tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72502689413876184352023-11-16T18:34:32.092+00:00Jac's Jaw surgery storyJachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699079630353806106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250268941387618435.post-89937658328409304152010-03-02T15:21:00.011+00:002010-03-02T16:28:26.727+00:00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>as i said in my previous post, here are pictures of my recovery so far:<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwcexbv_yd_zUchuHWIzFLXKlHsg_JNrbst8tngfKUkJ031aLD7tAMxrj9pQq2x5fdm8bAnMDVUcviWtrzwc0fG8T7b14N6oJyCy6yP5oywRBL3kSB3d7CsgPx-D77qa4V-8tbL-ucrzU/s1600-h/Day+1+post+op+04.02.10+(2).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444057384968011138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwcexbv_yd_zUchuHWIzFLXKlHsg_JNrbst8tngfKUkJ031aLD7tAMxrj9pQq2x5fdm8bAnMDVUcviWtrzwc0fG8T7b14N6oJyCy6yP5oywRBL3kSB3d7CsgPx-D77qa4V-8tbL-ucrzU/s320/Day+1+post+op+04.02.10+(2).JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>this was the day after the op (day 1), it looks a lot worse than it was, the plaster was there because of the genioplasty & i was pretty out of it due to the morphine.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHf5mzv4WkURHnG0GD_8HSvoa1UlVj5_N4Ibn43bBz5Nly9J8ZRANqIPbeqSyQub2UQs8RbJDTl9z7ZtBYyQjNOh8IK-oHn2nMqiCCMXtbUaCT3PdhMbCmcE9YoZNSGz_3WWzxepZOk1e/s1600-h/Day+8+post+op+11.02.10.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444061020289995122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHf5mzv4WkURHnG0GD_8HSvoa1UlVj5_N4Ibn43bBz5Nly9J8ZRANqIPbeqSyQub2UQs8RbJDTl9z7ZtBYyQjNOh8IK-oHn2nMqiCCMXtbUaCT3PdhMbCmcE9YoZNSGz_3WWzxepZOk1e/s320/Day+8+post+op+11.02.10.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil01vQfAyTxnkb90UfJCLI-GyV834AZnSZXYse4UFpDPsR_REO2N1DteAjFByF1JijXfQhcaKo41Z-AbJtRd98sw5f0TbNjdtPskJrJ_hJpGMx-UsMjzQyiwJK1DrZENaRaYHBM88v5e5u/s1600-h/Day+3+post+op+06.02.10+(2).JPG"></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>this is day 3 & my first day home, my jaw was held in place by a splint, this kept my mouth open, this was definatley my worst day, i was feeling really sorry for myself & wondering why i had put myself through all this !</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNbOGSI-g8iXF85rzKJ0tYDJf1Ck0qQgp0hyphenhyphenKGqV6i95J1-csjlNv6lDBZfBWrUFvTxhNI-Tn_NhQrbU1eIPjCQJo6jit8tY4Aa0wNfqaB2Z-K4z62VLnVu4KS3hLA4h3prUdaTd1QJsr/s1600-h/Day+6+post+op+09.02.10++(2).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444059668015521330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNbOGSI-g8iXF85rzKJ0tYDJf1Ck0qQgp0hyphenhyphenKGqV6i95J1-csjlNv6lDBZfBWrUFvTxhNI-Tn_NhQrbU1eIPjCQJo6jit8tY4Aa0wNfqaB2Z-K4z62VLnVu4KS3hLA4h3prUdaTd1QJsr/s320/Day+6+post+op+09.02.10++(2).JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This is day 6 & my first day out the house (to see my os). you can see the bruising goes right down my chest. things started to get better from here.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil01vQfAyTxnkb90UfJCLI-GyV834AZnSZXYse4UFpDPsR_REO2N1DteAjFByF1JijXfQhcaKo41Z-AbJtRd98sw5f0TbNjdtPskJrJ_hJpGMx-UsMjzQyiwJK1DrZENaRaYHBM88v5e5u/s1600-h/Day+3+post+op+06.02.10+(2).JPG"></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil01vQfAyTxnkb90UfJCLI-GyV834AZnSZXYse4UFpDPsR_REO2N1DteAjFByF1JijXfQhcaKo41Z-AbJtRd98sw5f0TbNjdtPskJrJ_hJpGMx-UsMjzQyiwJK1DrZENaRaYHBM88v5e5u/s1600-h/Day+3+post+op+06.02.10+(2).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444058170163502978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil01vQfAyTxnkb90UfJCLI-GyV834AZnSZXYse4UFpDPsR_REO2N1DteAjFByF1JijXfQhcaKo41Z-AbJtRd98sw5f0TbNjdtPskJrJ_hJpGMx-UsMjzQyiwJK1DrZENaRaYHBM88v5e5u/s320/Day+3+post+op+06.02.10+(2).JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>this is day 8, still quite swollen & sore, not sleeping too good either. my lips were definately the worst, lots of vasaline & tcp helped.</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEg7p-q2ZoAwvg52I0wp9wIDSoPsrLM3oMMANmA85AzJjrAQOgwwYeTkEZDhie1kUqhf4QyQjtDdwB0H70MET1CHpacnptsr-nvk2JRxrT4EUXOdtm5CJ-SLVvvc86fFfFbLDhtWXpZaB/s1600-h/Day+15+post+op+18.02.10+(3).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444062548100965714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEg7p-q2ZoAwvg52I0wp9wIDSoPsrLM3oMMANmA85AzJjrAQOgwwYeTkEZDhie1kUqhf4QyQjtDdwB0H70MET1CHpacnptsr-nvk2JRxrT4EUXOdtm5CJ-SLVvvc86fFfFbLDhtWXpZaB/s320/Day+15+post+op+18.02.10+(3).JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>day 15, the swelling has gone down a lot, i'm eating & drinking better & definately starting to</div><div>see the benefits.