Week 2 Post-Op | DOUBLE JAW SURGERY | pain, movement progression, & staying active
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2023
- Hey there! ✨👇🏼
I am back!! And I am more determined than ever to put out video updates! I’m nearing the one year mark, which is INSANE, and I am eager to get you guys caught up to my current healed state.
In this video, you will follow along through my second week post-op as I navigate eating, and the new positioning of my jaw - and the many pains that come with it.
I always welcome questions in the comments about this surgery, so if you have any concerns, I’d be happy to help you out 😊
FAQs
When was my surgery? April 25th, 2022
How old were you when you got the surgery? 17
Would I recommend getting this surgery? YES!
How many months post-op am I currently? 11 months
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I'm watching your videos to prepare for our son's double jaw surgery on June 14, 2023. It is SO HELPFUL. You are adorable. I giggled when you said, "6 weeks! I hope you don't make me do that!" Poor thing! 😂 You're beautiful, even at the day 1 post-op. ❤️
Anyway, thank you so much for documenting these days and weeks post-op! You're a trooper!!!
All went very well. His recovery was WAY easier than we thought, especially after watching these videos! His pain was well managed, so he said the worst part was the liquid diet! He lost 8 pounds. Also, his lips were so chapped and sore from the surgery, so when the doc had to reattach some rubber bands/examine after surgery, stretching his lips was pretty painful. His surgeon was outstanding.
I ordered syringes and tubing from Amazon for "eating" and had lots of good recipes for smoothies, soups, etc., so that helped. I hope it goes as well for you!
Thank you for posting this! ❤ it will def help me prepare for my surgery next month.
Dora Thankyou so much for sharing this journey with us!! I am getting ready to have my double jaw surgery next week and so excited and nervous
Your video and you sharing your experience has helped me allot to prepare for this and knowing what to expect ❤❤
I can already see the results how this surgery changed your face completely different, and you look amazing now great results.
I’m 55 years old and finally getting my surgery next Wednesday! Not nervous right now. A little excited.
How you doing now?
I’m doing well. Thanks for asking. Most all the numbness has gone…just a little on my chin and bottom lip. When I eat I have a little popping on the left side but not a big deal. I was told I’m still healing. It’s only been 3 1/2 months. My braces might be coming off my next appointment which is December 11. I never really had any pain. Took some ibuprofen to help with swelling. I didn’t even take the hydrocodone.
@@teresa3049 good to know your doing well, maybe talk to your orthodontist about the popping, just so it doesn't escalate into anything else. I'm a month off the table myself so still a long way to go. Had two very rough weeks at the beginning but doing much better now
@@rachelmclaughlin1491
I have told the orthodontist and he says everything is still healing. He doesn’t want me to overstrain when opening/yawning. I just have to be patient and hopefully it goes away. Glad to hear you’re doing better. It does take time. Keep me posted.
I know you might not feel like it, but you actually look so good! I am having jaw surgery this summer and I have been struggling emotionally. Stay positive! That has a significant impact on your recovery speed.
I totally agree! I’m about a year post-op now, and looking back, I definitely progressed really well when it came to my swelling. I definitely struggled emotionally as well, especially fearing that I would look worst afterwards, but I couldn’t be happier with the results! It was all sooooo worth it! Every last part 😄 wishing you luck on your journey!
Estou torcendo pela sua recuperação. Você é muito corajosa. Deus te abençoe.
Muchas gracias Ribeiro. Estoy completamente recuperado ahora y me va muy bien :)
@@dorasdoublejawsurgeryjourney Fico muito feliz com essa notícia. Você merece. Percebo que é uma menina do bem e humilde de coração.
I drink normally. I hate having to mush the painkiller and antibiotic. I am still numb and sore I get nerve pains on my chin and I'm on day 12
I am 1 week post op I had to take my rubber bands I had 2 in the front it was so painful I also had double jaw
HEY I GOT DOUBLE JAW SURGERY 3 WEEKS AGO 😂 how is it going so far? the stitches in my mouth have gone, but my face is still kinda swollen and my cheeks slightly hurt and i can't eat hard food but i can have soft food, im totally done with the liquid food.
Wow you’ve really progressed well to be on soft foods already! I’m actually almost a year post-op, but I couldn’t do any sort of chewing until week 6 😫 I did also start losing my stitches in week 3 :)
@@dorasdoublejawsurgeryjourney yeah im chewing on soft chicken, mash potato, chips, pasta, and spaghetti now. Im even having biscuits dipped in tea and eating them since they go soft.
