http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ Past, current, and future Jaw Surgery patients Unite! en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:46 +0000 http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-9938 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:43:00 +0000 lalfat01 9938@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Lindsey are you still referring the surgery or are feeling better now! </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-9937 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:41:43 +0000 lalfat01 9937@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Tina I hope your daughter is feeling better. </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-9894 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:37:35 +0000 lalfat01 9894@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>wow thank you all for the helpful information regarding your surgery experience. </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-9230 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:50:22 +0000 Anonymous 9230@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p><a href="//www.eurdresses.com&quot;">long prom dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com&quot;">prom dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com&quot;">dresses for a wedding</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com&quot;">bride dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com/uk-bridesmaids-dresses-364.html&quot;">Bridesmaids Dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com/uk-cocktail-dresses-381.html&quot;">Cocktail Dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com/uk-flower-girls-dresses-365.html&quot;">Flower Girls Dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com/uk-homecoming-dresses-383.html&quot;">Homecoming Dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com/uk-occasion-dresses-382.html&quot;">Occasion Dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eurdresses.com/uk-prom-dresses-380.html&quot;">Prom Dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eweddingstore.co.uk&quot;">cheap wedding dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eweddingstore.co.uk&quot;">vintage wedding dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eweddingstore.co.uk&quot;">beach wedding dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eweddingstore.co.uk&quot;">vera wang wedding dresses</a><br /> <a href="//www.eweddingstore.co.uk&quot;">design your own wedding dress online</a><br /> <a href="//www.eweddingstore.co.uk&quot;">wedding dresses</a> </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-6634 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:56:57 +0000 mousek 6634@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Hello, I am having the same spasms in my right ear - they are horrific. I am 4 weeks out of lower jaw surgery. My jaw was moved forward and some of the bone taken off my chin so as not to have a pointed chin. I am about to contact the doctor re these spasms. The thought of having another one has sent me into a panic state, so much so that i had one this morning while out for a tea with my sister - i started bawling _i&#39;m 47 years old and i went grocery shopping on the way home very quick in and out and almost fainted in the grocery store in anticipation of another attack. I had 1 two nights ago and 1 today. Has there been any follow up as to if the spasms go away - how to prevent them? </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-3987 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:38:23 +0000 bobbyknight 3987@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>@Tina- omg.. this is a horrible story to be read of.. it makes me think not to undergo the same procedure lol. but nah im confident and positive that everything will be a success on that day.<br /> I&#39;m sorry that this has happened to your daughter and i hope everything went well in the long run. It&#39;s been 8 months you&#39;ve posted this topic and there&#39;s no update. Please update us and let us know what happened.<br /> I don&#39;t know what went wrong, maybe one reason would be the doctor is incompetent?<br /> What would be the cause of puking blood??<br /> Also, i think your daughter went on the procedure at a very young age, the appropriate age is like 20++ since the bones at this time already stopped growing. </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-3977 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:04:31 +0000 scraig22 3977@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Hi Tina,</p> <p>Wow, I was just reading your post about your daughter. I recently had upper and lower jaw surgery. I too vomited blood for hours, the dr gave me drugs to stop, but nothing worked right away. I am now 3 weeks post-op, and my recovery was horrible. There was alot of pain and swelling. There only thing that really worked for me. I had a cycle. Sleep was my first priorty, then taking your medications 4-6 hrs and eat when you can. Its a huge task when your drained and in pain, but you need to eat! It helps the body heal faster. I found staying positive about things helps. I took pictures so i could document the change. I am also facing a second surgery, and after going thru the first one, its hard to be positive about another. My bite has shifted, and I will need a rib to rebuild bone in my joint.<br /> I think what is helping too, is the fact that I can read other peoples stories and have some questions answered on a more personal level VS. Dr/Patient. I hope that your daughter is doing much better, please update your post and let us know, Ill try to do the same </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-847 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:19:33 +0000 Brandon 847@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Hi Tina,</p> <p>I&#39;m very sorry to hear what you and your daughter have had to go through.</p> <p>I wish I had seen this post sooner, but I may not have been much help anyway, as I never experienced this and haven&#39;t read anyone on here who has either.</p> <p>I&#39;m very interested to see how she is doing a week later, so please let us know... </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery/page/2#post-835 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:45:54 +0000 TinaS 835@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>Hi Everyone,<br /> I am in need of some good helpful advice. My daughter (17 yrs old) had both upper and lower jaw surgery on Feb 24 of this year, which took over 4 hours. She could only chew with her front teeth as the back teeth on both sides did not touch. The surgery was hard and she puked blood for two days - literally hour after hour. During the first few hours after surgery and a particularly violent vomiting episode, she said something had shifted. It was awful to see her in misery as she puked with her mouth wired shut. As a mother, it is the most painful thing to witness my child in pain and misery - and powerless to make it stop!</p> <p>The next morning, we talked to the dr and told him about the potential shift. He looked at her wired shut teeth and said things looked &quot;ok&quot; and that he wanted to see her in a week. I began to question if this had been the right choice...finally on day 3 post op, she began to feel better and her stomach settled. She was so swollen but things began to get better. However at her 2 week checkup appointment they took xrays and her dr informed us that when my daughter had said something shifted, &quot;she was right&quot;. Those were his words...&quot;she was right&quot; and that he needed to take her back into surgery to correct/fix the upper jaw! The bottom fell out from below us - start over again?!?!? I almost died and my daughter was so upset and scared. Also, she had a bad earache and so he prescribed more antibiotics. </p> <p>At this point she has already lost 20 pounds and needed to basically begin the process all over again and had earache to boot. Five days ago (Mar 31), she had the corrective surgery to fix her upper jaw and this time around, no vomiting. Woo Hoo! How great and what a relief! However on day 3, she said her ear hurt alot and more than before. I called the dr office and they prescribed ear drops for an ear infection. Here we are on day five and she is in severe pain and crying. The pain in her ear is incredible and I called the dr. We just left the office (saw his colleague) and after taking an xray, he said it is not an ear infection but muscle spasms in her chewing muscles and jaw pain causing the referred pain in her ear. Apparently spasms happen in younger people more frequently than older patients. There isn&#39;t anything we can do but wait it out until next week when her dr may take the wires off. He said chewing muscles want to chew and when they are wired shut and not able to do their job, they can spasm. He agreed self-massage on the jawline and facial muscles may help, as well as motrin. </p> <p>Has anyone else experienced this? If so, is there anything else to help ease the pain? How long does it last and will there be lasting effects? I am anxious to find some help for my daughter, which is not a continued process of narcotics. She hates the way they make her feel and unfortunately it only cuts the pain for 2 hours after a dose. She can only have the med every 4 hours but only a reprieve of 2 hours - any advice is much appreciated. </p> http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/topic/day-5-after-upper-and-lower-jaw-surgery#post-803 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:21:52 +0000 linzbyrd 803@http://www.jawsurgeryblog.com/forums/ <p>I wonder if it&#39;s a coincidence that it was the right ear for all of us or if it&#39;s an anatomical issue. I&#39;ve finished my 10 days of antibiotics 2 days ago. I&#39;m still using a steroid nasal spray. No recovery in my hearing yet but the pain is gone.</p> <p>At the end of week four, I could open my jaw about an inch, i.e. an inch between the bottom of my top teeth and the top of my bottom teeth. </p>