6 months post op & grinding sound?

[Guest guest]

Hey all,

I had my surgery July 23 and recovery was not terrible after the first

week. Most of my numbness is gone (a small spot on my chin, and about

1/4 of my lower lip are still number but I don't even really notice it

anymore) and the swelling seems to be gone, which is great.

HOWEVER--sometimes when I wiggle my jaw to the left I get a " scraping "

or " grinding " type feeling (it seems like a sound but I don't think

anyone else could probably hear it). Has anyone else had this problem?

My doc is in another state and I'm not due to see her for awhile so I

thought I'd check to see if anyone else has had this happen.

Also, how far can most of you open your mouth by 6 months? I can only

fit three fingers in , although I can FINALLY eat apples and such

without having to cut them up (oh, yeah, my incredible ortho took the

braces off two months after the surgery).

Thanks!

a

[Guest guest]

Hmmm, I could bit into softer things (bread, eggs, macaroni, etc) as

soon as they took my splint off at three weeks. It took me a good 1

1/2 months for crunchier stuff.

Chewing, however, took me a good solid 2 months to get the total hang

of. And I still forget how to sometimes. )

a

> a,

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> How long before you could actually " bite " into something?

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> Smooches

[Guest guest]

Hmmm, I could bit into softer things (bread, eggs, macaroni, etc) as

soon as they took my splint off at three weeks. It took me a good 1

1/2 months for crunchier stuff.

Chewing, however, took me a good solid 2 months to get the total hang

of. And I still forget how to sometimes. )

a

> a,

>

> How long before you could actually " bite " into something?

>

> Smooches