Advice please.

Ferg61
Ferg61 Member Posts: 12

Having issues opening my mouth wide.  Can only open 3 fingers wide.  Is there something that can be done?

I'm a soon to be 8 year survivor NPC Stage 3.

Any advice will greatly appreciated.

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  • corleone
    corleone Member Posts: 312 Member
    You're good!

    I am 5y NPC stage 3, and can open only 2 fingers wide (and I have small fingers!)

    I would also want to learn if there are any efficient means to do that.

  • Ferg61
    Ferg61 Member Posts: 12
    edited June 2017 #3
    corleone said:

    You're good!

    I am 5y NPC stage 3, and can open only 2 fingers wide (and I have small fingers!)

    I would also want to learn if there are any efficient means to do that.

    Survivor

    Do you just eat soft food? 

    I had two implants put in two days ago.  I can wear my top denture but nothing on bottom. 

    Concerned that the next step will be feeding tube.

  • corleone
    corleone Member Posts: 312 Member
    Ferg61 said:

    Survivor

    Do you just eat soft food? 

    I had two implants put in two days ago.  I can wear my top denture but nothing on bottom. 

    Concerned that the next step will be feeding tube.

    Frankly I can eat any food,

    Frankly I can eat any food, no matter how dry it is, but with a little water, to make it go through. The problem with mouth opening is when I try to bite a larger item like a pear or sandwich (sometimes even a banana would not fit). For that, I have to cut it to small pieces first. I can chew it well, I still have (most) of my own teeth.

     

    Did you have any pre-treatment (like Hyperbaric oxygen therapy) before the implants? 

  • Ferg61
    Ferg61 Member Posts: 12
    corleone said:

    Frankly I can eat any food,

    Frankly I can eat any food, no matter how dry it is, but with a little water, to make it go through. The problem with mouth opening is when I try to bite a larger item like a pear or sandwich (sometimes even a banana would not fit). For that, I have to cut it to small pieces first. I can chew it well, I still have (most) of my own teeth.

     

    Did you have any pre-treatment (like Hyperbaric oxygen therapy) before the implants? 

    Yes, 20 hyperbaric before

    Yes, 20 hyperbaric before teeth pulled and 30 after.

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