To Ray

[Guest guest]

Yes, suppositories do work extremely quickly. (Sorry Kev - but it's

the truth) And compared to all the other uncomfortable stuff I've

gone through in hospitals - it's nothing. I do think I scarred my

boyfriend's sister for life though since right after I woke up from

surgery - I started regurgitating blood a lot and they gave me my

first Gravol suppository - without closing the curtain - and my bf's

sister got a front row seat. She seems to have repressed the memory

nicely though

My jaw has been aching all day also, which I assume is due to the

humidity. I think Dr. Morin went to the Reno Depot sale - since I

have a lot of hardware in my jaw also (which is why I should have

gotten some morphine!!! Okay, that's the last time I mention

morphine - I must move on) I remember Dr. Morin seeing me a couple

of weeks after surgery and being happy that everything was okay. I

always assume he was just happy I was healing up nicely, but last

month when I saw him and he seemed to hint at the fact that he was

worried something might go wrong - he admitted that he wasn't sure

how I'd handle my new jaw and was a little worried since he had never

widened someone's palate as much as mine (1cm) and thought it might

collapse or something. He says he's happy that didn't happen (so am

I) I do have a lot of arthritis in my joints though, but he said that

was normal after such extensive surgery. And that it might go away

once the bones heal, but I may just have to deal with it for a lot

longer. So I guess I should get use to my jaw acting up in humid

weather.

Happy healing!

Johanne

> >

> > Well, I'm glad you suffered a little

> >

> > Marlaine and I complained for days about how disgusting crushed

pills

> > in water tasted. I tried it in orange juice. It didn't taste

better.

> > I just ruined my OJ

> >

> > And don't talk about suppositories - you'll discourage .

> >

> >

> > You still got morphine though. Lucky you

>

> Nexium can't be taken with anything else than water, and no more

than

> 10ml (I was hoping to have the stuff diluted in tons of water,

but... no

> luck!)

>

> I got the morphine longer because my surgeon did extra work on my

> right side. She installed more plates and screws (there was

probably

> a sale at Home Hardware / Rona L'Entrepôt!!). I couldn't control

the

> pain until the end of day #2.

>

> Kev : don't read the next paragrpah.

>

> Kev... you were warned if you're reading this...

>

> I had to take Tylenol in supositories for 7 days (if not more, I

can't

> recall the exact number of days). It's not that bad, really. I

mean,

> I've had worst in my life before. And it acts sooooo quickly!

>

> Codein syrup taste really awful, and I wished I had it in

supositories

> as well, but no luck there!

>

> And if you wanna know if I'm suffering, well, today is the first day

> I really have pain. I think it has to do with the humidity level,

right

> where the right sinus is, it really hurts a lot. I'm considering

having

> another Tylenol... (I don't like pills... I'd rather have nothing)

>

> Ray

[Guest guest]

>

> Yes, suppositories do work extremely quickly. (Sorry Kev - but it's

> the truth) And compared to all the other uncomfortable stuff I've

> gone through in hospitals - it's nothing. I do think I scarred my

> boyfriend's sister for life though since right after I woke up from

> surgery - I started regurgitating blood a lot and they gave me my

> first Gravol suppository - without closing the curtain - and my bf's

> sister got a front row seat. She seems to have repressed the memory

> nicely though

>

> My jaw has been aching all day also, which I assume is due to the

> humidity. I think Dr. Morin went to the Reno Depot sale - since I

> have a lot of hardware in my jaw also (which is why I should have

> gotten some morphine!!! Okay, that's the last time I mention

> morphine - I must move on) I remember Dr. Morin seeing me a couple

> of weeks after surgery and being happy that everything was okay. I

> always assume he was just happy I was healing up nicely, but last

> month when I saw him and he seemed to hint at the fact that he was

> worried something might go wrong - he admitted that he wasn't sure

> how I'd handle my new jaw and was a little worried since he had never

> widened someone's palate as much as mine (1cm) and thought it might

> collapse or something. He says he's happy that didn't happen (so am

> I) I do have a lot of arthritis in my joints though, but he said that

> was normal after such extensive surgery. And that it might go away

> once the bones heal, but I may just have to deal with it for a lot

> longer. So I guess I should get use to my jaw acting up in humid

> weather.

