Re: 1 WEEK POST OP! - To Jacqui

[Guest guest]

Hi Jacqui,

As I told Amy, I had my lower jaw moved forward 8mm. I also burst

into tears when I was told I would need surgery. I thought braces

would fix it, but this was not so.

Having your mouth wired shut means that the surgeon will basically

weave wires around your braces so that you can't open your mouth. It

doesn't involve poking you anywhere (which is what I pictured as soon

as I heard the words " wired shut " !).

The actual surgery itself was not painful for me at all. I never

needed to use my pain medicine. After my 4 weeks of being wired

shut, my surgeon took off the wires and then banded me shut for 2

weeks. At that appointment, he had me open my mouth to get my splint

out (it's a plastic retainer-like thing they put in between your top

and bottom teeth), and that part hurt right up to my ear on one side

because my mouth was not used to being opened. This is my only

complaint, because that pain was pretty intense. But I'm a unique

case..not everyone has that, and actually not everyone has a splint

either.

I would definitely recommend it!

Good Luck!

-Ash