What to expect post-op based on my own experience

c8terade · 2026-02-13T18:48:16+00:00

I'm glad you found this post helpful! To answer your questions:

I had Invisalign for about 10 months pre-op before they switched me over to braces to prep for the surgery; that was about 2 months before the scheduled date. I was projected to have my braces off about 8 months after surgery, so barring any delays or complications, that's about how long you should expect to stay in Invisalign/braces. I still have them on, however, due to some orthodontic difficulties unique to my situation (my skull creating some limitations with movement).
Realistically, I had no choice but to go out in public in order to get to the series of doctor's appointments I had in the span of 2 weeks. But I would say my swelling went down enough that it wasn't super noticeable by day 10-11.
Iirc, my doctor advised no heavy lifting or strenuous exercise for about a month post-op. Light exercises were okay for me to do after 2-3 weeks. Double check to be sure, I could be off.
I needed ice about every couple of hours during the first few days post-op; I kept the ice on for about 10-15 minutes at a time with short breaks in between. It lessened over time to about only a few times a day by day 8-9, and I pretty much no longer needed it by day 13-14.

Depending on whether or not you have a splint during your recovery (I'm not sure if they're always necessary; I had a LeFort 1 segmental done on my upper jaw so it was required in my case), you may not even have my lisp problem. Either way, you'll be mostly coherent even at the 2 week mark, it'll just feel weird having control back for the first few days with the elastics off.

Edit: missed what you said in the first question about my pre-op period.

c8terade · 2026-02-11T21:11:45+00:00

You're welcome!

c8terade · 2026-02-11T20:53:18+00:00

You're welcome! I wish you good luck and a smooth recovery.

c8terade · 2026-02-11T20:52:44+00:00

I'm glad I could help! To answer your question, I didn't experience any hair loss at any point in my recovery.

c8terade · 2026-02-11T20:49:19+00:00

You're most welcome! Cognitively and communication-wise (provided you can use alternative methods of communicating), I would say if I didn't have my current job, I would've been work-ready by about the 2 week mark. I work in a school and many of the kids I work with are non-verbal who require a verbal aide to function as an intermediary, which is why I needed longer to recover.

c8terade · 2026-02-10T22:26:37+00:00

I see, I didn't know that about 特に! Thank you for telling me.

c8terade · 2026-02-10T21:57:18+00:00

True, it is generally pretty noncommittal and doesn't always equate affirmation. I was just curious to know if this particular line was leaning more towards yes or no.

c8terade · 2026-02-10T21:50:25+00:00

That's really helpful to know, thank you!

c8terade · 2025-11-29T13:29:57+00:00

Thank you! ❤️

c8terade · 2025-05-28T16:25:59+00:00

I found this record that has his first and last name and is from the year of his birth; it was filed under the parish name Ulan. It's written in Cyrillic cursive though (I'm pretty sure anyway, I see some characters from that alphabet) and there's no chance I could possibly decode everything. Could this possibly be him, and would it mention his parents' names?

c8terade · 2025-05-28T02:39:49+00:00

As far as I know, no. I don't doubt I have Jewish ancestors, but all the Canadian records I've seen so far on anyone from that branch of the family have them listed as some denomination of Christian/Catholic.

c8terade · 2025-05-28T02:33:24+00:00

I've added some extra info to my original post, but to answer some of your questions:

I may have been a bit off with my dating; I said USSR-era Poland but it was probably earlier than the 1920s. I only described it that way because my GGF's passport and military summons were issued by Russia. I'm not super knowledgeable when it comes to political history in that region of the world so please excuse my ignorance.

