what to eat after hairline fracture jaw surgery Posted: 02-05-08 23:38pm
I had jaw surgery on my lower right jaw.
I had a hairline fracture. Does anyone
know any good things to eat? I can not
chew anything, and I can eat pudding, but
it takes long time and hurts a little.
Anyone got any reccomendations??
I been eating these Cambell soups made to
drink out of. Thanks
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-06-08 19:30pm
You should invest in a good
blender...you'll need it for quite a
while.
My sister TMDDyan should know what to put
here, because she had jaw surgery
too...I'll send her over to make a post
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midwest
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sweet Posted: 02-06-08 22:10pm
thanks. Im just looking for any
suggestions. Im going to load up at
grocery store tomarrow.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-06-08 22:19pm
I threw my jaw out from TMD once and my
chiropractor told me to eat soft stuff and
it was really boring just for having to
eat like that for a week.
I think I had jello with whipped topping,
yogurt, pudding, broths and soups, soft
serve ice cream or shakes, but there
isn't much else I could think of. I had
too many kids to be blending up
concoctions for myself lol.
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midwest
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ice cream Posted: 02-06-08 23:52pm
Ya, I just been eating tomato soup,
broccli soup, ice cream, pudding, jello (I
didnt think about whip cream on jello
until now thanks) and thats about it. Dr
said that I just can not chew at all.
Thanks for the whip cream tip..
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 02-07-08 13:15pm
Hey---I had jaw surgey as mominashoe said.
Ive been eating soft foods for a long
time. Yes a good blender would be a very
good idea. I would recommend a vitamix.
that blender gets things blended up very
well.
Are you wired shut? ONe thing that i had
while i was wired shut and even afterwards
was to take the pea soup from cambles and
mix it with beef broth or chicken broth. I
simply put it in a syringe and shot it
into my mouth and swallowed. YOu should be
able to get a syringe from either a
pharmacy or your doctor. I also took meat
and potatoes and blended them up in the
vitamix so that it was practically liquid
and just drank it. The more liquid it is
the less chewing you have to do.
I actually have a cook book specifically
for those that have had jaw surgery. Its
all things that you would normally cook
and then put in the blender. As long as
you make sure to add enough liquid and
blend everything very well so that there
are no chunks you should be fine. you can
also boost the nutrition by using protien
shakes. MEt-Rx is the best one for
nutrition that ive seen around. You can
google it.
I would be willing to send you that cook
book. let me know if you want it.
I hope that i have helped--if you need any
thing dont hesitate to contact me.
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midwest
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thanks Posted: 02-08-08 21:01pm
Hi, Thanks for the info.
No, thankfully my jaw is not shut. The
DR. said I can eat mashed potatoes today!
So, I am really happy. I am currently
working on getting a new blender. Did you
eat alot of ice cream? I am going to try
that Met-Rx drink. I sneezed today and it
hurt.
I was wondering How long was your jaw
wired shut Tmddyan? Was there a certain
way that you sleep at night? Thanks for
your help & info.
Also, is that a yorkshire or Shi Tszu
doggy on your avatar picture? LOL, its
looks like my little dog. Have a good
night.