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /> </div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qHgStmnWz_hCPHvCkMpeGMHZuqmcc9GZFcnz7c3N5HQf2F6XZ45UFx9KugEBBwIMj28RtNftHj3mLKqXxS8LxuWj-VVHAfdTgYOlEbWjNp_thr52JV4ihKe1DvsWeyJg02w2zseZwrOT/s1600-h/Day+27+post+op+02.03.10+(4).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444063890849992002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qHgStmnWz_hCPHvCkMpeGMHZuqmcc9GZFcnz7c3N5HQf2F6XZ45UFx9KugEBBwIMj28RtNftHj3mLKqXxS8LxuWj-VVHAfdTgYOlEbWjNp_thr52JV4ihKe1DvsWeyJg02w2zseZwrOT/s320/Day+27+post+op+02.03.10+(4).JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ7xJ-qErnuZmf7IImHWZMNMGMmkdYG7miEXqRkOCbXC7IgF7LHwUvYj5J8ZmkkkHNHMBl7SRF8Llybrc_pE5pQTUBUmZAme-gUeD3_UHel04s1drO0PzVDqUkzHTz8E_ln2W9nJUAcO-/s1600-h/Day+27+post+op+02.03.10+(5).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444065186440605442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ7xJ-qErnuZmf7IImHWZMNMGMmkdYG7miEXqRkOCbXC7IgF7LHwUvYj5J8ZmkkkHNHMBl7SRF8Llybrc_pE5pQTUBUmZAme-gUeD3_UHel04s1drO0PzVDqUkzHTz8E_ln2W9nJUAcO-/s320/Day+27+post+op+02.03.10+(5).JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwG65_shjD9qZw4mwLxdQ1txIWZR7N2Q_rUT_hMnpPh5nEWfTJeCd3jh1TyJxLG6t99pg74pQuCMSHqzQZNLBDgAr25EcM4DDClio3ASwGdbMlsSnlFO332yHemP4L1q823vVbJJks-LR/s1600-h/Day+27+post+op+02.03.10.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444065625486679314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwG65_shjD9qZw4mwLxdQ1txIWZR7N2Q_rUT_hMnpPh5nEWfTJeCd3jh1TyJxLG6t99pg74pQuCMSHqzQZNLBDgAr25EcM4DDClio3ASwGdbMlsSnlFO332yHemP4L1q823vVbJJks-LR/s320/Day+27+post+op+02.03.10.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>day 27, as you can see still a bit swollen but really happy with the results. i have a profile !!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Jachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699079630353806106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250268941387618435.post-6984172100718203342010-02-14T19:51:00.003+00:002010-02-14T22:45:26.307+00:00The story so far<div><div><span style="color:#000099;">i started my journey towards surgery when i had my first consultation with the maxilliofacial dept of Kettering General Hospital. i'd told my dentist a few months before that i wanted to get my teeth straightened, (this was something i'd always been unhappy with & i'd decided it was about time i did something about it, i was then 36).</span> </div><div><br /> </div><span style="color:#000099;"></span><div><span style="color:#000099;">imagine my surprise when i met the consultant & he explained that the underlying problem was how my jaw had developed & that i had 2 choices, braces (which would straighten teeth but that would be all) or braces then surgery to move my jaws into the correct position, (this would also mean that my bite would be better as well as my profile which was very flat with an overbite & 'weak chin'). </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">after some thought i decided on the surgical route, if i'm gonna do this then i'm gonna do it right. course my husband couldn't understand why i wanted to put myself through this when he thought there was nothing wrong with me, how could he understand having perfectly straight teeth?</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">i got my braces fitted on 14th May 2008, i needed 3 teeth removed first, 1 wisdom & 2 bottom front. it took me a while to get used to my new braces & the first few months were quite painful.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">it was quite weird getting braces when i was almost 38 & i became quite a talking point at work for a while, but at least i was now on the road!</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">flashforward to September 2009, i had a consult with the surgeon to discuss how things were going & possible dates for surgery, everything seemed to be going as planned & a date was set for 3rd Feb 2010!!!</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">as the date got closer i became both excited that it would soon be over & nervous, (i had chosen to have both my top & bottom jaw realigned along with genioplasty to give me a new chin & some work on my cheeks to puff out my profile), quite a major operation, i would then have my jaw banded shut for 6 weeks while it healed meaning a liquid diet. what had i let myself in for? still i had come this far!!</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">the morning of the op approached & i had to be at Northampton General for 08.00, i was up at 04.30 as i wanted a last coffee & wasn't allowed any drinks after 5.00 + i was supposed to bath before being admitted.