Re: 5 Days Post Op- Joanne From London

February 22, 2004

Hi Joanne

Welcome back. Glad everything went well and so far you are pleased

with the results. Been waiting for a post from you with your news!

In your absence there has been an influx of UK people so I'm sure

they will be all keen to hear how things went and I personally will

be lapping up all the advice you receive from other members of this

group as my surgery has now been booked for 14th April!

I am sure things will be on the up for you from now on and things

will get easier.

Can you tell me how you felt with the congestion - that is worrying

me a bit - a friend has just told me its a bit like scuba diving not

being able to breathe through your nose. You can guess what I've

never done!!

Best wishes

Sue (UK)

February 22, 2004

I never realised that there would be so many people from the UK on

this site, although i seem to be the only one form Scotland, oh well.

Rach

> Hi Joanne

>

> Welcome back. Glad everything went well and so far you are pleased

> with the results. Been waiting for a post from you with your news!

>

> In your absence there has been an influx of UK people so I'm sure

> they will be all keen to hear how things went and I personally will

> be lapping up all the advice you receive from other members of this

> group as my surgery has now been booked for 14th April!

>

> I am sure things will be on the up for you from now on and things

> will get easier.

>

> Can you tell me how you felt with the congestion - that is worrying

> me a bit - a friend has just told me its a bit like scuba diving

not

> being able to breathe through your nose. You can guess what I've

> never done!!

>

> Best wishes

> Sue (UK)

February 22, 2004

Hi Joanne!

Im fairly new here, but Im also from the UK.

If you you dont mind me asking, which surgeon did you have and would

you recommend him/her? Was your surgery on the NHS or private?

Thanks very much!

I wish you the best of luck with your recovery! :)

> Hi All

>

> I am 5 days post op and I thought I would share my surgery

experiance.

>

> I was admitted on Tuesday for upper & lower jaw surgery. (Lower

> rotated and moved fowards and upper leveled off to correct

> asymetrical cant )

>

> The surgery itself was no problem (about 5 hours)and i came round

> from the anesthetic very quickly and was moved into the high

> dependency unit for one night.

>

> I spent 4 days in hospital and was released friday morning - And

the

> care i recieved at the hospital was excellent.

>

> I have a numb chin and a lot of swelling and bruising and look like

a

> chipmunk (but on the whole I can see what the new look will be and

I

> like it aleady)

>

> I am not wired and can open a little so am on soup etc ( not that I

> feel like eating)- I will be getting my bands on tomorrow

>

> Today is the first day I have started to feel better but I am still

> having trouble sleeping any advice on sleeping ?????

>

> another thing - any advice on how to get rid on this gunk in my

> throat as It feels really clogged up

>

> I have already lost 7 Lbs in weight so I am trying to get some food

> in me - But I now understand what people said when they described

the

> complete loss of appetite

>

> All in all it is tougher (pain wise) than I thought it would be

and

> just taking the constant medication (I hate those liquid

antibiotics)

>

> Any advice would be appreciated

>

> regards

>

> Joanne In London

February 22, 2004

Congratulations, Joanne!

I had my upper/lower/genio about 11 days ago and I had trouble with

throat pain/congestion too. I still have lots of congestion now. My

OS says that is to be expected and it will take a little time to

clear up.

Yes - the liquid antibiotic is quite awful! Glad I am done with

that! I didn't have much pain at first - but now I get annoying

headaches since I am so hungry all the time.

I woke up after surgery banded - so you're lucky - the first few

days banded shut with congestion (and I have asthma) were rough. But

I am doing great breathing now. My OS widened my palate and repaired

a deviated septum while he was in there - so my nose is fully

functional!

Corinne

> > Hi All

> >

> > I am 5 days post op and I thought I would share my surgery

> experiance.

> >

> > I was admitted on Tuesday for upper & lower jaw surgery. (Lower

> > rotated and moved fowards and upper leveled off to correct

> > asymetrical cant )

> >

> > The surgery itself was no problem (about 5 hours)and i came

round

> > from the anesthetic very quickly and was moved into the high

> > dependency unit for one night.

> >

> > I spent 4 days in hospital and was released friday morning - And

> the

> > care i recieved at the hospital was excellent.

> >

> > I have a numb chin and a lot of swelling and bruising and look

like

> a

> > chipmunk (but on the whole I can see what the new look will be

and

> I

> > like it aleady)

> >

> > I am not wired and can open a little so am on soup etc ( not

that I

> > feel like eating)- I will be getting my bands on tomorrow

> >

> > Today is the first day I have started to feel better but I am

still

> > having trouble sleeping any advice on sleeping ?????

> >

> > another thing - any advice on how to get rid on this gunk in my

> > throat as It feels really clogged up

> >

> > I have already lost 7 Lbs in weight so I am trying to get some

food

> > in me - But I now understand what people said when they

described

> the

> > complete loss of appetite

> >

> > All in all it is tougher (pain wise) than I thought it would be

> and

> > just taking the constant medication (I hate those liquid

> antibiotics)

> >

> > Any advice would be appreciated

> >

> > regards

> >

> > Joanne In London

February 22, 2004

You aren't the only one from Scotland -- there was, anyhow, a woman

way up in the Northern part who had to travel a long distance (or at

least it seemed long to me, who lived something like 10 minutes from

her ortho) for regular adjustments. I cannot for the life of me

remember her name...

I envy you, though. I was once in Edinburgh, many years ago, and was

treated to one of the kindest, most generous dinners ever. Splendid

ish salmon, and more silverware on the table than I could figure

out -- and I live in the Deep South of the U.S.A., where we use piles

of everything from oyster forks to butter knives! Sweet, sweet

people, beautiful countryside and yummmmm! wonderful food. Even ice

in my Gin and Tonic!

C.

> I never realised that there would be so many people from the UK on

> this site, although i seem to be the only one form Scotland, oh

well.

> Rach

>

February 23, 2004

Hi Sue

Thanks for the support - Just woke up after a good nights sleep and

having a lovely cup of tea and am feeling considerable better today

( I think that you see a vast improvment daily in these early stages)

I wasn't so much congested in my nose (strangely that has been fairly

clear in spite on the exensive upper work done ) - But the throat

swelled and filled with gunk which made me feel very congested.

One good thing that the nurses gave me on a regular basis (I loved

those nurses BTW!!) was a " wet " oxygen mask to breath with help keep

things moving.This helped clear out any gunk- this also helped me

relax which is very important.( it was also a benefit being in

hospital for 4 days too as i used this a lot!)

I have been scuba diving too and i can see where the comparison is

coming from - but it will become second nature to breath through your

mouth if you have too - just like if you have a rally bad cold i

suppose.

Good luck for April - ask away any questions you have as I am sure

they will increase as you get nearer to the time - one thing is - it

does go quicker than you expect.

Another thing - this board is very very useful leading up to the

surgery but when you are actually going through surgery - It is

fantastic :-)

King Regards

Joanne