Guest guest Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 Becca, Think of it this way. You'll be closer to getting a great bite and smile sooner. cheers, on > Has anyone experienced depression before their surgery. My original > date of surgery was June 25th and now it got moved to June 18th and I > almost cried becuase i feel so rushed and like everything is > happening all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 Becca, Think of it this way. You'll be closer to getting a great bite and smile sooner. cheers, on > Has anyone experienced depression before their surgery. My original > date of surgery was June 25th and now it got moved to June 18th and I > almost cried becuase i feel so rushed and like everything is > happening all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 ever since i got my braces on in february i've been feeling a little depressed. my ortho told me i only had six months to wait before the surgery... then my best friend got engaged and asked me to be her maid of honor. her wedding date conflicts with my having the surgery... so now i'm on pins and needles waiting to see if i can get the surgery done BEFORE the wedding, if not, then i will have to wait until after adding 2 months onto the ortho's original estimate of time. last week, i broke down and cried. i want this over with and i'm so frustrated at the thought of having to wait longer just so i can be in a wedding!!! i know my friend didn't plan it like this, but i'm just a little bitter about it. i talk to the ortho again on wednesday and i'm hoping between him and the oral surgeon, we can work out getting this done sooner rather than later. but i DO feel really depressed... i ALREADY want these braces off and that's bad considering they've only been on for four months and i probably have about another year with them at the most. YIKES! i just want to look normal again. i went to a party last night with some people from work and i felt so ugly. i felt like i couldn't eat with people watching me because of food getting stuck in my braces. i know that its probably mostly in my head... but still. well, all that to say i know how you feel. > Hi Becca, > I'm having lower and genio done on June 2, originally it was May 26, but > they decided not to do surgeries on that day. At first, I was angry > that they changed my date, but then what could I do about it? So, I > just look at it as another week. > > I wanted to say, yesterday I was in tears. 2 days before that, I was > o.k. with everything and before that, I was REALLY nervous about it. > Yesterday, though, I was saying " why am I doing this? Everyone says I > look fine, and I don't NEED the surgery, so why spend all that money? " > I'm 33, and today, looking back, I wish I would have known about this > surgery when I was younger, because like now, I WANT this done. I would > have loved to have it done when I was younger, but I didn't know about > it, the dentist never told my parents about my problem, I just thought > this was how I am. So all these years I compensated by pushing my lower > jaw forward, which I'm sure a lot of people with my problem do. > Today I feel like I can do it. The anticipation of surgery is driving > me crazy. I'm learning to accept that everyday I'm going to have a > different feeling about this surgery. > > You'll be fine, and I'll be fine, just like everyone who is post op. > > > Sad > > Has anyone experienced depression before their surgery. My original > date of surgery was June 25th and now it got moved to June 18th and I > almost cried becuase i feel so rushed and like everything is > happening all at once. Today i just got my surgical wires in.. those > little hook thingies that they i guess will need during surgery or > just in case i am going to be wired... and i just feel so ugly. I've > been so rediculously emotional lately and i've never experienced > depression like this before, so i dont konw what's going on. I think > it also has to do with the fact that i'm not going to be able to be > with my boyfriend for the period after surgery becuase he lives up at > where i attend college and i live 7 hours away. > But everything is making me upset. > Looking through most of the " before/after " pics on here though got my > spirits up some bit. thanks. > In past posts i've read about depression-like symptoms AFTER surgery, > but not before... > I think i just need to talk to some of you who are going/will be > going through similar surgies, either on here or through Instant > Messaging, if you wouldnt mind doing so.. > It's prolly just nerves,.. but its so frusterating.. > Thanks everyone > Becca > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 ever since i got my braces on in february i've been feeling a little depressed. my ortho told me i only had six months to wait before the surgery... then my best friend got engaged and asked me to be her maid of honor. her wedding date conflicts with my having the surgery... so now i'm on pins and needles waiting to see if i can get the surgery done BEFORE the wedding, if not, then i will have to wait until after adding 2 months onto the ortho's original estimate of time. last week, i broke down and cried. i want this over with and i'm so frustrated at the thought of having to wait longer just so i can be in a wedding!!! i know my friend didn't plan it like this, but i'm just a little bitter about it. i talk to the ortho again on wednesday and i'm hoping between him and the oral surgeon, we can work out getting this done sooner rather than later. but i DO feel really depressed... i ALREADY want these braces off and that's bad considering they've only been on for four months and i probably have about another year with them at the most. YIKES! i just want to look normal again. i went to a party last night with some people from work and i felt so ugly. i felt like i couldn't eat with people watching me because of food getting stuck in my braces. i know that its probably mostly in my head... but still. well, all that to say i know how you feel. > Hi Becca, > I'm having lower and genio done on June 2, originally it was May 26, but > they decided not to do surgeries on that day. At first, I was angry > that they changed my date, but then what could I do about it? So, I > just look at it as another week. > > I wanted to say, yesterday I was in tears. 2 days before that, I was > o.k. with everything and before that, I was REALLY nervous about it. > Yesterday, though, I was saying " why am I doing this? Everyone says I > look fine, and I don't NEED the surgery, so why spend all that money? " > I'm 33, and today, looking back, I wish I would have known about this > surgery when I was younger, because like now, I WANT this done. I would > have loved to have it done when I was younger, but I didn't know about > it, the dentist never told my parents about my problem, I just thought > this was how I am. So all these years I compensated by pushing my lower > jaw forward, which I'm sure a lot of people with my problem do. > Today I feel like I can do it. The anticipation of surgery is driving > me crazy. I'm learning to accept that everyday I'm going to have a > different feeling about this surgery. > > You'll be fine, and I'll be fine, just like everyone who is post op. > > > Sad > > Has anyone experienced depression before their surgery. My original > date of surgery was June 25th and now it got moved to June 18th and I > almost cried becuase i feel so rushed and like everything is > happening all at once. Today i just got my surgical wires in.. those > little hook thingies that they i guess will need during surgery or > just in case i am going to be wired... and i just feel so ugly. I've > been so rediculously emotional lately and i've never experienced > depression like this before, so i dont konw what's going on. I think > it also has to do with the fact that i'm not going to be able to be > with my boyfriend for the period after surgery becuase he lives up at > where i attend college and i live 7 hours away. > But everything is making me upset. > Looking through most of the " before/after " pics on here though got my > spirits up some bit. thanks. > In past posts i've read about depression-like symptoms AFTER surgery, > but not before... > I think i just need to talk to some of you who are going/will be > going through similar surgies, either on here or through Instant > Messaging, if you wouldnt mind doing so.. > It's prolly just nerves,.. but its so frusterating.. > Thanks everyone > Becca > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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