Guest guest Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Hi ! I've been thinking about you. I'm sorry to hear that you had a reaction to the antibiotic & some pain, but I'm glad that you're doing well. How is your family handling your situation? How are your kids doing? Take care, Rhonda > Hello everyone! > I made it over to the post op side. It's really not been bad, except I > had a reaction to the antibiotics, and that was pretty bad. Good news, > I had lower and genio both advanced forward, and I have all feeling on > my lips, chin, and cheeks. I am NOT banded, wired, or have elastics. I > was wondering how things are just staying there, but they are. I can > talk, but just on a liquid diet. > > My hospital experience went well. I was rather calm. When I was sent > into that room to get ready for the surgery, I was not shaking, to my > surprise. > > Oh! I read from an earlier post, someone asked about a heart condition. > I have " mitral valve prolapse " and I was scared because my heart skips > beats, and so my main concern was about the anesthesia. Glad to say, > surgeon, or dr. were not concerned before the surgery and other than my > heart beating at around 120, because I was so nervous, everything went > fine. > > They gave me the " vercid " to calm me down before the surgery, I remember > seeing my surgeon and I said something to him, but I can't remember > what, and next thing I know, I'm trying to use " sign language " to the > nurses, because my mouth felt funny, and I didn't want to move it. I'm > rubbing my eyes, and trying to wake up and then asking for a drink. > Everything was over, I asked how long and if I was o.k., and they told > me it took 4 hours, and I was fine. As I started waking up I started > feeling pain, so I asked for pain relief. > > I decided to stay the night, which was a good thing, cause I really > loved that morphine machine. I was in no pain that night, although I've > been in quite a bit of pain since, BUT it's tolerable pain, as long as I > take medicine for it. > > My face has swollen so bad, I didn't even recognize myself! It's going > down some today. My lips are so swollen, too. Everything feels tight. > > I'm on a liquid diet, of course, and I'm afraid to open and close my > mouth. So I kind of leave it in a relaxed position all the time. It > was hard when I started throwing up. I was afraid I was going to hurt > something, but the dr. told me that I wouldn't, just as long as I didn't > chew anything. > > I'm still very weak and tired, and I know that every day that passes > will get a little easier. I do have to say, that when I put my teeth > together, it is a wonderful feeling that they touch, without me having > to move my jaw forward. I love it! > > Just wanted to share my story. > Thanks everyone, for your support. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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