=) WeNdY!!!! (Re: hi Becky)

June 7, 2003

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LoL, yea it seems to be shutting down a lot today since friends,

family, AND a lotta people on the message board have been visiting.

Just check back later on (best time to look at it is overnight if

you're up late!!!) As for the tubing, it was all explained to me

beforehand what I would look like right out of surgery... just to

know what to expect and all. I'm sure you're doctor will explain it

to you as well, but I'll give it a shot too. Lemme tell you, it

really helped knowing ahead of time what to expect because I was

well prepared for those pictures! (I didn't look in the mirror the

first 2 days, except once briefly and that was an accident lol).

You're right on the money - they were used for draining. There were

four tubes total, filling up four separate viles. I THINK I had

four because I was cut in four different places: (upper, lower, and

genio requires two cuts in the back, the upper lip crease and one in

the lower lip crease. But those tubes were only in for the first

day. On the second day, they were all removed and my mouth was

given a nice clean rinse by my doctor's resident who I LOVE!!!

Anyway... any more questions at all, feel free to post 'em or email

me =)

Beckie

P.S. - " eating " hasnt been TOO bad yet! lol.. the first 4 days or

so I only had ginger ale, so I lost about 5 lbs right away. But

now, I definitely " eat " a normal amount. For breakfast I'll have

pureed oatmeal or cream of wheat. Another great idea is Carnation

Instant Breakfast or a yogurt drink. Lunch and dinner have mostly

been pureed soups and things like that - great ideas for this would

be lean cuisines (believe it or not, the one i tried liquified

nicely and tasted like SOUP!), potato broccoli and cheese soup,

etc. As for snacks throughout the day, since your stomach will def.

be rumbling... milkshakes and flavored protein shakes or fruit

smoothies are GREAT! anyway, thats about all I can think of for

now... ttys =)

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