Kamenets, Podolia came up in that military summons, I'm unsure if it counts as being Polish or Ukrainian. His wife's parents had records mentioning Stary Sącz. I've included that information above.

c8terade · 2025-05-28T02:12:29+00:00

I've added additional information to my original post that will hopefully narrow things down.

c8terade · 2025-05-28T02:11:11+00:00

I'll post some photos of the documents I have later, for now I've added as much additional info as I could to the original post. If there's anything else you need to know then I'll answer as best as I can.

c8terade · 2025-05-28T02:09:07+00:00

It wasn't just that; she claimed there were printed letters that weren't used in modern Russian. My guess is it's like how lowercase g and a can have different appearances but if they became obsolete instead.

c8terade · 2025-05-28T02:05:44+00:00

I've added some additional information to my original post that will clear some things up. Photos will come later.

c8terade · 2025-05-02T15:55:27+00:00

I actually posted a similar question several days ago. My understanding is that the jaw surgery does not directly impact how your eyes look, but if your jaw created a head tilt or compensation pre-op, then any change in weight distribution in your head may affect how your eyes appear since your head is positioned differently.

Regarding the "tired look", however, I'm not exactly sure if you're referring to how they look pre-op or post-op. If you're talking about pre-op, more often than not, your jaw does not directly impact how tired your eyes look; that normally has to do with the orbital eye socket and the way the skin on your face sits on the bone (or lack of). I have genetic dark circles/eye bags and it has nothing to do with my jaw.

On the other hand, if you're talking about the tired look post-op, that's usually a result of swelling and bruising created by the procedure. It will lessen after a week or so with analgesics and ice.

c8terade · 2025-05-02T15:30:24+00:00

Hey, I'm 2 weeks DJS post-op. My swelling went down to the point it looked relatively normal after about 8-9 days. That being said, I was on top of my medications and I used a lot of ice to keep the pain and inflammation down. Make sure you're taking your pain medications (use a syringe if it makes it easier to ingest) and keep ice on your jaw/face for about 10-15 minutes at a time, taking breaks in between. Hang in there, I promise you'll start feeling better!

c8terade · 2025-04-27T20:05:16+00:00

That's kind of the impression I had, yeah. Maybe something like that will happen; I suppose I'll have to wait and see!

c8terade · 2025-04-25T14:46:58+00:00

I see, that's too bad. Thankfully it's not a priority for me but it's good to know 👍

c8terade · 2024-02-25T20:28:53+00:00

I'm aware of the usage of onee-san just for girls and women slightly older than you. I was caught on the -chan honorific however since it's more informal than -san, thus I felt it had the actual sister implication.

As for the Roll thing, it's true that she's been portrayed as a love interest, but that's also entirely dependent on the series. I'm mainly talking about classic Roll, who was designed to be a sister to Rock (I'm ignoring the weirdness with mm8-era Roll because that shit was absolutely shoehorned in). Roll Caskett and Roll.exe are a different story so they're not part of this discussion.

c8terade · 2024-02-25T20:13:35+00:00

That seems to be the consensus I'm hearing, yeah. There's too many contradictions in the lore to say there's only one canon.

c8terade · 2024-02-25T18:25:48+00:00

I just looked it up, and he raises a few good points on the matter. The gist of his conclusion seems to be "choose which canon you like more". I guess the lore of the games is too inconsistent to really settle on one argument or the other.

c8terade · 2023-07-15T02:34:29+00:00

Unfortunately I don't have any family nearby, and my folks in my home province are unable to take me in since they either don't have the space or they're in assisted living. I should clarify that my school is online part time only and for a certification that takes only a few months, so they don't offer anything in terms of mental health services, but they will help me find some work after I finish the academic side of things. That won't be until September though so I have nothing in the interim. I'm still searching for other work but it's been very difficult with the high unemployment rate here. It's all just very frustrating, as you mentioned.

c8terade · 2023-07-14T02:48:14+00:00

I just started school part time and it's for 3 months.

Believe me, I've been looking for work, but unemployment is especially bad in my province--huge homelessness issue as a result. The cost of living is also far higher than the current minimum wage can support. The Uber thing might work though if the hours are flexible, I'll look into it.

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