My mouth is being wired shut and I need help!

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15 years ago 07/16/2008 8:06am EDT

Help! I'm a 21 year old training for XC in the fall, I've been running 90-100 miles a week and I'm getting into pretty good shape. On Friday I'm having a dental procedure done in which my mouth will be wired shut for 2-3 weeks. Do you think I will have to cut back on my mileage? (obviously I would miss the day that I have the surgery) The thing is I won't be able to eat solid food (unless i blend it up) and my oxygen intake will be restricted since I'll only be able to breathe through my nose (well minimally through my mouth).......any ideas? suggestions? thanks everyone...

15 years ago 07/16/2008 8:15am EDT

re: Ideas?

I had jaw surgery last year and had my mouth rubber banded shut. Even though it was only rubber bands, I still couldn't open my mouth. You probably will want to take a week off, but oxygen intake won't be that much of a problem. Depending on what the surgery is, blood loss will be the biggest problem. I had surgery the end of June and was anemic until September.

15 years ago 07/16/2008 8:22am EDT

re: Frizzle Fry

15 years ago 07/16/2008 8:47am EDT

re: Ideas?

i would recommend heart rate bike workouts a australian special 90,75,60,45,30,15 with 30 sec recovery between each rep. with a 10min warm up and cool down. With breathing you can do 2-3 sets of this without being spent so enjoy

15 years ago 07/16/2008 8:52am EDT

re: Ideas?

There is a story that Shannon Butler broke his jaw by falling on ice. He subsequently ran with wire cutters in his hand in case he ran so hard he started puking and faced drowning on his own vomit.

15 years ago 07/16/2008 9:13am EDT

re: Lorenzo the Magnificent

that doesn't make any sense

as there is no solid food consumed, the puke would be similarly nonsolid.....and would dribble out

15 years ago 07/16/2008 9:22am EDT

re: uh_no

uh_no wrote:
as there is no solid food consumed, the puke would be similarly nonsolid.....and would dribble out

As opposed to the way you normally puke solid food????? And, even if non-solid puke was a novelty... would you really WANT to sit there while it dribbled out of your mouth????

Man, I REALLY, REALL, REALLY hope you were joking...

But, I don't think you were.

15 years ago 07/16/2008 9:52am EDT

re: Captain Fantastic

You would just have to swallow it. I think that would probably be the best option.

15 years ago 07/16/2008 11:05am EDT

re: Ideas?

Thanks for everyones help so far...hopefully I don't have to run with wire cutters (but maybe I should, I do live in a pretty bad area). I think I'll probably end up taking 5-7 days off and giving running a try. Does anyone have any idea of how my pace might suffer? Or if the wires around my jaw will restrict my stride at all? Thanks.

-Dave

15 years ago 07/16/2008 11:26am EDT

re: Ideas?

25 years ago I had some re constructive surgery on my jaws and had my jaws wired shut for 8 weeks. For the idiot that thinks the vomit would just dribble out...well, you're just an idiot. I was on a pure liquid diet and got the flu midway thru my 8 weeks, I woke up in the middle of the night vomiting pure liquid and had to cut the wires in the back of my jaws because the vomit wasn't "dribbling" out quick enough and I was aspirating the vomit.

That being said I was not allowed to run at all during the time I was wired shut. My surgeon was actually a runner and there were a lot of reasons why he didn't want me to run, but he also said that it would be more difficult to breath simply thru the nose and clenched teeth. I actually gained weight during the time I was wired shut as well.

I was allowed to do some stationary cycling but grew bored with that and simply took the time off. If you are only out for 2-3 weeks, I'd suggest you just rest and heal and get back at it after you are unwired.

15 years ago 07/16/2008 1:20pm EDT

re: Ideas?

Any chance FPW will have to have his mouth and hands wired shut?

15 years ago 07/16/2008 1:25pm EDT

re: atouk

That would truly make us happy. Can you imagine people who have to work near that big mouth ?

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