Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 Scheduled 5/24 7:30... any last words of advise?? Take a deep breathe, think positive and remember the next few days are only a few in the rest of your lifetime! Good luck and best wishes ~~* AJ *~~ BMI 58 NW Washington Medical DR Heap, Richland WA Working on 1st appeal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 Words of advise: keep your powder dry, and don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. Or: don't let the bastards get you down. But seriously -- walk when they tell you to, and breath deeply when they tell you to. Good Luck! Nan E (pre-op and waiting....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 Malibu, Good luck and we'll be swinging chickens for you for a safe and speedy recovery!! Anita Pre-pre-op in Denver > In a message dated 5/21/01 6:36:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > MALIBU4700@H... writes: > > > > Scheduled 5/24 7:30... any last words of advise?? > > > > > > > > Take a deep breathe, think positive and remember the next few days are only a > few in the rest of your lifetime! > > Good luck and best wishes > ~~* AJ *~~ > BMI 58 > NW Washington Medical > DR Heap, Richland WA > Working on 1st appeal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 --- MALIBU4700@... wrote: > Scheduled 5/24 7:30... any last words of advise?? I'm down 100 pounds since my surgery 6 months ago. It's the best thing I ever did for myself. Good luck and happy recovery! H __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Hey everybody, I am so happy. Here I am at 5 weeks almost 6 looking back like it was ages ago. I was cleared to chew soft foods when they took out my splint at four weeks, and cleared to get back to my sports and eat anything I wanted at five weeks. They also took off my hooks at five weeks and put the normal elastics and all back on nice and tight :S. I am so happy, my teeth look sooo much different, my surgeon and ortho are both incredibly pleased, so it is all going good for me. I remember that first week was so hard and it was hell for me, but it is all worth it now. My stitches are still hanging in there sadly, and some of my swelling is still present, but not noticibal(sp) to anyone but me and ppl who know what they are talking about. Idk like everybody was calling me monkey for the first 3 and a half weeks and I am not trying to be braggy but I was fortunate enough to not have been made fun of much when I was younger and not really previous to the surgery, so it really hit me hard. But then i realized that they don't think I look good because they don't know all the changes my jaw has gone through etc. So I decided to leave it up to those that know what they're talking about to tell me how I look. So to all those that can't see the light yet and don't think they can make it through the no chew diet, trust me it's worth and you can do it. I didn't think I was going to be able to handle it, but trust me I did and you can too!! Good luck to those who have June surgery dates!! It is SO WORTH IT!! *tori* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Thank you Tori, I am at four weeks and I can't stand this anymore. I was nice to see there is a light at the end of this wonderful journey. tori_m_2008 tori_m_2008@...> wrote:Hey everybody, I am so happy. Here I am at 5 weeks almost 6 looking back like it was ages ago. I was cleared to chew soft foods when they took out my splint at four weeks, and cleared to get back to my sports and eat anything I wanted at five weeks. They also took off my hooks at five weeks and put the normal elastics and all back on nice and tight :S. I am so happy, my teeth look sooo much different, my surgeon and ortho are both incredibly pleased, so it is all going good for me. I remember that first week was so hard and it was hell for me, but it is all worth it now. My stitches are still hanging in there sadly, and some of my swelling is still present, but not noticibal(sp) to anyone but me and ppl who know what they are talking about. Idk like everybody was calling me monkey for the first 3 and a half weeks and I am not trying to be braggy but I was fortunate enough to not have been made fun of much when I was younger and not really previous to the surgery, so it really hit me hard. But then i realized that they don't think I look good because they don't know all the changes my jaw has gone through etc. So I decided to leave it up to those that know what they're talking about to tell me how I look. So to all those that can't see the light yet and don't think they can make it through the no chew diet, trust me it's worth and you can do it. I didn't think I was going to be able to handle it, but trust me I did and you can too!! Good luck to those who have June surgery dates!! It is SO WORTH IT!! *tori* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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