Re: Re: Just had surgery.. .have questions

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Re: Just had surgery.. .have

questions

I haven't had surgery yet, but I have been experimetning with some of

the herbal powders, " supreme greens " and things like that, I've

noticed I have more energy and am not as hungry, I've been sleeping

better too, you can mix these powders with water or any kind of juice

and take 1 or 2 times a day. Key in supreme greens in any search

engine and you will find a lot of websites that sell it and similar

products.

I plan on using this after my surgery to get enough nourishment.

MArsha

> I just had surgery on Jan. 28th, and I have some questions. I'm

sorry

> if these questions have been answered before on this site. I'm just

> too exhausted to search. My teeth will be wired for a couple more

> weeks, and there is only a tiny gap where I can suck through a straw

> to get liquids down. Anything that has even the smallest pieces of

> food in it get caught in the opening making it very aggravating and

> hard to eat anything. Do you know of anything that I can make or

buy

> that is good and will give me some energy? I drink Boost and juices

> mostly.

>

> Another question is about the heating pads. I had to use ice packs

> for the first few days. Now, I have to use heat. The swelling has

> gone down but not as much as I hoped it would by now. I've also had

> trouble with the heating pads. How long am I supposed to use the

> heating pads and how often? When can I expect the swelling to go

> away? Is there some kind of heating pad out there that will make it

> easier to stay around my face? Right now, I put a heating pad on

one

> side of my face and another one on the other side. During the

night,

> I wind up throwing them off, or I feel like I am smothering. Any

advice?

>

> My doctor told me that when I get these wires off that he will put

> rubber bands on me. Will I be able to slowly begin opening my mouth

> again to finally eat some of my normal favorite soft foods? Or

will I

> still be stuck with the liquids? Please tell me your experience

with

> this so I can kind of know what to expect.

>

> Another question is about weight loss. How much weight can I expect

> to lose before this is over? I know it's different for everyone.

>

> Finally, is there anyone who is not happy with the results of the

> surgery? I'm thinking I will feel better about things once the

> swelling goes down. I hope.

>

> I thank you for your answers to these questions. I'm hoping it will

> bring me some peace of mind. I don't mean to complain so much. I

> guess I would have the surgery again if I had it to do all over.

> Thanks again for your time. I truly appreciate your help and

support!

>

> Sincerely,

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