>

> Happy healing!

> Johanne

My friend here said more or less the same thing. He had a bicycle accident=

some years ago, and every time it's humid now, he can feel something in

his arm (the one that got injured). Although I kept asking him what was

it he was feeling, he couldn't describe it. Of course, now that I feel the=

same thing, he magically was able to put words on his aching... LOL !

Dre Faucher is Dr Morin's profesional partner. They must be shopping

at the same place... Perhaps at Club Price / Costco.. ? ;-)

Really, I don't understand why you weren't given morphine. Are you

allergic to certain medication, do you have a heart condition, or a specifi=

c

gene that got discovered which would have rendered the use of morphine

hazardous to your health? They discovered it had an aderse effect on me,

36 hours after they installed the button and forced me into using it... !!!=

So, if you asked me, you probably didn't miss a great thing... Did Éric

explained to you why you weren't offered morphine? It's really strange...

Ray

[Guest guest]

I never asked Dr. Morin why I didn't get morpphine, but my ortho said

it was because he didn't love me I have a very unique team of

specialists working on me, but they are doing a good job. I joke with

them so much that I guess it's normal they don't take me all that

seriously.

I'm not overly fond of drugs in the first place so I never really

wanted the morphine - I would just have liked to have the option.

> >

> > Yes, suppositories do work extremely quickly. (Sorry Kev - but

it's

> > the truth) And compared to all the other uncomfortable stuff I've

> > gone through in hospitals - it's nothing. I do think I scarred my

> > boyfriend's sister for life though since right after I woke up

from

> > surgery - I started regurgitating blood a lot and they gave me my

> > first Gravol suppository - without closing the curtain - and my

bf's

> > sister got a front row seat. She seems to have repressed the

memory

> > nicely though

> >

> > My jaw has been aching all day also, which I assume is due to the

> > humidity. I think Dr. Morin went to the Reno Depot sale - since I

> > have a lot of hardware in my jaw also (which is why I should have

> > gotten some morphine!!! Okay, that's the last time I mention

> > morphine - I must move on) I remember Dr. Morin seeing me a

couple

> > of weeks after surgery and being happy that everything was okay.

I

> > always assume he was just happy I was healing up nicely, but last

> > month when I saw him and he seemed to hint at the fact that he

was

> > worried something might go wrong - he admitted that he wasn't

sure

> > how I'd handle my new jaw and was a little worried since he had

never

> > widened someone's palate as much as mine (1cm) and thought it

might

> > collapse or something. He says he's happy that didn't happen (so

am

> > I) I do have a lot of arthritis in my joints though, but he said

that

> > was normal after such extensive surgery. And that it might go

away

> > once the bones heal, but I may just have to deal with it for a

lot

> > longer. So I guess I should get use to my jaw acting up in humid

> > weather.

> >

> > Happy healing!

> > Johanne

>

>

> My friend here said more or less the same thing. He had a bicycle

accident=

>

> some years ago, and every time it's humid now, he can feel

something in

> his arm (the one that got injured). Although I kept asking him

what was

> it he was feeling, he couldn't describe it. Of course, now that I

feel the=

>

> same thing, he magically was able to put words on his aching...

LOL !

>

> Dre Faucher is Dr Morin's profesional partner. They must be

shopping

> at the same place... Perhaps at Club Price / Costco.. ? ;-)

>

> Really, I don't understand why you weren't given morphine. Are you

> allergic to certain medication, do you have a heart condition, or a

specifi=

> c

> gene that got discovered which would have rendered the use of

morphine

> hazardous to your health? They discovered it had an aderse effect

on me,

> 36 hours after they installed the button and forced me into using

it... !!!=

>

> So, if you asked me, you probably didn't miss a great thing... Did

Éric

> explained to you why you weren't offered morphine? It's really

strange...

