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I had lower jaw surgery (BSSO) in early April so it has been almost 3 months. I just recently noticed a clicking/popping sound on my left side when I chew or sometimes when I open really wide. Has anybody else experienced this and if so what was the reason? Also, my ortho has me on elastics right no...

I've been taking advil religiously. My left side feels perfect, but the swelling inside my mouth in my right side is just so extreme. My OS says theres nothing wrong just swelling, so atleast i have the comfort for that.

I am about 5 weeks post op. I have a lot of swelling on the right side inside my mouth. It's right around my joint, which is causing a lot of pain and keeping me from eating.

Does anybody have any suggestions for reducing this swelling?? I

'm desparate now so any help would be much appreciated.

thanx meryaten for ur well wishes. anabel- the pain is more on my right side too. right around my joint near my ear. did you find any remedies for this pain?? i 've been using heat and trying to massage, but that only worked on my left side and my right side still aches. Any suggestions would be wel...

well, its official. my recovery is going horrible now. Its been about 4 weeks. My jaw has been hurting since week 3. I went to my OS today just to make sure everything was ok and find out why I'm having so much trouble. Good news is that he saw nothing wrong, but the only explanation of my pain he s...

I actually couldn't eat any soft food till 3 weeks post op because of the elastics in the front.

I just started mush food: mashed potatoes, beans,.. but i also have had the most pain that i've had these last few days.

Did anyone else experience more jaw pain once they started eating soft foods??

I just got my tight bands (felt like being wired shut) with heavy orthodontic elastics. Right in the front, they are placed in a triangle shape to restrict me from opening my mouth too far, but my OS gave me permission now to eat mush food. My question is how do I fit food with thsoe bands in front?...

i had a bit of scare last nite, day 13. I went to lift a full laundry basket, and I thought I felt something in my jaw. Then I remembered you weren't suppose to lift anything heavy and I got all worried. For the next hour, I had a small anxiety attack and I thought my jaw was moving, which I know ca...

Well, I didnt get my tight bands removed. I had my first follow up appointment on monday, and my doctor said that he would remove the tight bands the next appointment. So I have to wait till next thursday, day 16, to get them off. I'm really getting frustrated with this thing now. Not being able to ...

The post surgery instructions I got from the hospital said I should switch to heat after 48 hrs. I waited till the 4th day and heat has worked great. At first I was using those water packs that can be heated in warm water, but they didnt work that great. So I switched to putting rice in a sock and h...

I totally feel you guys on the food commercial thing. For me, its not pizza as much as burgers. It seems every restaurant has come out with a new burger this last week since my surgery just to torture me. Also, the indian food sounds heavenly. I wonder if indian vegetable and lentil dishes qualify a...

Bill - I hope your recovery is going well. Surgery buddy. My swelling peaked yesterday and is starting to go down a bit. The 72 hour swelling peaking seems to held true for me. I'm getting tired of the liquid diet alraedy and its only day 4 for me. My doctor called yesterday to move up my follow up ...

Well, I just had my surgery Teusday April 3rd morning. It was a lower jaw advancment (BSSO). Of course I dont remember any of the surgery, and I dont really remember the recovery room either. The night in the hospital was pretty good, I think that was because of the morphine. Actually, the morphine ...

that dream sounds absolutly frightning. breathing issues are by far my biggest concern, i'm getting anxious just thinking about it now.

Bill, which hospital did you have your surgery in? I'm having it at fair oaks hospital.

Bill - congratulations on the successfull surgery and wish u quick recovery...btw, i'm also having surgery in the northern virginia area in about two weeks...hopefully mine will go as well as yours question about the breathing since I think I have the same problem as you of being a mouth breather......