Category: Total joint replacement
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13 | 4-5 weeks post-op
In a nutshell – these last 2 weeks I have spent my time on increasing my mouth opening, enjoying my new soft chew diet 😄, working on proper swallowing and tongue placement with a orofacial myologist, getting better at speaking (starting to sound like my old self), lymphatic drainage massages from my craniofacial PT, considering…
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11 | 2 weeks since surgery
Today it has officially been 2 weeks since my surgery, but it feels like it has been 2 months. So much has been packed into the past 2 weeks. We drove back home late on Wednesday night and got the dogs back, so that was a nice treat to come home to (thanks to my…
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10 | Checkup Appointment
Today I had my 10 day post-op appointment with Dr. Sullivan and was greeted with a cool surprise – the surgeon who invented the surgical counter clockwise rotation of the mandible was there, Dr. Johan Reyneke. Dr. Sullivan had reached out to him awhile back in his career while Dr. Reyneke was working in South…
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9 | Bionic Babe
Got my first post-op Xray scans and reflect on what they mean, update on last 2 days and my septum, and more details for ICR/TJR friends
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8 | The Ogre
5th day post-op, written by Lindsey herself
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7 | Home from the hospital
Our first night home was a difficult one, but today has been a huge improvement.
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6 | Over the hump
After a rough day yesterday, Lindsey is feeling a bit better today and is ready to head home.
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5 | Two days later…
TJR update 44 hours after surgery
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4 | Post-op Update
The surgery went exactly according to plan, and I made it through the first night post-op!
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Start Here
Introduction to the blog and my upcoming big craniofacial reconstruction surgery (bilateral TJR-total joint replacement and coronoidectomy + 1 piece Le Fort + genioplasty + possible turbinate reduction). Thanks so for being here and reading!
Lindsey's jaw journey 