Hi Jen! I am SO glad to be out of the wires. I have a splint and i HATE it. :) I slur right now so people still have a hard time understanding me. it...
I really donīt remember how long i was wired.. it was like 4 years ago. But i do remember that the swelling didīnt disappear for a long time, especially on...
Hi Playboy, It's not a guarantee, but a good bet that you will regret doing things without your surgeon's approval. He or she has you wired for a good reason,...
Hey Jen, It's good to hear others' experiences and to hear that you were able to fly after surgery. I'm not looking forward to the drive. Good news is that I...
I'm wired with a splint where there's just a little space under the splint where liquid can get in. The space is too small to even get a straw under it. I'm...
I do have a splint in there I'm pretty sure. I can feel it with my tongue b/c it is sharp on the bottom, not sharp, but edged. my tongue wants to rest where...
Joan, Thanks for your well wishes. Things have been a bit rough for me, but as what the doctor told me the other day, the 2nd & 3rd week are the worse for the...
Hi Alison! Where in Texas are you located? I'm in fort worth. :) are we neighbors? hehehe. Be thankful you aren't being wired or splinted. I can already ...
Karen, Thanks so much for the well wishes. I'll try to answer your ... orthognathic surgery? -- No. Everything seems to be doing very well with my TMJ...
I know I've written you before to say that I know what you're going through re: being wired. I would love to cut the wires too, but as my husband keeps saying...
Are you definitely going to be wired? If so, you need to ask your surgeon exactly what he is going to do, e.g. will you have a splint, internal support wires,...
Thanks this board does help out alot, especially at the worst time, NOW~ :) ... 1 ... see ... I'm ... yours ... the ... surgeon ... caused ... face ... 4 ... ...
I get a pack of instant oatmeal, apple cinamon to be exact, add teh water put in the microwave. THen pour this into the blender and add apple sauce as much as...
Thursday I was exactly 3 weeks post op and decided to have laser eye surgery. My surgeon said It was ok. I was suppossed to do LASIK which is minimal pain,...
Hi Jen! Well we're pretty close, I'm in North Dallas (The Colony to be exact). My surgeon is Dr. McBride at Medical City. Thanks for the advice, I'll keep...
Congratulations of getting through the surgery. Re: the swelling, it will take a while for it to go down. As what my surgeon told me, and it did happen, the...
I could see my splint by opening my lips. It's a piece of plastic that is between my upper and lower teeth. The splint is what keeps the jaws aligned while...
Boy, you seem pretty brave to undergo more surgery while recuperating from your jaw surgery. Best wishes to you. Regards, Jane ... eye ... weeks ... They...
I just wanted to share with everyone that I saw one of my surgeons on Thursday re: the pain that I've been experiencing with the my wires. It seems to be that...
Hi everyone! I had surgery on the 27th and got to come home on the 28th. I feel really great. I've had no pain. The swelling sucks and my friends say I look...
Hi! just wondered if anyone from the uk is reading these messages or is about to experience surgery. would be interested in sharing experiences or talking...
Hey, This is totally off the surgery subject, so I will make it quick. You're from the Dallas area? After I get my braces off, hopefully in a year, we are...
Hey Joe. I'll e-mail you with some info. I've lived in the Dallas area for 7 years, moved here from Pennsylvania after graduating from college. ... get ... ...
Just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone on this list over the last few weeks. It's helped me get my head around all this and I really appreciate it! I'm...
Good luck Ginger! We'll all be thinking of you. Look forward to hearing from you. ... the last few ... appreciate ... hospital ... the ... enough to...
THis is exactly what I do now. I can't really see an opening in there, but as long as I drink it somehow it goes thru the front of my teeth. It has to be...
Hey everyone... I'm presently 9 months post op and I still have a lot of numbness in my chin and part of my lip and also some areas of hyper- sensativity, is...
Goto your local chinese restaurant and pick up some wonton soup, yummy. it has little onions already cup up in there and the noddles chop up beautifully in the...
