two days :-/

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody- my surgery is scheduled for this Thursday to have my

lower jaw moved back to fix my underbite. I am sixteen and really

nervous. I have a few last minute questions that I hope will calm me

a little bit. First, I think I'm the most nervous about the numbness.

For some reason I think I hate that feeling more than pain. But, is

the numbness that apparent? Will I really not be able to feel my face

or tell when i have something on it? Also, when i had my wisdom teeth

removed it hurt to bend over, and it still hurts whenever i had a

cold (in the area where the teeth were removed) Is this going to

happen with this surgery also? My doctor said that my teeth probably

will not have to be wired shut, and i did not buy any of those zip

and squeeze products- so will i be able to eat with a straw in the

beginning or a spoon? Also, I was wondering what it feels like after

the tube is removed from the surgery. I didn't find out about this

until my pre-operative appointment 3 days ago- will it be really

painful in my throat and nose? (and my doctor said it may make my

nose stuffy- so will i have trouble breathing since my mouth will be

relatively closed?)

Anyways, I know the surgery is ultimately the best thing for me but I

am not at all looking forward to it- I'll try to post after my

surgery as soon as possible. If anyone else has gone through this

same surgery or is about to and wants to be support buddies - I'd

love to. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hey -

I'm right there with ya, my surgery is tomorrow morning. I am

nervous too but the best thing is not to worry about things you

can't control. For example you can't control that tube or what it

feels like when it's in there or what it feels like when it comes

out. Don't even think about it. If you're numb for awhile you just

have to deal - what else can you do? Worrying won't help. At this

point the wheels are in motion - just go with it and I'll see

you 'on the other side' as they say around here.

The stuff you can control is making sure you have plenty of stuff to

eat and drink when you get home. I found that if you get prepared

at home, you won't feel quite so out-of-control. If not zip-n-

squeeze, I'm sure they'll give you something that will work just

fine.

Make sure you have plenty of games for your X-box, etc. Personally

I plan to get very skilled at the Tiger Woods golf game. I also

have the latest Bond if that's not enough. I'm not a big soap-

opera guy.

Some other advice I got was to take the pain medication religiously

even if you don't feel pain, at least for a few days.

Good luck and keep posting -

Jay

> Hi everybody- my surgery is scheduled for this Thursday to have my

> lower jaw moved back to fix my underbite. I am sixteen and really

> nervous. I have a few last minute questions that I hope will calm

me

> a little bit. First, I think I'm the most nervous about the

numbness.

> For some reason I think I hate that feeling more than pain. But,

is

> the numbness that apparent? Will I really not be able to feel my

face

> or tell when i have something on it? Also, when i had my wisdom

teeth

> removed it hurt to bend over, and it still hurts whenever i had a

> cold (in the area where the teeth were removed) Is this going to

> happen with this surgery also? My doctor said that my teeth

probably

> will not have to be wired shut, and i did not buy any of those zip

> and squeeze products- so will i be able to eat with a straw in the

> beginning or a spoon? Also, I was wondering what it feels like

after

> the tube is removed from the surgery. I didn't find out about this

> until my pre-operative appointment 3 days ago- will it be really

> painful in my throat and nose? (and my doctor said it may make my

> nose stuffy- so will i have trouble breathing since my mouth will

be

> relatively closed?)

> Anyways, I know the surgery is ultimately the best thing for me

but I

> am not at all looking forward to it- I'll try to post after my

> surgery as soon as possible. If anyone else has gone through this

> same surgery or is about to and wants to be support buddies - I'd

> love to. Thanks