My 3 week post-op self would be so jealous 😂 super happy for you though! Are you not wearing a splint? Is that why you’re able to use your teeth? I had a splint in for 5 weeks, preventing me from chewing even if I would have felt strong enough to do so.
@Dora’s Double Jaw Surgery Journey nah no splints, i cant really use my teeth but i can chew hard enough on foods.
Can you please tell me how to stop muscle from twitching 😔
Is the actual surgery part scary because that’s what I’m most afraid of does the surgery feel like it lasted for like a second or how was it ?
No, the actual surgery itself wasn’t scary :) Considering my surgery took 9 hours, it felt like my typical nightly sleep. While I don’t recall dreaming or anything, I could tell that a long period of time passed. Most surgeries don’t go past the 6 hour mark, but I would imagine the same applies for that amount of time. Just a deep, dark sleep. If you have more questions, let me know!
Thank you so much for answering! I have two more questions - what was the overall scariest thing about the whole surgery and is this something I should be stressing about because my surgery is June 8th and I’m pretty nervous 😅
Personally, I was most worried about breathing when coming out of surgery as, beforehand, I could never properly breathe out of my nose.
But I had faith that I would be able to breathe, because I figured, “if this was an actual problem, then they wouldn’t be performing this surgery so often.”
And I’m so grateful I came to that conclusion BEFORE going into surgery, because I went into it with such peace, and came out of surgery with peace. Sure enough, I was able to breathe just fine. It’s crazy how much our bodies do for us, even when we don’t feel we’re in control of ourselves. Considering I was on heavy drugs coming out of surgery, I had hardly any control over my body - yet my body took care of me. It was like I was on autopilot (which honestly was such a relief).
You can trust your body. You don’t need to worry about anything: that’s the doctor’s job. If anything were to go wrong, you’ll be in the best possible setting (a hospital). Your only job is to stay positive and recover. Remain focused on the end result and the purpose behind getting the surgery. This surgery is going to improve your quality of life and grow you into a stronger person. Who would be scared of that?
However, it IS okay to worry and wonder sometimes. I did a heck of a lot of worrying a few months prior to surgery, when doing all the research I possibly could on the surgery. But once I educated myself, and finished with my despairing and worrying, the only thing left in my mind was: I need to prepare. So don’t feel ashamed for worrying, but do make an effort to come to a point of peace closer to your surgery.
Hope that answers your questions and then some 😄 I’m rooting for you!
@@dorasdoublejawsurgeryjourney Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to help me with this. when you said “this surgery will change the quality of like who would be scared of that?” I was 100% relived and now I’m pretty excited and now I realize I just need to prepare and not worry thank you again for actually responding to me because I know most people wouldn’t and thank you for making these awesome recovery videos !! 👍
@@OfficialGunner. Of course! Happy to help and encourage you 😁 I wish you the absolute best!
I am 3 weeks post op....still a little swollen and numb!
Hope you’re healing well thus far 🙏🏼🫶🏼
How much did it cost you ???? Tell me plz.....
Get well soon
Hey there :) The answer to that question is a bit complicated, as I had to still pay the monthly fee for my insurance, a mass payment for the surgery, and still pay for visits to my surgeon, + Invisalign treatment. But as straightforward as possible, for just the surgery, while I should have paid $55,000, I only had to pay a total of about $2,900. This cost includes a year of insurance payments, and then a mass payment of $500 the day of surgery. My insurance (Anthem Blue Cross) covered the rest of the costs, as I met the requirements for them to do so. Amounts will vary depending on your insurance, and depending on how medically necessary your surgery is deemed. Hope this helped 🙏🏼
i just wanna eat bro. i need to wait another week
How you doing now?
I'm on day 11 with Double Jaw surgery overbite.
Its day 5 here🙌🏼
@@thierrywerren1569 it's day 12 here
@@thierrywerren1569 how you feeling
@@SamuelGreenRoad2Recovery not too bad, I don’t have any pain but just really hard for me to be positive because it’s so uncomfortable and my energylevel is soo low atm, swelling still full on here
@@SamuelGreenRoad2Recovery how about you?
Poof baby 😢 it’ll get better
I’m a year post-op now and can definitely affirm that it gets better!! 😊
@@dorasdoublejawsurgeryjourney that’s the update I want. I wanna know how wide you can open your mouth
At a year post-op, I can fit four fingers in my open mouth! 😳 More than I ever could before surgery, let alone during my recovery. I have full range of motion, and nearly all my feeling back too (only a fingernail-sized spot next to my chin is still tingly). But I’m better than ever before 😁