Re: MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE!! 5 DAYS POST-OP

[Guest guest]

So glad to hear you are o.k. now. I was wondering, though, does bleeding

occur more often in people having upper and lower done, and not so often

in " just lower " ? Sorry to ask, just getting nervous, it's becoming more

real as the days are passing.

MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE!! 5

DAYS POST-OP

Hi everyone!! It's here. Well I am 5 days post-op and I am

glad it's over. Had upper and lower surgery done on May 20th at

10:30am. Surgery took 4 and half hours and everything went well until

recovery. I ended up being in recovery for 4 hours as I was bleeding

more after the surgery than during and my blood pressure went way up.

I had an extremely bad reaction to either the drugs or being put

under as I threw up for about18 hours. They would not give me

anything to drink and my mouth was so dry. It was absolutely

horrible!! Congestion was bad as I had a breathing tube in one nasal

passage, and another going into my stomach to pump out blood. I did

not think that I was going to make it through it and my family was

very worried. They had banded me during surgery but ended up cutting

the bands because of my vomiting. Let's just say it was not a pretty

site. Today is Sunday and they let me come home on Thursday. They put

the bands back on real tight before I left and now I can't talk at

all. I feel weak and I am finding it very hard to eat. I have already

dropped 8lbs which seems crazy to me. I am very swollen and bruised

and just want some of the swelling to reside. I have been using ice

packs. Did anyone use heating pads for swelling or is that a good

idea? Well, I'll tell you something. I thought that I needed you guys

before, well now I really need you all. I am basically just feeling

very sorry for myself!!! On Wednesday I go and see the surgeon for my

first check-up and supposely they will loosen the bands then. Does

that make a big difference? Can you at least talk? It's awful when

the phone rings because you can't even pick it up. I already hate

ensure, boost anything like it and now I am getting tired of purreed

soup. You tend to forget a lot of what you read on this site after

the surgery actually takes place. Things seem so surreal! I sure

don't feel very attractive. My mouth is somewhat crooked along with

my nose. Was afraid at first that they might have broken my nose but

I am sure it's just the swelling. It is the cartliage inside the nose

that is kind of pushed to one side, probably from the tube I suspect.

Well guys, I will sign off for now as I tire easily. I hope that

everyone that has had surgery since is doing well. We will all be

recovery together! Any advice or pep talk you can give me is much

appreciated. Thanks

[Guest guest]

So glad to hear you are o.k. now. I was wondering, though, does bleeding

occur more often in people having upper and lower done, and not so often

in " just lower " ? Sorry to ask, just getting nervous, it's becoming more

real as the days are passing.

MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE!! 5

DAYS POST-OP

Hi everyone!! It's here. Well I am 5 days post-op and I am

glad it's over. Had upper and lower surgery done on May 20th at

10:30am. Surgery took 4 and half hours and everything went well until

recovery. I ended up being in recovery for 4 hours as I was bleeding

more after the surgery than during and my blood pressure went way up.

I had an extremely bad reaction to either the drugs or being put

under as I threw up for about18 hours. They would not give me

anything to drink and my mouth was so dry. It was absolutely

horrible!! Congestion was bad as I had a breathing tube in one nasal

passage, and another going into my stomach to pump out blood. I did

not think that I was going to make it through it and my family was

very worried. They had banded me during surgery but ended up cutting

the bands because of my vomiting. Let's just say it was not a pretty

site. Today is Sunday and they let me come home on Thursday. They put

the bands back on real tight before I left and now I can't talk at

all. I feel weak and I am finding it very hard to eat. I have already

dropped 8lbs which seems crazy to me. I am very swollen and bruised

and just want some of the swelling to reside. I have been using ice

packs. Did anyone use heating pads for swelling or is that a good

idea? Well, I'll tell you something. I thought that I needed you guys

before, well now I really need you all. I am basically just feeling

very sorry for myself!!! On Wednesday I go and see the surgeon for my

first check-up and supposely they will loosen the bands then. Does

that make a big difference? Can you at least talk? It's awful when

the phone rings because you can't even pick it up. I already hate

ensure, boost anything like it and now I am getting tired of purreed

soup. You tend to forget a lot of what you read on this site after

the surgery actually takes place. Things seem so surreal! I sure

don't feel very attractive. My mouth is somewhat crooked along with

my nose. Was afraid at first that they might have broken my nose but

I am sure it's just the swelling. It is the cartliage inside the nose

that is kind of pushed to one side, probably from the tube I suspect.

