Metal Mouth Message Board

So good to hear that everyone's still doing well! Congrats Lucia! that's great that you got your splint out!! I'm sure I don't have to tell you, but wow 4 weeks is a LONG time! Congrats on being done, you must be ecstatic! Annafaith I'm about to look at your pictures- I'm sure you look great! Are yo...

Hi annafaith! I'm sorry you're having another little bump in the road, but I think it looks like your teeth are just higher. I'm sure your orthodontist will be able to fix it for you and it'll be just right soon! Today is my day 11. I have contours in my face again!!! They started about 2 days ago, ...

Pre surgery, I may have been very upset to think that I'd have to wear them in the front, but I don't really care at all now. I don't feel attractive right now so it's not really doing anything to harm my self esteem or make me feel more self conscious. It's kind of annoying when I'm eating bc I hav...

@annafaith: honestly, I got really really lucky. The ortho that I see is one of the top invisalign providers in my state so they are capable of handling difficult cases. One of the surgeons I had a consult with said I'd have to get braces on before the surgery so I didn't choose him. The surgeon who...

I just want to say how much I love having this forum where I can talk to all of you. I truly look forward to hearing about all of your progress and get very excited when there are more posts to read. I think we're so lucky to be able to go through this "together." :) @Lucia: that's strange...

I'm 20 so things could be different for me, but I am at day 9 of recovery and while I don't think I'd be able to walk around all day, I feel like I should definitely be able to by the end of this month. After your surgery you'll have about 3 months before the trip. At 3 months, most people seem to b...

I only had my le fort 1 procedure 8 days ago, but I have been feeling around for the plates because I think it'd be cool to feel it. I can't feel a thing! However, I can feel that the swelling is somewhat thicker around the areas where the plates are. (or at least where I think they are...) Hope thi...

Dexter: Have you asked your surgeon about the clicking? Is that normal? Sometimes I feel an almost click, but it's more like a grind/pop (if those could combine) kind of sound, I'm not exactly sure how to describe it. Does that sound like what you have?

hi everyone!! I'm so happy to hear that everyone's doing well and getting their splints out or getting close to that. @leeann001: oh man! you have to be on liquids for over 30 days? That sucks. I've only been on the liquid diet for a week and it gets old so quickly! I'm hoping to be off of it next w...

owwwwww!! so swollen and my lips are enormousssss!!! :( it isn't too bad though. I've been able to sleep pretty decently. I wake up a lot to take more meds or unclog my nose w 1000 q-tips but I'm typically able to get back to sleep alright. I think my swelling has gone down the tiniest bit today so ...

I'm back from the hospital and I'm so happy! I'm so excited about my new bite and that it hasn't been too rough so far. Everyone at the hospital was so nice and I just can't believe I'm post op. It's unreal!! wow, I wrote this a few hours ago and just saw that I forgot to send it... oops these meds!...

I'm so happy everyone's doing well.

annafaith- it's so good to hear that your chin is doing better. I can't believe you don't have more swelling from it. That's lucky!!

I have to be at the hospital in 5 hours!! ahhhh! wish me luck

Hi, I'm having surgery on Friday. My doctor has said he only wants to do the le fort 1 procedure, but most examples are from people who have gotten both the le fort 1 and a BSSO. I am wondering if the recovery time was substantially shorter? Was there less swelling and for a shorter period of time? ...

good luck leeann!!! I just said a prayer for you and hope to hear from you in recovery!

@annafaith I'm so sorry to hear your genio didn't take, but I'm sure it's gonna be so much easier and less scary than the original surgery. Good luck with everything and hopefully the hardest part is over!

I'm so glad everything is going well with everyone after 8 days. Such encouraging news!