Re: 4 weeks post op :-my experience

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Hey thanks Mark! I found this helpful for my surg. on wed. shoot, i

find it EXTREMEMLY helpful just to read that all you postopers

lived! (No, I'm not nervous..who's nervous???)Grin...Alix-- In

orthognathicsurgerysupport , stanhope151

wrote:

> Hi guys, I am now 4 weeks post op from upper and lower surgery

(class

> III) this is my short account of my surgery experience.

>

> The day before surgery : Did not sleep very well, had nightmares

that

> the surgery went wrong and all my teeth fell out!

>

> Surgery day: the surgery took just over 4 hours with upper jaw

> advancement of 6mm (also rotated to fix centre line) Lower jaw

> reduction and 2mm (rotated to fix centre line) chin reduction 4mm.

> woke up with oxygen mask on, nose tube , drain tubes from lower

> cheeks, jaws wired with splint and feeling drousy.

> stayed in hospital for 5 days

>

> Note : the surgery is NOT SORE! its just the annoyance of the

drips

> (antibiotic, etc), not being able to eat. getting daily blood

tests ,

> sleeping upright, not being able to talk very well, X rays and

being

> bored!

>

> week 1/ 2 : swelling!! your face will be swollen to almost comic

> proportions. ( numb areas on the face/gums is normal) you look in

the

> mirror and wonder why did you go through with this!

>

> week 3 : swelling will reduce dramatically , but will still be

swollen

> you will begin to feel " normal " and begin to appreciate the new

look

> of your face!

>

> week 4 : this is me now and getting fed up of a liquid died (LOST

> LOTS OF WEIGHT) and hopefully getting wires out on Thursday!!

>

> hope this helps all you guys getting surgery soon!!

>

> Mark