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Back on ward. Like Luke said, nothing to it. Was watching Hot Fuzz before op and am now back on ward watching the end. Starving hungry but Otherwise fine. Face full of local anaesthetic so just waiting for pain to kick in. Congratulations! Good thinking, i took a portable dvd player with me and wat...

I had the same surgery just over a week ago and my swelling has gone down great by getting up and back to normal as quickly as possible! I actually booked 6 weeks off work not knowing how quickly I'd recover. 2-3 weeks is fine. I really got anxious as it was my first operation... But you wake up and...

It looks like you're recovering really quickly. The day 10 pic looks great! I'm 48 hours from a lower jaw advancement so I'm crossing my fingers that my post-op and results go as well as yours Luke. Cheers, Chris Hi Chris, thanks a lot! the first week is the hardest because you feel fine in yoursel...

DAY 10

Chiara wrote:wow day 8 looks great.

thanks! already feeling alot more confident, surgery was the best decision I ever made

You're recovering fast. I see almost no swelling on the 1 week photo. Hope I recover as fast as you after my underbite surgery. Looks great btw Thanks alot. Feel so much better even with some swelling than I did before surgery! Yes it seems to be going down fast, I've made sure from day 1 to get up...

Day 8

Hi everyone, I'm new to the board and it feels great to find a community where people are going through the same/similar things as you feel freakishly different/alone during recovery! Haha. I had a large overbite which has effected my confidence for years, always trying to push my jaw out when peopl...

I've just had jaw surgery, last week. Met with the dietitian and I have gained a pound on a liquid diet! Most people seem to be losing shed loads. Bodies work in different ways I guess

I'm hooked on black coffee, which probably isn't great. My sister got her teeth whitened after braces and they look fine now... So I'm just going to tell myself it will all be fine.

My braces worsened my overbite as they straightened the teeth, because they had moved to meet naturally. I just had surgery to correct it and having a normal bite feels so different! But amazing.

I put it off because when I was younger I thought I'd look worse with braces... Had them at 19 and never looked back. 1 week post jaw surgery and feel like my confidence is coming back!

Brilliant list! I found what I needed more than anything was things to break up the days during recovery... So plenty of documentaries! I made the mistake of watching 'An Idiot Abroad' which caused me jaw pain haha.

I had mine last thursday the 31st of May. Feeling myself and ready to take on the world but the fact I still look like a hamster is frustrating me! It's all fine though and was the best thing I've ever done. I had lower jaw surgery for an overbite... Good luck with yours

brilliant list. I thought I was ready for soft foods at the 4 day mark but the sharp pain said I wasn't! Need to remember to be patient.