Well guys, I will sign off for now as I tire easily. I hope that

everyone that has had surgery since is doing well. We will all be

recovery together! Any advice or pep talk you can give me is much

appreciated. Thanks

[Guest guest]

So glad to hear you are o.k. now. I was wondering, though, does bleeding

occur more often in people having upper and lower done, and not so often

in " just lower " ? Sorry to ask, just getting nervous, it's becoming more

real as the days are passing.

MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE!! 5

DAYS POST-OP

Hi everyone!! It's here. Well I am 5 days post-op and I am

glad it's over. Had upper and lower surgery done on May 20th at

10:30am. Surgery took 4 and half hours and everything went well until

recovery. I ended up being in recovery for 4 hours as I was bleeding

more after the surgery than during and my blood pressure went way up.

I had an extremely bad reaction to either the drugs or being put

under as I threw up for about18 hours. They would not give me

anything to drink and my mouth was so dry. It was absolutely

horrible!! Congestion was bad as I had a breathing tube in one nasal

passage, and another going into my stomach to pump out blood. I did

not think that I was going to make it through it and my family was

very worried. They had banded me during surgery but ended up cutting

the bands because of my vomiting. Let's just say it was not a pretty

site. Today is Sunday and they let me come home on Thursday. They put

the bands back on real tight before I left and now I can't talk at

all. I feel weak and I am finding it very hard to eat. I have already

dropped 8lbs which seems crazy to me. I am very swollen and bruised

and just want some of the swelling to reside. I have been using ice

packs. Did anyone use heating pads for swelling or is that a good

idea? Well, I'll tell you something. I thought that I needed you guys

before, well now I really need you all. I am basically just feeling

very sorry for myself!!! On Wednesday I go and see the surgeon for my

first check-up and supposely they will loosen the bands then. Does

that make a big difference? Can you at least talk? It's awful when

the phone rings because you can't even pick it up. I already hate

ensure, boost anything like it and now I am getting tired of purreed

soup. You tend to forget a lot of what you read on this site after

the surgery actually takes place. Things seem so surreal! I sure

don't feel very attractive. My mouth is somewhat crooked along with

my nose. Was afraid at first that they might have broken my nose but

I am sure it's just the swelling. It is the cartliage inside the nose

that is kind of pushed to one side, probably from the tube I suspect.

Well guys, I will sign off for now as I tire easily. I hope that

everyone that has had surgery since is doing well. We will all be

recovery together! Any advice or pep talk you can give me is much

appreciated. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just sit back and relax, and don't worry about how things look right

now. Your main focus should be resting and taking in as many fluids

as possible. Congratulations on your transition over to the other

side!

Different surgeons have different ideas on this - the resident at the

hospital said that ice was not useful after the initial trauma (but

it did feel good on my face, so I used it anyway) - they did not

recommend heat as it tends to draw fluids to the site (and that can

cause swelling). I'd ask your surgeon what he/she thinks about that.

Trying to do too much talking or other activity will also cause

swelling, trust me. If you have deep pockets, MLD therapy helped

reduce what swelling I had.

Hang in there, you won't be on pureed foods for too long.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just sit back and relax, and don't worry about how things look right

now. Your main focus should be resting and taking in as many fluids

as possible. Congratulations on your transition over to the other

side!

Different surgeons have different ideas on this - the resident at the

hospital said that ice was not useful after the initial trauma (but

it did feel good on my face, so I used it anyway) - they did not

recommend heat as it tends to draw fluids to the site (and that can

cause swelling). I'd ask your surgeon what he/she thinks about that.

