The Natural Bite

I just got a great question from Lily about getting those pills down when you can’t open your mouth! Ok, this is a very common, and sadly ironic, reality for many jaw / mouth trauma patients. I don’t know magic, but I do know… ice cream!

Submitted on 2009/01/31 at 11:14pm
Thanks so much for taking the [...]

There have been some really great questions in the Comments section from this blog. Instead of hiding them there, I’m surfacing them (and my responses) for your reading pleasure!
From Kathryn
Submitted on 2009/01/07 at 5:11pm
Hi Susan
You’ve done a wonderful job with this blog. I’m going through the whole jaw reconstruction process just behind you, and I [...]

Abso-f*ing-lutely!
Ken, your jaw surgery is tomorrow (today?) and I would wish you luck, but you won’t need it
You may feel nervous, but trust yourself and the experts - you are ready.
Six reasons why I don’t regret a thing (and you won’t either):
1. I had a serious need to have my bite problem corrected. Now [...]

After my upper jaw advancement surgery exactly 2.5 weeks ago, I wanted my facial swelling, crusty lips, and general mask-like appearance to go away as quickly as possible so I could see what I was really going to look like for the rest of my life. I had very little swelling for the first [...]

A quick tri-shot. My swelling is almost all gone, and I can make big smiles again. Today I sort of ‘ate’ a very soft scone (shhh… don’t tell Dr. Li, my dentist, or my Chinese medical practitioner!), was semi-productive while working from home, and started feeling nostalgic for the good old jaw surgery days…

Do I believe in Chinese medicine? Hmm, it’s not like God or UFOs… not nearly as much mysticism and much more reality. I believe in evidence, so, heck yes, I ‘believe’ in Chinese medicine.
Every day since coming home from jaw surgery, I’ve been boiling the special mixture of herbs and roots designed by my Chinese [...]