Re: 2 Week Post-Surgery Update!

[Guest guest]

Congrats, Clare! I'm glad to hear that everything is going well, and

I hope you get your birthday present of splint removal.

:-)

brenda

>

> Hi OSS!

>

> I just had an 2-week appointment with my OS, and everything is going

better

> than expected! He gave me the go-ahead to start eating soft-food, so

> hopefully I'll start gaining some energy back! Nearly all of my

swelling is

> gone, and I can finally smile (even though I don't want to much, because

> there is so much metal/plastic in my mouth). My OS told me that

everything

> looks great, and I just have to wear the rubberbands now at night.

Also, he

[Guest guest]

Clare~

What did you have done. How long were you wired shut? I am having

upper and lower surgery in February and just curious to hear others

stories. Great to hear you are feeling so well already. VERY

encouraging for those of us waiting.

>

> Hi OSS!

>

> I just had an 2-week appointment with my OS, and everything is

going better

> than expected! He gave me the go-ahead to start eating soft-food,

so

> hopefully I'll start gaining some energy back! Nearly all of my

swelling is

> gone, and I can finally smile (even though I don't want to much,

because

> there is so much metal/plastic in my mouth). My OS told me that

everything

> looks great, and I just have to wear the rubberbands now at night.

Also, he

> said that he would take off the splint and lugs around 4-weeks

post-op, but

> I asked him today if he would take it off next Friday (3.5 weeks

post-op),

> because my 22nd birthday is on Friday, and he said yes!! I am soo

happy! My

> OS also said that I could go back to see my OD to start getting my

teeth

> back alligned after Friday, so I have an appointment the next

Monday. So

> only 4-weeks post op, and I am headed back to the OD to get

everything back

> in place and start moving forward to finish up this process. This

is over a

> month ahead of the original schedule!

>

> Anyway, even though the first 2 weeks were really rough, things

are already

> starting to look great! Hopefully my other late September/October

surgery

> buddies are also doing well!

>

> Clare

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had an upper 3-piece lefort, palate expansion, all my wisdom teeth pulled

and my deviated septum fixed. I looked at my x-rays today, and there are 4

plates and 16 screws there. My x-ray looks a lot like darth vader! So a lot

of upper jaw work. I think a lot of people (most people that I hear from on

this board) have lower jaw surgery, fortunately I did not, but I think I had

nearly everything else! I was banded shut for 2 weeks, and this morning my

surgeon told me that I could just wear the bands at night. Which makes

talking a whole lot easier! Everything is going well, and I hope to hear

some more good stories on this board soon

Clare

>

> Clare~

> What did you have done. How long were you wired shut? I am having

> upper and lower surgery in February and just curious to hear others

> stories. Great to hear you are feeling so well already. VERY

> encouraging for those of us waiting.

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi OSS!

> >

> > I just had an 2-week appointment with my OS, and everything is

> going better

> > than expected! He gave me the go-ahead to start eating soft-food,

> so

> > hopefully I'll start gaining some energy back! Nearly all of my

> swelling is

> > gone, and I can finally smile (even though I don't want to much,

> because

> > there is so much metal/plastic in my mouth). My OS told me that

> everything

> > looks great, and I just have to wear the rubberbands now at night.

> Also, he

> > said that he would take off the splint and lugs around 4-weeks

> post-op, but

> > I asked him today if he would take it off next Friday (3.5 weeks

> post-op),

> > because my 22nd birthday is on Friday, and he said yes!! I am soo

> happy! My

> > OS also said that I could go back to see my OD to start getting my

> teeth

> > back alligned after Friday, so I have an appointment the next

> Monday. So

> > only 4-weeks post op, and I am headed back to the OD to get

> everything back

> > in place and start moving forward to finish up this process. This

> is over a

> > month ahead of the original schedule!

> >

> > Anyway, even though the first 2 weeks were really rough, things

> are already

> > starting to look great! Hopefully my other late September/October

> surgery

> > buddies are also doing well!

> >

> > Clare

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Clare,

That is great news! And I am really happy for you that you can get

rid off the splint and lugs for your 22nd birthday! What a great

birthday surprise!

Hugs,

Fran

>

> Hi OSS!

>

> I just had an 2-week appointment with my OS, and everything is

going better

> than expected! He gave me the go-ahead to start eating soft-food,

so

> hopefully I'll start gaining some energy back! Nearly all of my

swelling is

> gone, and I can finally smile (even though I don't want to much,

because

> there is so much metal/plastic in my mouth). My OS told me that

everything

> looks great, and I just have to wear the rubberbands now at night.

Also, he

> said that he would take off the splint and lugs around 4-weeks

post-op, but

> I asked him today if he would take it off next Friday (3.5 weeks

post-op),

> because my 22nd birthday is on Friday, and he said yes!! I am soo

happy! My

> OS also said that I could go back to see my OD to start getting my

teeth

> back alligned after Friday, so I have an appointment the next

Monday. So

> only 4-weeks post op, and I am headed back to the OD to get

everything back

> in place and start moving forward to finish up this process. This

is over a

> month ahead of the original schedule!

>

> Anyway, even though the first 2 weeks were really rough, things

are already

> starting to look great! Hopefully my other late September/October

surgery

> buddies are also doing well!

>

> Clare

>

>

>