Trying to do too much talking or other activity will also cause

swelling, trust me. If you have deep pockets, MLD therapy helped

reduce what swelling I had.

Hang in there, you won't be on pureed foods for too long.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just sit back and relax, and don't worry about how things look right

now. Your main focus should be resting and taking in as many fluids

as possible. Congratulations on your transition over to the other

side!

Different surgeons have different ideas on this - the resident at the

hospital said that ice was not useful after the initial trauma (but

it did feel good on my face, so I used it anyway) - they did not

recommend heat as it tends to draw fluids to the site (and that can

cause swelling). I'd ask your surgeon what he/she thinks about that.

Trying to do too much talking or other activity will also cause

swelling, trust me. If you have deep pockets, MLD therapy helped

reduce what swelling I had.

Hang in there, you won't be on pureed foods for too long.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just for the record, I had minimal bleeding (upper/lower/genio - 3.5

hour surgery, lost only about 300 ml of blood). My husband was put in

charge of the suction machine post-op, and hardly had to use it at

all.

Keep yourself focused on the distant other side - why you are doing

this - and you'll do just fine! (and yes, I know that's very

difficult).

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just for the record, I had minimal bleeding (upper/lower/genio - 3.5

hour surgery, lost only about 300 ml of blood). My husband was put in

charge of the suction machine post-op, and hardly had to use it at

all.

Keep yourself focused on the distant other side - why you are doing

this - and you'll do just fine! (and yes, I know that's very

difficult).

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Just for the record, I had minimal bleeding (upper/lower/genio - 3.5

hour surgery, lost only about 300 ml of blood). My husband was put in

charge of the suction machine post-op, and hardly had to use it at

all.

Keep yourself focused on the distant other side - why you are doing

this - and you'll do just fine! (and yes, I know that's very

difficult).

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Welcome to the Other Side! This first week can be brutal! Hang in

there as you will feel better next week. I am so sorry to read

about all the immediate postop problems you had. That must have

been terrifying. I remember how scared my family was for me and I

didn't even come close to what you experienced.

In an effort to cheer you up, I have to tell you ... you should have

seen the train wreck that my nostrils were after surgery!! They

were pulled and tugged into all sorts of directions. I didn't think

anything would straighten out! There were uneven and one was bigger

than the other. I don't remember it then, but I look back at pix

and it's freaky! Things will straighten up on you.

The liquid diet is tough. You have to do it. And do a lot of it.

Folks who haven't gone through this do not understand that it takes

all your efforts just to eat and clean for those first couple

weeks. It is tiring but you have to keep it up for strength and

healing.

Good luck and continued good healing! Things will look up soon.

Irish!

>

> Hi everyone!! It's here. Well I am 5 days post-op and I

am

> glad it's over. Had upper and lower surgery done on May 20th at

> 10:30am. Surgery took 4 and half hours and everything went well

until

> recovery. I ended up being in recovery for 4 hours as I was

bleeding

> more after the surgery than during and my blood pressure went way

up.

