Broken Jaw

[Scott Chegg]

Unfortunately I fractured my jaw on Sunday and I have just gotten operated. I was cycling to the skatepark did a bunny hop over a sewage cover and the front wheel just fell off. So I smacked my con against the ground which moved my jaw out of position. Anyone been in a similar predicament? What did you do instead of skating? What are some good smoothies or soups I can make? Since I can't eat solid. I didn't know if I should put this in help

[JANUS]

I found that Thai food blended up quite well. Protein drinks and, as whack as they are, meal replacements like ensure are helpful. Get a big tub of whey protein (or some other kind if you have dietary restrictions), frozen fruits, milk or nut-based beverages, and some green leafy things (like spinach) for your smoothies. Premade Premier chocolate protein drinks mix well with coffee. If you’re on pain meds, coffee will potentiate their effect, and possibly help you shit. If sleeping is fucking you up, get a triangular pillow so you can prop yourself up on your back. Your face will swell up a little less and you’re less likely to wake up in pain from sleeping on your face.

I have no advice for what to do instead of skating. I had a bunch of other injuries when my jaw was fractured, so I just kind of rested and got skinny.

[Scott Chegg]

Thanks a lot man, seems like your advice is gonna be very helpful especially blending Thai food cos already after 3 days I'm getting tired of only eating sweet food.

On another note I'm seeing my girl in 2 weeks, any advice for kissing/cunnilingus?

[JANUS]

Hahahahaha no, unfortunately I was single at the time and did not get any while healing. If I think of any other foods I’ll post up, but I seem to remember anything that has a fair amount of sauce (stirfrys, Asian fusion stuff, Chili, Indian stuff like tikka masala) can be blended. If it gets too thick, additional sauce, or chicken broth / vegetable broth can enhance blending.

[brycickle]

[pugmaster]

That sucks!  Since you may be limited, check out the more wacky flavors of protein supplements. I have one that is mint chocolate chip, another that is pumpkin pie, another that is "fruity pebbles", which actually tastes just like it. You can consider adding various cereals to shakes as well to give it a different consistency, if you are able to use a straw. Pumpkin butternut squash soups are not half bad.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

There's a good lemonade protein powder out there for when you get sick of chalky creamy protein drinks.

[skateboardnorth]

Damn dude I feel for you.  I broke my jaw skateboarding by hitting my chin on the ground.  I got lucky and it broke at my chin, and on one side.  The specialist told me that most broken jaws fracture on both sides.  The reason I was lucky is because I didn't have to have it wired shut, and no need for surgery. I still couldn't open my mouth wide enough for a spoon without major pain for awhile.  I basically ate apple sauce and soup until my jaw had the strength to chew soft foods.  I didn't blend anything up, but I'm sure you can find some good recipes online.
All the best man.  I hope everything heals like it should.  Keep your mind occupied with video games, music, books, art, going for walks etc.  You got this homie!

[matty_c]

Thanks a lot man, seems like your advice is gonna be very helpful especially blending Thai food cos already after 3 days I'm getting tired of only eating sweet food.

On another note I'm seeing my girl in 2 weeks, any advice for kissing/cunnilingus?

Use your hands

I really wanna blend up a green curry to try out now

[Hinna]

put a slab of venison on it. it has to be from a fresh winter kill though

[pugmaster]

If you're worried about losing weight, consider adding coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil, etc. in order to get your calories up.  Coconut oil doesn't have any taste

[Scott Chegg]

Thanks a lot to everyone, I still haven’t tried to blend curry but I will soon, blended chicken and rice with chicken stock and it was actually pretty fucking good. I’m just starting to come to terms with the whole situation and it’s not so bad. Had a major freak out the other day because I got very anxious but at the end of the day it’s only gonna be a couple of weeks till this is over. I’m rly not worried about losing weight tho I’m drinking about 2 litres of chocolate milk every day so if anything I’m gonna get fat hahah

[Scott Chegg]

This is pretty fucking harsh on my mind though so I quit quitting smoking but fuck it’s uncomfortable to smoke hahaha

[Freelancevagrant]

In 2009 I had reconstructive facial surgery, they had to restructure and reinforce my maxilla, reconstruct my nose, and reset and restructure my mandible. Resulting in a nine hour surgery, four day stay at the hospital, and six plates in my face. Partly due in part to having a bad over bite and also trying to make out with the pavement after bunting an ollie down a stair set. FWIW my skating has never been the same since. I can offer the following advice, but this only coming from my experience and this is extremely subjective:

I watched a TON of skate videos, thankfully so many have been uploaded to YouTube now that this is a much easier task. Also streaming is a thing, I watched a lot of documentaries, ken burns shit really helped to pass the time.

