http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ Past, current, and future Jaw Surgery patients Unite! en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:29 +0000 http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/lower-jaw-surgery-crossbite#post-21212 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:30:02 +0000 coffeecups 21212@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Zuchini soup... why didn&#39;t I think of that?!?</p> <p>Congrats though on healing well :D </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/lower-jaw-surgery-crossbite#post-21206 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:41:37 +0000 Zoe62 21206@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>So here I am Post Op Day 5 and have been reading through lots of different peoples blogs since i left Hospital on Day 2. It was really good to hear about other peoples experiences and so i thought, &#39;hey why not help someone else out if by chance they stumble upon this blog..&#39; </p> <p>A little background to my story - Originally back when I was in Grade 3, i had braces on my top and bottom front 8 in order to fix my bite as it was growing (note - i had perfectly straight teeth so i was quite confused at the concept back then)<br /> I had them on for about 18 months, set my parents back a small fortune and suprise suprise, it shifted back after about a month. </p> <p>So i decided to be blissfully unaware of my jaw problems right up until last year (Age 20) when my wisdom teeth decided they wanted to come through and I visited my dentist. who referred me to the orthodontist and an oral surgeon. Excellent. All those wonderful memories of braces were coming back to haunt me.</p> <p>Thankfully my wonderful amazing boyfriend completely empathised with me having had double jaw surgery and all his wisdom teeth out at the same time, about 3 years prior. I did not know him then, but he has and is a great support when i have needed to vent.</p> <p>So I began my orthodontic work on 21 April &#39;11 and had my wisdom teeth out in the following June. Late November my teeth were in the right place to go ahead for the surgery, which was then scheduled for the 3rd of Feb 2012. </p> <p>Everyone seemed quite surprised by this whole procedure because physically you can&#39;t really tell that my bottom jaw was in the wrong place (off to the right hand side and on a slight angle) I of course could easily tell, especially when my face was relaxed it was very evident in my droopy lopsided lower lip.</p> <p>Medically though I was having joint pains in my jaws and my font teeth were being grind down on an angle. So surgery seemed to be the way to go. </p> <p>So here I am now Day 5 POST OP and it has definitely been the best day by far in terms of swelling, which has gone done a far bit, and nausea. I have a reflux/stomach problem already, so i have been feeling sick kind of non stop. but today i managed some zuchinni soup and two yogos. REally the only time where a 20 year old can get away with having a yogo for breakfast, lets be honest.</p> <p>The day and night in hospital on the Friday was pretty average. Heres a little fact about me. My body doesnt like medicine. at all. So they kept giving me medicine to fix the problem other medicine gave me and so on. I felt so ill the night after that i just kept pressing the nurse button so she would be there next to me when i was beyond nauseas. To that nurse i thankyou dearly.</p> <p>So on about day 3 when i just felt so sick, i gave up medication. Although my whole bottom half of my face was numb it was really really sore aswell. I thought everyone was lying when they said they didnt experience any pain. But yesterday my mum went and brought me liquid panadol. bless her heart. and that seems to be sitting in my stomach better.</p> <p>Note to others wanting to sneak medication in there preferred mush. Crashed Panadol cannot be hidden amongst weetbix mush, no matter how much sugar you add to it.</p> <p>ON that note, i feel as though i am healing alot faster than people who have had both jaws done. I have only elastics in aswell so from day 2 i have been able to use a cup and spoon in some mash potato mush and stuff, although alot more ends up on my chin rather than in my mouth.</p> <p>So to everyone who has undergone the double jaw surgery - i salute you! you are braver than I! </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/numbness-in-lips-and-chin-after-lower-jaw-surgery#post-20953 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:48:06 +0000 coffeecups 20953@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Unrelated but my grandma had numbness after having some lower teeth pulled out, and regained part of it back perhaps 10 years later (or some ridiculous amount of time, where she had just accepted it&#39;d be permanent).</p> <p>If your nerve wasn&#39;t cut, there&#39;s always a chance I&#39;d say. </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/numbness-in-lips-and-chin-after-lower-jaw-surgery#post-20948 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:59:36 +0000 Brittany 20948@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Hey everyone! Such a blessing to find this website/ thread! </p> <p>I had a <strong>huge</strong> surgery in 2010 to correct my underbite, and although I feel SO thankful to have had the surgery, it has now been 2 years later and I still have absolutely no feeling in my upper lip/ right side of my face. The Dr said numbness was to be expected for weeks post Op or even months post op, however as I said it&#39;s been 2 years and I still have seen no improvement.</p> <p>I don&#39;t know if anyone else has experienced this, but when I eat or drink a beverage, I have to be SO careful or else it will dribble down my face without me even feeling it. Also, due to the numbness of the right side of my face I can only chew with the left side in fear of accidentally biting my tongue and not realizing it.</p> <p>I am 23 years old and I was wondering if anyone has experienced any similarities and still regained numbness even after 2 years, or if there is anything that anyone has tried to &quot;regain feeling&quot; in their faces that worked successfully for them?</p> <p>Thank you so much, This is such a wonderful site. </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/bit-worried-im-still-numb-at-6-months#post-20704 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:11:28 +0000 Dcg22 20704@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>xdianao...did you have your nerves cut? also how old are you if you dont mind my asking? </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/bit-worried-im-still-numb-at-6-months#post-20701 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:37:38 +0000 Juan 20701@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>yeah, i feel the same way xdianao... </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/bit-worried-im-still-numb-at-6-months#post-20695 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:51:01 +0000 xdianao 20695@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>I&#39;m 10 months post op and still numb on my left chin/lip and the roof of my mouth and some parts of my gums. It doesn&#39;t affect my facial movements, just gets embarrassing when I have food on my face and don&#39;t know it.<br /> At this point, I&#39;m thinking it won&#39;t ever come back. I don&#39;t have it in me to get another surgery to fix my nerves so I&#39;ll just deal with it. </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/bit-worried-im-still-numb-at-6-months#post-20638 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:39:10 +0000 Dcg22 20638@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>im 6 months and completely numb. Like when i walk around and dont touch it it feels completely numb..but i do feel sharpness of a needle and cold on one side (which i didnt a few months ago). So i guess even though it feels completely numb, its not. Im actually getting evaluated by a specialist next week. You should do the same to see if there is any type of surgery you would need to help it come back. at 6 months the chances of a successful surgery start going down, so it would be best to figure out if you need it now. Did the surgeon cut any nerves? also did you have a genioplasty? </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/bit-worried-im-still-numb-at-6-months#post-20634 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:35:42 +0000 RachelM 20634@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>I&#39;m 7 months post op and still can&#39;t feel my top gums and some of my lower chin. It doesn&#39;t affect my facial movement though so doesn&#39;t bother me </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/bit-worried-im-still-numb-at-6-months#post-20632 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:50:01 +0000 Juan 20632@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>im six months post op too, lower lip and chin still numb, Hal of my upper lip is numb as well, so much that everytime i shave i cut myself and bleed but feel nothing at all... Are we screwed forever? </p>