My dad had something similar done, but they removed his bottom jaw, and had to replace something with some bone from his hip. As terrible as it was, it was hilarious to see him limping around with a huge face.
A possible 'goodbye', just in case I die on the operating table.
" @Slaker117: Even if he doesn't die, I suspect he will be left with a trauma so great that it will bend his soul, his being, his very moral fiber. Yes. It will destroy this man, this "TooWalrus", with such totality that all that remains is a mere husk, a fleeting shadow of the being he once was. Faint gibberings uttered from his now-bionic jaw can be heard at all hours throughout his household, a pale attempt to recall the words he once commanded with such authority. Hark! He goes suddenly into the night, in his delusion chasing the last prey, the ultimate prey, the only prey that can satiate his bloodlust: His fellow man. He descends on his latest catch, flippers splayed, jaw unhinged, flawless pink teeth bared...! R.I.P. TooWalrus. He was simply too walrus. ('cos of his teeth, see.) "originally, i was fairly certain that everything was going to be okay. but, you've convinced me otherwise. truly, this is the darkest of days.
Let me explain this, they're going to cut open the roof of my mouth, and enter my sinuses. Once there, they're going to cut through my upper jaw, and disconnect it from my skull. Then, they'll move it into a more appropriate position, and fasten it there with a series of plates and screws. Then, they're going to let the bone gap fill in naturally over the course of a few weeks, in which I'm not allowed to eat any solid food at all.That sounds like the craziest fucking thing I've ever heard. You know how close your brain is to all that shit that's going on? *shudder*
Those few weeks of healing sound like it's going to be a bitch. When I had my wisdom teeth pulled I absolutely hated the fact I couldn't eat any solid foods.
" My sister had this operation a few years ago. No need to worry dude! It'll suck for a while, but you'll get through it. Good luck man! "Pics?
" @Akrid said:I'm glad you see it my way :)" @Slaker117: Even if he doesn't die, I suspect he will be left with a trauma so great that it will bend his soul, his being, his very moral fiber. Yes. It will destroy this man, this "TooWalrus", with such totality that all that remains is a mere husk, a fleeting shadow of the being he once was. Faint gibberings uttered from his now-bionic jaw can be heard at all hours throughout his household, a pale attempt to recall the words he once commanded with such authority. Hark! He goes suddenly into the night, in his delusion chasing the last prey, the ultimate prey, the only prey that can satiate his bloodlust: His fellow man. He descends on his latest catch, flippers splayed, jaw unhinged, flawless pink teeth bared...! R.I.P. TooWalrus. He was simply too walrus. ('cos of his teeth, see.) "originally, i was fairly certain that everything was going to be okay. but, you've convinced me otherwise. truly, this is the darkest of days. "
" ...I'm not worried about the procedure at all. It's the anesthesia that worries me. I had my wisdom teeth pulled last year, fully awake. They put the nitrous mask on me, to which I felt no effect at all.
...The end result was the surgeon numbing me up, and letting me stay awake while he put his foot on the table in order to get the leverage he needed to yank my teeth out (which is an extremely weird feeling, by the way.)"
Hey Walrus, hope you come through it okay = ).
Don't worry too much about the anesthesia. Everyone reacts to it differently depending on their body chemistry. Like you, I, too, had my wisdom teeth taken out consciously while being under anesthesia. When I asked around, I found out that other people fall asleep when they used that chemical.
This surgery thing is a lot different though - hope it works out for ya = )
" @Wrighteous86 said:It takes a real man to admit that, haha." @Dtat said:Not everyone has a hot sister bro. ;) "" My sister had this operation a few years ago. No need to worry dude! It'll suck for a while, but you'll get through it. Good luck man! "Pics? "
my teeth are a healthy pink and my teeth are white.Your teeth are pink AND white? I know you meant your gums, just feel like being an ass.
@TooWalrus said:
They put the nitrous mask on me, to which I felt no effect at all. Then they attempted to inject me with a conscious sedation. After a minute, they realized that it wasn't having any effect. See, I have terrible veins, they couldn't find one no matter how hard they tried. They injected me with enough drugs to knock me out five times over, to no effect, apparently my body is too stubborn to be knocked out with anything but hard drugs. The end result was the surgeon numbing me up, and letting me stay awake while he put his foot on the table in order to get the leverage he needed to yank my teeth out (which is an extremely weird feeling, by the way.)This made me laugh. Good luck though dude. Anesthesia is pretty fun though, it makes you all loopy and feel like you're not awake but you are. Good times... Anyways, may the force be with you young padawan.
Also, do you have walrus teeth?.... Forget it, I'm leaving.
You risk your olfactory nerve for unnecessary cosmetic jaw surgery? Uuuuh...
Anyway, sounds like you just had a bad anesthetist. If they are going to rearrange your skull, I am sure they will consult someone who knows their drugs.
Edit: Wisdom teeth operations under local anesthesia is better anyway, usually involved with a lot less pain and bruising afterwars. It is normal practice where I live - if you want to be put under, it costs you massively.
" So about a year ago, my orthodontist gave me a choice. I could have 4 teeth pulled, then over the course of several months, I could have my upper jaw pulled forward with a series of inconvenient and uncomfortable rubber bands, which would kind of fix the problem. "Yo. I wore braces when I was 20 and only got them removed after two years. My orthodontist gave me the same choice. I chose the rubber bands, because I wasn't going to have surgery for something that was really only a cosmetic consideration. Of course, my overbite was (is?) not nearly as severe.
Good luck, buddy.
I knew a guy back in high school that underwent a not entirely dissimilar procedure. If I recall correctly, they actually shortened the length of his lower jaw. I have no idea what the recovery was like for him, but he didn't seem to have much trouble with the recovery while at school.
Anyway, good luck, man.
Good luck buddy - you'll be right. Doctors are uber smart people, and they'd have gone through everything with all their colleagues to ensure the utmost success. I do know the weird hollow, almost-apathetic yet scared feeling before major surgery, I had a brain tumor removed a few years back and the night before waking up early is the worst. Play some games, you'll be right. Catcha soon
Hope the surgery goes well, I'll be praying for you.
I can't really read the whole thread, as I just read that crazy 51 hours Reddit thread last night, and I can't handle any more community unity.
" I cringed reading this whole thing. Oh my god. "This. Holy fucking god this sounds terrifying.
Hope everything will go smoothly for you. I'd be a nervous wreak right about now if i was you. Good luck, you may perish but Batman is forever.
I had that surgery about 2 years ago on March 15. They cut open the roof of my mouth and pulled my teeth apart. Then they broke my jaw and straightened it out for a good bite. I didn't really have a good choice with mine. It was either that or sleeping with a sleep apnea machine that sounds like your sleeping next to a turbine from the hoover dam. The worst part about the surgery was sleeping next to a gang member stab victim. They promised me my own room then when I woke up I was in a shared room. DON'T EVER GO TO FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. The nurses were dumb shits that when I hit the nurse button they'd ask me what I wanted. I wish I could have told them MY MOUTH IS WIRED SHUT YOU STUPID CUNTS. For breakfast they gave me coffee and scrambled eggs...
Just follow the doctors orders exactly as you are supposed to when you get home. Take your liquid antibiotics and don't try to talk etc. It's going to take a good year before they'll take off the bands and let you open your mouth. They'll probably keep telling you "maybe next week" for like 5 months straight.
Good luck
Just remember, invasive surgery performed in most first world countries will not leave foreign bodies inside you after the operation.
Most of the time that is.
Sleep tight.
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