> I had an extremely bad reaction to either the drugs or being put

> under as I threw up for about18 hours. They would not give me

> anything to drink and my mouth was so dry. It was absolutely

> horrible!! Congestion was bad as I had a breathing tube in one

nasal

> passage, and another going into my stomach to pump out blood. I

did

> not think that I was going to make it through it and my family was

> very worried. They had banded me during surgery but ended up

cutting

> the bands because of my vomiting. Let's just say it was not a

pretty

> site. Today is Sunday and they let me come home on Thursday. They

put

> the bands back on real tight before I left and now I can't talk at

> all. I feel weak and I am finding it very hard to eat. I have

already

> dropped 8lbs which seems crazy to me. I am very swollen and

bruised

> and just want some of the swelling to reside. I have been using

ice

> packs. Did anyone use heating pads for swelling or is that a good

> idea? Well, I'll tell you something. I thought that I needed you

guys

> before, well now I really need you all. I am basically just

feeling

> very sorry for myself!!! On Wednesday I go and see the surgeon for

my

> first check-up and supposely they will loosen the bands then. Does

> that make a big difference? Can you at least talk? It's awful when

> the phone rings because you can't even pick it up. I already hate

> ensure, boost anything like it and now I am getting tired of

purreed

> soup. You tend to forget a lot of what you read on this site after

> the surgery actually takes place. Things seem so surreal! I sure

> don't feel very attractive. My mouth is somewhat crooked along

with

> my nose. Was afraid at first that they might have broken my nose

but

> I am sure it's just the swelling. It is the cartliage inside the

nose

> that is kind of pushed to one side, probably from the tube I

suspect.

> Well guys, I will sign off for now as I tire easily. I hope that

> everyone that has had surgery since is doing well. We will all be

> recovery together! Any advice or pep talk you can give me is much

> appreciated. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Welcome to the Other Side! This first week can be brutal! Hang in

there as you will feel better next week. I am so sorry to read

about all the immediate postop problems you had. That must have

been terrifying. I remember how scared my family was for me and I

didn't even come close to what you experienced.

In an effort to cheer you up, I have to tell you ... you should have

seen the train wreck that my nostrils were after surgery!! They

were pulled and tugged into all sorts of directions. I didn't think

anything would straighten out! There were uneven and one was bigger

than the other. I don't remember it then, but I look back at pix

and it's freaky! Things will straighten up on you.

The liquid diet is tough. You have to do it. And do a lot of it.

Folks who haven't gone through this do not understand that it takes

all your efforts just to eat and clean for those first couple

weeks. It is tiring but you have to keep it up for strength and

healing.

Good luck and continued good healing! Things will look up soon.

Irish!

>

> Hi everyone!! It's here. Well I am 5 days post-op and I

am

> glad it's over. Had upper and lower surgery done on May 20th at

> 10:30am. Surgery took 4 and half hours and everything went well

until

> recovery. I ended up being in recovery for 4 hours as I was

bleeding

> more after the surgery than during and my blood pressure went way

up.

> I had an extremely bad reaction to either the drugs or being put

> under as I threw up for about18 hours. They would not give me

> anything to drink and my mouth was so dry. It was absolutely

> horrible!! Congestion was bad as I had a breathing tube in one

nasal

> passage, and another going into my stomach to pump out blood. I

did

> not think that I was going to make it through it and my family was

> very worried. They had banded me during surgery but ended up

cutting

> the bands because of my vomiting. Let's just say it was not a

pretty

> site. Today is Sunday and they let me come home on Thursday. They

put

> the bands back on real tight before I left and now I can't talk at

> all. I feel weak and I am finding it very hard to eat. I have

already

> dropped 8lbs which seems crazy to me. I am very swollen and

bruised

> and just want some of the swelling to reside. I have been using

ice

> packs. Did anyone use heating pads for swelling or is that a good

> idea? Well, I'll tell you something. I thought that I needed you

guys

> before, well now I really need you all. I am basically just

feeling

> very sorry for myself!!! On Wednesday I go and see the surgeon for

my

> first check-up and supposely they will loosen the bands then. Does

> that make a big difference? Can you at least talk? It's awful when

> the phone rings because you can't even pick it up. I already hate

> ensure, boost anything like it and now I am getting tired of

purreed

> soup. You tend to forget a lot of what you read on this site after

> the surgery actually takes place. Things seem so surreal! I sure

> don't feel very attractive. My mouth is somewhat crooked along

with

> my nose. Was afraid at first that they might have broken my nose

but

> I am sure it's just the swelling. It is the cartliage inside the

nose

> that is kind of pushed to one side, probably from the tube I

suspect.

> Well guys, I will sign off for now as I tire easily. I hope that

> everyone that has had surgery since is doing well. We will all be

> recovery together! Any advice or pep talk you can give me is much

> appreciated. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Welcome to the other side. I hope you're feeling much better now. I

am on week two and there is a significant difference after the first week.

cheers,

on