Irish -- on the re-do, a question

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Didn't you discover, though, that you had an allergy to one of the

meds you were being given? And didn't it help when you found that out?

Just wondering...

Cammie

> Mike!

>

> Hello my old friend! I can't believe what I'm reading about you!

I'm

> so disappointed you have to have this redone. Well, as you know, I

> had to have both my upper and lower redone. I had it done 6 months

> after the first. It could have been done sooner, but I took my

time

> with the decision.

>

> My second surgery ended up being 2 hours longer than the first due

to

> scar tissue. My surgeon had to work pretty hard to work around it,

> etc. However, in terms of my recover, I felt no different because

of

> that. ly, I felt EXACTLY the same the first week postop

(awful

> due to the nausea). But after that, healing was much faster for

some

> reason. Not sure why. Perhaps because the top jaw was a less

> complicated procedure than the first time, but the bottom jaw had

the

> exact same procedure as the first time (sagital split). I was

eating

> much faster, didn't need a splint or be wired. I didn't think in

the

> beginning it was easier, but each week was exponential in terms of

> being a quicker recovery.

>

> Good luck in your decision. Please keep in touch.

>

> Irish!