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I am guessing you have a splint in? Wired shut for the first week? Still wired shut or open now? I know that with my double jaw surgery back at the end of January, being wired shut the first week with a splint and open after the first week but with the splint remaining for the next 5 weeks. With foo...

Hello All! So I am about 6 months post op now, I had my surgery (lefort (multi), BSSO, Septoplasty, Turbinate Reduction) on January 30, 2012. Recovery has been pretty smooth since the 6 week mark. I have a small square of numbness still on my chin but it doesn't bother me really. The two instances t...

I just came over to check on you Keeponsmiling! I am glad your date didn't get rescheduled again and you made it out safely to the NEW side! Sorry you have been having a rough go at it, it will get better. I am 5 weeks post op tomorrow! Only one more week for the splint! Princesslea, wow your story ...

Hey everyone!! Sorry I have been MIA the past few weeks! Tomorrow I hit 5 weeks post op. Things have been going pretty good for me. Last week at my 4 week post op appointment my surgeon said that everything looked so great that they didn't need to see me this week. So my next appointment is on Tuesd...

Post appointment went well! They gave me two new creams to try on the rash on my face around my lips they think it is either inflammation or a fungal irritation caused by the bacitracin. I had a few wires that go with the splint poking me so he fixed that. He checked out my septum, it is hugely devi...

Endamut - good luck!! We will see you on the other side!! :) WoodWillow - luckily I didn't have any Bruising ( shocking with an 8 hr surgery) but even with the bruising and swelling you look great! Catsteeth - your day is coming fast!! Hope you can keep the germs away :). Worldpeace - hang in there!...

hey all, thanks for the encouraging words... I've actually been having a really rough recovery and didn't want to come here and be a total Debbie Downer. I am in a wild amount of pain that even the strongest narcotics don't want to touch. It is so frustrating. I woke up with a split in place that I...

Hello All! I figured since I had my surgery at the end of January and there's not alot of activity with double jaw surgery going on in the January thread, I could hop in on the February thread to maybe give insight into what I have been going through being 11 days post op as of today! Im going to po...

So I got everything I wanted at my appointment! I am down to just two bands and my splint! I am on a soft food no chew diet which makes life A LOT easier! I still have the red ring around my lips that is like a dermotological burn or somthing. They told me to quit using bacitracin and use plain vase...

Hello Everyone!! I come back with my positive attitude again! The last time I posted I guess I had started the downhill slope because I have had two very good days now, working on the third! I haven't thrown up in a little over 48 hours, WOOHOO for that!! My swelling has gone down a bit more which i...

Let me just say that the last few days really knocked me off of my positive pedestal. I ended up in the ER Thursday night because I felt I couldn't breathe and I couldn't keep anything down so. They gave me IV fluids and meds and a breathing treatment. It was really scary! I'm not in a whole lot of ...

I can't really tell too much of a difference with my breathing yet. Today I feel really congested and it feels like I am having to make more of an effort to breath through my mouth. I have stitches all up my right nostril and my swelling is worse. Hopefully my swelling will start to go down Friday a...

I'm finally home!! The surgery turned out to be 8 hours long instead of 6. My lips are ginormous! I am tightly banded shut and it feels hard to swallow sometimes. I have stitches all in my nose from the septoplasty and turbinate surgery. They are planning on doing more septoplasty at a later date. M...

Today is the day!! I am getting ready to head into the hospital! Hope you are all hanging in there. Thank you for all the well wishes, I will check in as soon as I feel up to it!

I met with my team of surgeons today for my final preop appointment. They have decided on a three piece lefort rather than a lefort I as well as a BSSO. They are going to be bringing my lower jaw forward 7mm, bringing my upperjaw forward 4mm and impacting my upperjaw 4mm. Some new information that c...