I had my shit wired shut for 10 weeks, through out the majority of which I could not suck on anything. I could fit a straw in the small gap between my maxilla and mandible, but it was just too painful.

Don’t attempt to ingest anything thicker than water the first week or so. You won’t be very aware of anything for about 96 hours after you get out of the hospital and will only really hobble to the bathroom and try too keep down water.

Invest in multiple sippy cups, these were an absolute life saver and made drinking substantially easier.

After a week and until I was ambulatory, drinkable yogurt, apple sauce, and ensure became my main source of nutrition. After a few weeks you can get creative with it, start mixing in fresh fruit and blending in cereal. Just make sure that the cereal is broken up before it’s blended, otherwise it will hurt really badly too eat.

For me the roof of my mouth was operated on to be able to reconstruct my nose. I made the mistake of taking a drink of yogurt and leaning my head forward, and a nasty concoction of mucus, yogurt, blood and weeks old mouth gunk leaked out of my nose and made me start dry heaving and almost throw up. If they open up the roof of your mouth do not do this.

Get a a lot of dental syringes to help clean out your mouth and the incision areas, this will help keep your mouth feeling cleaner and less disgusting. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SL847D8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CS9C30GDQM5D1H25ZXTE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I wish you the best and a speedy recovery my dude. I know it’s rough, but you can pull through.

[TheLurper]

Sorry to hear you have to push through this.


How did the wheel just fall off? Do you remember the slam?

[Scott Chegg]

Sorry to hear you have to push through this.


How did the wheel just fall off? Do you remember the slam?

Yeh man it was so fucked, did a bunny hop over a sewage cover and it just came off. I didn’t smack my head or anything so I remember it very vividly

[Scott Chegg]

In 2009 I had reconstructive facial surgery, they had to restructure and reinforce my maxilla, reconstruct my nose, and reset and restructure my mandible. Resulting in a nine hour surgery, four day stay at the hospital, and six plates in my face. Partly due in part to having a bad over bite and also trying to make out with the pavement after bunting an ollie down a stair set. FWIW my skating has never been the same since. I can offer the following advice, but this only coming from my experience and this is extremely subjective:

I watched a TON of skate videos, thankfully so many have been uploaded to YouTube now that this is a much easier task. Also streaming is a thing, I watched a lot of documentaries, ken burns shit really helped to pass the time.

I had my shit wired shut for 10 weeks, through out the majority of which I could not suck on anything. I could fit a straw in the small gap between my maxilla and mandible, but it was just too painful.

Don’t attempt to ingest anything thicker than water the first week or so. You won’t be very aware of anything for about 96 hours after you get out of the hospital and will only really hobble to the bathroom and try too keep down water.

Invest in multiple sippy cups, these were an absolute life saver and made drinking substantially easier.

After a week and until I was ambulatory, drinkable yogurt, apple sauce, and ensure became my main source of nutrition. After a few weeks you can get creative with it, start mixing in fresh fruit and blending in cereal. Just make sure that the cereal is broken up before it’s blended, otherwise it will hurt really badly too eat.

For me the roof of my mouth was operated on to be able to reconstruct my nose. I made the mistake of taking a drink of yogurt and leaning my head forward, and a nasty concoction of mucus, yogurt, blood and weeks old mouth gunk leaked out of my nose and made me start dry heaving and almost throw up. If they open up the roof of your mouth do not do this.

Get a a lot of dental syringes to help clean out your mouth and the incision areas, this will help keep your mouth feeling cleaner and less disgusting. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SL847D8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CS9C30GDQM5D1H25ZXTE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I wish you the best and a speedy recovery my dude. I know it’s rough, but you can pull through.

Damn dude I feel very fortunate, it sounds like you were much worse off than I am. My jaw isn’t completely wired shut, instead I have some screws at the top and bottom of my mouth which I need to put elastic bands in between to keep it shut and bring my jaw back into position cos my bite shifted. I’m only gonna be in this predicament for a little while and my jaw is already starting to not hurt. I mean I’m barely even taking pain killers anymore and it’s only been a week since surgery. Thanks for the encouragement, I’m already watching a lot of skate videos, I’ve had that Mason Coletti Venture part on repeat.