Double Jaw Surgery (a.k.a. Orthognathic Surgery) — Recovery Tips and Information

The Final Product

Graham — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:05:40 +0000

Since I’ve been repeatedly asked to post a picture of myself sans hardware (read: braces and appliances), I’m updating this fancy little blog one last time. I had a date with my orthodontist earlier this week where she kindly removed my braces for me. The entire process took no more than 5 minutes and was [...]

The 6-Month Update

Graham — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:33:55 +0000

It’s been six months since my face got kicked in with a scalpel. My surgeon told me that the results I experience after six months will most likely be the results I’ll live with for the rest of my life. I’ll begin with the good news, since I believe we should always focus on the [...]

Before and After Photos

Graham — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:01 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 0/10 Have you ever bitten clear through a sandwich? How about a piece of pizza? What about a hot dog? Let me tell you something: It is absolutely incredible! The mere fact that I no longer have to tear through my food like some rabid beast makes this entire ordeal well worth [...]

Day 90: The Final Post

Graham — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:53:34 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 1/10 Today marks Day 90 of my recovery. That means my jaw is completely healed, as far as the medical world is concerned. Is my bite perfect? No. Do I still have numbness in my chin? Yes. Has my full range of motion returned? Not yet. All that’s left now is orthodontic [...]

Day 88: The Official Mugshot Roundup

Graham — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:30:43 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 2/10 So today marks my mugshot roundup. I imagine my facial change would be somewhat chartable had I positioned myself the same way for each photo, but since I’m all over the map when it comes to these pictures, the change is slightly more difficult to follow. Perhaps I should be calling [...]

Day 86: Baseball, Providing A Lack Of Excitement Since…

Graham — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:20:20 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 2/10 I went to a local baseball game last night. It consisted of 9 long innings, each with a top and a bottom, consisting of repetitive pitching, hitting, catching and running. I was satisfied after 2 of them. This pattern continued for approximately 3 hours, at which point the teams commenced the [...]

Day 84: Chocolate Fail

Graham — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:43:33 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 2/10 I think I’m going to make tomorrow my shaving day. My patchy beard is growing out of control. If you’ll notice, I can’t connect my mustache to the rest of my facial hair, so I end up looking, well, dirty. I can appreciate a solid mustache, but I cannot stand the [...]

Day 82: Recovery Tips

Graham — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:43:17 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 2/10 I’ve decided to cook up a nice dish of recovery tips here for anyone on the road to partake in the feast that is jaw surgery. We’ll start with an appetizer consisting of items you should have handy when you first arrive home from the hospital. The main course will consist [...]

Day 80: Suck, Spit and Lick

Graham — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:27:15 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 2/10 Get your mind out of the gutter. You do all 3 of those things every single day. I miss those simple functions of my mouth. Brushing when you cannot spit is more of a challenge than you might realize–you have to gurgle and swish water around constantly. Then, when you finally [...]

Day 78: Oral Warfare

Graham — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:27:28 +0000

Pain: 0/10 Inconvenience: 2/10 You have a working jaw. You’re able to move it back and forth and from side to side. I do not have a working jaw. Today’s mugshot demonstrates exactly how far to the side I can swing my lower jaw right now. I can open my mouth almost as wide as [...]