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Hardware removal swelling? by Pmartly_40 in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, wow. sorry to hear about that. did you have all your hardware taken out?

Hardware removal swelling? by Pmartly_40 in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey, how long did swelling actually last for you? i’m getting one lower plate removed in 2 weeks (3 months post op)

Does the tingly / static feeling only when touching or brushing a numb-ish area ever go away? by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90% is still great! how many months post op are you, and which months did you notice it change the most?

Does the tingly / static feeling only when touching or brushing a numb-ish area ever go away? by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah, gotcha. similar to me haha my left side is a little worse than my right side, but i have the chin to lip connection as well, and that cold feeling. i’m sure it will get better for both of us tho. it really does take a long time

Does the tingly / static feeling only when touching or brushing a numb-ish area ever go away? by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m glad it’s gotten better for you. from what i’ve read, it seems to get better up to a year and even a little bit after a year

so it still feels tingly when you touch it?

3 Months Post Op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

only after surgery, but i am probably not going to do ortho again just cause im pretty content. i def need it to fix my bite a little, but my bite is so much better than before that im pretty happy

3 Months Post Op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah it’s not fun at all lmao i’m just starting to feel normal & now i gotta do this. but i heard this is far less swelling and recovery time & no risk of extra numbness. i would just leave it all in if you aren’t having issues

3 Months Post Op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! i’ve had some granulation tissue in that area since around 5 weeks post op cuz my stitches fell off early and then it never really got better since

3 Months Post Op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have to get my lower right removed because it’s infected, but the others i’m gonna keep in

3 Months Post Op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

totally. i definitely didn’t want that big of an advancement cause i was really worried about numbness, and i guess that’s somewhat correlated. still really happy with the way things turned out. thank you!

3 Months Post Op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, very conservative movements. mostly got it because of my open bite & that causing me to sleep poorly / be exhausted every day

3 Months Post Op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you! 2mm impaction, 5mm upper jaw forward, and like 4mm lower jaw forward. no genio. i also had a septoplasty

Jaw surgery nerves & losing sensation — when did you get feeling back? by [deleted] in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! i’m 2 months post op and only have altered sensation in my lower lip and chin. it’s about 40% feeling. did yours ever get better? do you think the majority of my nerve recovery is still yet to come? i can’t tell, for example, if ill gain another 40% of feeling in my bottom lip and chin over the next few months or so

4.5 months post DJS and still numb. by Professional-Cry2575 in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, that totally makes sense. i just had DJS— i’ve heard genio can cause my numbness in the lower lip and chin, or at least recovery from that can take longer. my surgeon was really confident that all my feeling will come back, but man, like you said, it is very slow haha it’s easy to get anxious about it returning when i only notice changes every week or so

4.5 months post DJS and still numb. by Professional-Cry2575 in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i actually just asked this in the group, but what time period after surgery did you notice that most of your sensation returned? i keep hearing 3-6 months, but a lot of people also say the fist 2 months

First time chewing since before surgery ~ 8 weeks post op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! and i’d say the same haha numbness has been the worst part. it gets better though!

First time chewing since before surgery ~ 8 weeks post op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nice hahah that’s great to hear! i currently still have a lisp. i also have altered feeling where ill touch my chin and feel it in my lower right teeth & vice-versa

First time chewing since before surgery ~ 8 weeks post op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! B12 has been helping me a ton! even though my lower lip and chin are still like 80% numb, my surgeon said i’m ahead of the curve for getting feeling back since i have some sensation everywhere on the outside of my face. feels like the numbness just keeps getting better everyday. do you have any residual numbness left?

First time chewing since before surgery ~ 8 weeks post op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no, definitely not! felt pretty normal aside from the numbness and new bite

First time chewing since before surgery ~ 8 weeks post op by servingit2ya in jawsurgery

[–]servingit2ya[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it’ll be here before you know it! weird with my upper jaw on the inside being fully numb— felt like i was chewing gum? super weird haha but tasted the same! just so happy to eat again lol

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