opening wide after surgery
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:46 pm
Hello all,
I'm 6 weeks post surgery today! Currently I can open only 1 inch and that's after stretching since week 4.5. I started out with 9 popsicle sticks, then the next day was 10, but I got stalled at 11 the subsequent day, after I started breaking out in a sweat each time I pushed in the 11th popsicle stick. I made it to 12, yesterday, which is 1 inch. I use heat and massage, before and after.
Can anyone relate? Any stories to share? How quickly should I be expecting to progress? My jaw muscles are constantly aching and pulling. I have my appointment to remove my splint on Monday and an ortho appointment to replace my archwires on Tuesday (necessary due to the cut in the upper wire when my upper jaw was widened). Is ~1 inch going to be enough?? Lots of questions, I know. Just looking to share experiences with any others about jaw opening.
I'm 6 weeks post surgery today! Currently I can open only 1 inch and that's after stretching since week 4.5. I started out with 9 popsicle sticks, then the next day was 10, but I got stalled at 11 the subsequent day, after I started breaking out in a sweat each time I pushed in the 11th popsicle stick. I made it to 12, yesterday, which is 1 inch. I use heat and massage, before and after.
Can anyone relate? Any stories to share? How quickly should I be expecting to progress? My jaw muscles are constantly aching and pulling. I have my appointment to remove my splint on Monday and an ortho appointment to replace my archwires on Tuesday (necessary due to the cut in the upper wire when my upper jaw was widened). Is ~1 inch going to be enough?? Lots of questions, I know. Just looking to share experiences with any others about jaw opening.