feel everywhere he touched. He explained that numbness is like a

recipe, if one part is missing then it will not feel normal. He went

on to explain that the transmission of the signal from the lip to the

brain is slower than normal, because it has not fully healed. I hope

this is the case and I guess it just takes time.

He also gave me a two point numb test where he touched various places

to see if I could determine if it was one point or two from what

looked like a set of tweezers. He said my threshold was around 6 and

5 was normal. I have no idea what that means, so that's when he

explained it with the recipe analysis

Good Luck with yours.

Mark

> Well, I am coming up on 11 months now and I still have numbness in

> my chin, part of my lower lip and a spot on my cheek. Or do I.

>

> Yesterday I went for a cleaning and dental probing and while it was

> happening, I felt a twinge of pain on the spot where my cheek is

> numb.

>

> Even though I still have the numbness feeling, when I poke the skin

> with something sharp, I can feel it although it does not feel like

a

> sharp pain, I can feel it being sharp. It seems like the numbess is

> kind of gone but the puffy feeling is still there. Seems wierd. Am

I

> detailing correctly and some other people might be feeling the same

> way. I called the surgeons office to ask about this today. They are

> supposed to call back this afternoon. I have a follow up

appointment

> at the end of the month. So I can check as well then

>

> -

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I know exactly what you mean. I am now just past 3 months and my

lower lip and chin still feels numb and swollen. However, my surgeon

had me close my eyes and he touched places with a Q-tip and I could

feel everywhere he touched. He explained that numbness is like a

recipe, if one part is missing then it will not feel normal. He went

on to explain that the transmission of the signal from the lip to the

brain is slower than normal, because it has not fully healed. I hope

this is the case and I guess it just takes time.

He also gave me a two point numb test where he touched various places

to see if I could determine if it was one point or two from what

looked like a set of tweezers. He said my threshold was around 6 and

5 was normal. I have no idea what that means, so that's when he

explained it with the recipe analysis

Good Luck with yours.

Mark

> Well, I am coming up on 11 months now and I still have numbness in

> my chin, part of my lower lip and a spot on my cheek. Or do I.

>

> Yesterday I went for a cleaning and dental probing and while it was

> happening, I felt a twinge of pain on the spot where my cheek is

> numb.

>

> Even though I still have the numbness feeling, when I poke the skin

> with something sharp, I can feel it although it does not feel like

a

> sharp pain, I can feel it being sharp. It seems like the numbess is

> kind of gone but the puffy feeling is still there. Seems wierd. Am

I

> detailing correctly and some other people might be feeling the same

> way. I called the surgeons office to ask about this today. They are

> supposed to call back this afternoon. I have a follow up

appointment

> at the end of the month. So I can check as well then

>

> -

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I know exactly what you mean. I am now just past 3 months and my

lower lip and chin still feels numb and swollen. However, my surgeon

had me close my eyes and he touched places with a Q-tip and I could

feel everywhere he touched. He explained that numbness is like a

recipe, if one part is missing then it will not feel normal. He went

on to explain that the transmission of the signal from the lip to the

brain is slower than normal, because it has not fully healed. I hope

this is the case and I guess it just takes time.

He also gave me a two point numb test where he touched various places

to see if I could determine if it was one point or two from what

looked like a set of tweezers. He said my threshold was around 6 and

5 was normal. I have no idea what that means, so that's when he

explained it with the recipe analysis

Good Luck with yours.

Mark

> Well, I am coming up on 11 months now and I still have numbness in

> my chin, part of my lower lip and a spot on my cheek. Or do I.

>

> Yesterday I went for a cleaning and dental probing and while it was

> happening, I felt a twinge of pain on the spot where my cheek is

> numb.

>

> Even though I still have the numbness feeling, when I poke the skin

> with something sharp, I can feel it although it does not feel like

a

> sharp pain, I can feel it being sharp. It seems like the numbess is

> kind of gone but the puffy feeling is still there. Seems wierd. Am

I

> detailing correctly and some other people might be feeling the same

> way. I called the surgeons office to ask about this today. They are

> supposed to call back this afternoon. I have a follow up

appointment

> at the end of the month. So I can check as well then

>

> -