Re: 1 week before surgery and starting to panic...

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> okay, so i've been really cool about this whole ordeal until just

> now. i just got back from the ortho to have my surgical hooks put

in

> and i started to have a panic attack in the chair. luckily, my

> orthodontist is great... he's a Christian, as am i, and so it was

> good to have him give me some encouragement.

>

> i'm still just scared out of my wits. how will i feel when i wake

> up? will i get sick to my stomach? will the swelling take longer

> than normal to go away? will i pass out from lack of sustenance?

i

> will be wired for six weeks. its just scary all around and any

> encouragement i can get from someone whose been through it would

> rock.

I totally understand the panic ur going through. I had many the same

exact fears a week before surgery. It is so normal what what going

through in ur mind right now.

As far what will happen when u wake up. I dont know exactly what

procedure ur having done. I had lower jaw surgery so I can tell you

from my experience There is a decent shot u will be in a lot pain. My

Dr told me most people are. In my case it was very temporary. They

gave me a pain killer in the recovery room. I woke up a couple of

hours later and that was the last any major pain for me. As far as

being sick to ur stomach from what I have been told that is also

pretty common but also very temporary. I threw up blood. the evening

of my surgery. I felt naseau for about two days but never threw up

again. They put u on penicillion for a wk after surgery to that can

certainly cause naseau but there are medications they can give you

for naseau. I think the first night is the worst after surgery and

than it does get better. Its difficult to talk not just because ur

wired but because everything including ur glands maybe swollen.

Don't dispear everthing start to get better by about the third day.

Ur swelling starts to go down each day. Talking becomes easier.

Everyone is different but within a wk I was taking long walks. Within

2wks ur still swollen but probably not enough to be self conscience

in public. Within a month I had no swelling at all.

As far as being wired. I am not going sweeten the truth it sucks,

but u get used to it. Everything has to go in the blender. Try peanut

butter with a lot oil in the blender to make it syrupy. It really

help the hunger pangs. You kind of sip stuff through the opening in

your teeth. It things get stuck try a water pik on a low speed or a

proxy brush to clean ur teeth. As far talking it does become easier.

Most people were able to understand me within a couple of days. Dont

overdo it cd be a strain to talk. My advice to you is time passes

more quickly when ur busy, so try to carry with things u like to do

as much as possible and as much as ur up to. Try not to get too

frustrated about being wired its a strain but it is temporary. Try to

focus on the big picture on how great u will look and function.

Keep the faith. I believe in divine intervention, although it is a

little bit of a contorversial topic on this site right now. I hope

that helps. My prays are with you.