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">after being checked in & saying goodbye to my husband i went down to theartre at 08.45, i had my iv's put in & then drifted off to sleep almost straght away.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">i woke up at 15.00 in the recovery room attached to a fluid drip, a morphinre PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesisia) & an oxygen mask. the pain wasn't too bad, but i think the morphine helped<span style="color:#000099;"></span>.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">i was in hospital for the next two nights, i hate hospitals & couldn't wait to get home, i managed to fool the staff into thinking i was drinking more than i was so they would let me go, i know i shouldn't of done but i thought i could look after myself better at home, they really didn't have much of a clue & actually discharged my with my medication in tablet form when i could only have liquids!</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">i had a splint in my mouth which made drinking very hard & had to use a syringe to squirt liquid into my mouth, i lived on complan for that first week & a bit.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">i had the splint removed on day 8 post op & OMG what a difference, i could now drink from a cup, still only liquids but nice to have a hot drink, cuppa soup etc.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">i am now day 11 post op & am feeling better day by day, fed up with liquids & am trying anyway i can to force food through the gaps in my teeth, not easy when you are banded shut. hopefully when i have my next out-patients appointment i will have the bands loosened a bit & can start to eat some soft foods, i'll keep you posted.</span><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;">below are some pictures prior to surgery:</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7lQF9hDcJw5jQ10nLirU7xKUIe-fX52eJyBJAJcxqa06NO8xPvdU0NVa4QJIczWlg9B-PewgkKRfMVK-ZvapAlXo_9OWKjTEECGyuw8Yx7EjNat6iuvxwSk-yQchtTDH7h9CEqbdStc5/s1600-h/pre+braces+august+2007.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 260px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438220943706628642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7lQF9hDcJw5jQ10nLirU7xKUIe-fX52eJyBJAJcxqa06NO8xPvdU0NVa4QJIczWlg9B-PewgkKRfMVK-ZvapAlXo_9OWKjTEECGyuw8Yx7EjNat6iuvxwSk-yQchtTDH7h9CEqbdStc5/s320/pre+braces+august+2007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">this is me pre braces in August 2007, its a rare photo as i'm normally the one taking the picture & am rarely in them especially showing my teeth!</span></div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUVNiwEtDovJxOwWEj_5_cvYWAn8y2dh-QFGBX9_R4HLe_05ir7A4C2WgYiXHQwvomHf-gAslBfX6Hh4VgJdSR61Ltam8jVUsBCwDTg53Zroi_Ke0DCeX40i56Az90OmtPXn2RCmgPZt5/s1600-h/4+months+since+braces+Sept+2008.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438222816762377714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUVNiwEtDovJxOwWEj_5_cvYWAn8y2dh-QFGBX9_R4HLe_05ir7A4C2WgYiXHQwvomHf-gAslBfX6Hh4VgJdSR61Ltam8jVUsBCwDTg53Zroi_Ke0DCeX40i56Az90OmtPXn2RCmgPZt5/s320/4+months+since+braces+Sept+2008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><span style="color:#000099;">this is me on holiday in Spain about 4 months after my braces were fitted, if i am in a photo this is usually how i would look, closed mouth, hiding my teeth!</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9senmBP8m3NXFew2VgJPjjr-_lSuoergUUU3QGPwWmp6p0Q_GD_SzeaMfue7QK41GNhjXhmPU8AhYMiB5Nzu3tYGeYjMKwmUYhDaJdbr_BYVBsQx23NYYfCbcBiaE8Cux5O94y6ELA9bI/s1600-h/smile+with+braces+oct+2009.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 275px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438224103861477746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9senmBP8m3NXFew2VgJPjjr-_lSuoergUUU3QGPwWmp6p0Q_GD_SzeaMfue7QK41GNhjXhmPU8AhYMiB5Nzu3tYGeYjMKwmUYhDaJdbr_BYVBsQx23NYYfCbcBiaE8Cux5O94y6ELA9bI/s320/smile+with+braces+oct+2009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#000099;">a rare sight, me smiling in a photo, as you can see i have quite a gummy smile. this was taken in October 2009.</span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;">next post i'll add pictures post surgery</span></div></div><div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;">thanks for reading xxx</span></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div>Jachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699079630353806106noreply@blogger.com0