Flossing?

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone,

I have a question. After you have a surgery this (orthognathic),

you're gonna be numb even after the novocain (sp?) wears off because

the ends of your nerves have to regenerate.

Anyway, I'm a month post-op now (yay!) and I asked my surgeon if I

could continue to floss and he said I could. Since my upper gums are

numb, it feels REALLY, REALLY weird to floss my upper teeth, because I

can't feel anything. Even brushing my gumline while I brush my teeth

is a little weird. Has anyone had this type of problem? How do you

floss when you have no feeling up there, or how are you coping with it?

Thanks,