>

>

> Ray

[Guest guest]

>

> I never asked Dr. Morin why I didn't get morpphine, but my ortho said

> it was because he didn't love me I have a very unique team of

> specialists working on me, but they are doing a good job. I joke with

> them so much that I guess it's normal they don't take me all that

> seriously.

>

> I'm not overly fond of drugs in the first place so I never really

> wanted the morphine - I would just have liked to have the option.

Can't beat Dr Garfield... He disliked me so much, he refused to operate

on me.. LOL !!! :-)

Ray

[Guest guest]

Well, Dr. Garfield didn't love Marlaine enough to go see her after

surgery. She saw Dr. Morin before leaving the hospital instead. And

apparently he's cuter so she didn't care

> >

> > I never asked Dr. Morin why I didn't get morpphine, but my ortho

said

> > it was because he didn't love me I have a very unique team of

> > specialists working on me, but they are doing a good job. I joke

with

> > them so much that I guess it's normal they don't take me all that

> > seriously.

> >

> > I'm not overly fond of drugs in the first place so I never really

> > wanted the morphine - I would just have liked to have the option.

>

>

> Can't beat Dr Garfield... He disliked me so much, he refused to

operate

> on me.. LOL !!! :-)

>

> Ray

[Guest guest]

>

> Well, Dr. Garfield didn't love Marlaine enough to go see her after

> surgery. She saw Dr. Morin before leaving the hospital instead. And

> apparently he's cuter so she didn't care

>

>

WHAT ?!?! He's a total j.... ok, 'nuff said already.

You've no idea how glad I am to have found Dr Faucher! She's so caring,

it's incredible. In fact, she went at Notre-Dame just to see me, twice a day.

She works at Legardeur and St-Eustache. And she lives in Terrebonne, I

think.

She had only one patient at Notre-Dame, and it was me. She came every

morning, and every evening, and on Saturday, she even spent (what must

have seemed like) an hour with me and my friend. She explained, again,

what had been done, how it was going to affect me (as the morphine was

slowly being flushed out of my system, she needed to explain things

again 'coz it was like I was waking up from a 3 days long nightmare).

Anyway, thanks for telling me that, it's reassuring to know I wasn't

the only treated that way ;-)

Ray

[Guest guest]

No, you're definitely not the only one Dr. Garfield isn't overly

caring towards.

A nurse told me on the night before I was to leave the hospital that

Dr. Morin would see me in the morning before I left. Well, the next

morning - after some x-rays- they gave me back my medical card and

told me I could leave. I told them I was informed that I'd see Dr.

Morin before leaving - and that he had a prescription for me and so

on. The nurse on duty told me he wasn't going to come - he never

comes to see his patients while they are in the hospital. Well, I was

a little pissed off, but I was glad to be getting out of the hospital

so I called my friend to come and get me and started getting ready to

leave. Just after I had gotten dressed - in walks Dr. Morin. I was

surprised to see him and told him that the nurse said he wasn't

coming. Well, it turns out the nurse assumed I was one of Dr.

Garfield's patients. Apparently Dr. Garfield is the one who never

comes to see his patients. I didn't think much of it again until I

went for coffee with Marlaine in April and she mentionned having met

Dr. Morin. I asked her when she met him and she told me he came to

see her in the hospital. At least Dr. Morin watches out for Dr.

Garfield's patients. I actually asked my ortho if he knew Dr.

Garfield once I met you and Marlaine here last year and he said yes

and informed me that they worked together and when I asked why he

didn't refer me to him - he just said Dr. Morin was better. I guess

he's better in a lot of ways.

I'm glad Dre. Faucher is so great to you.

And that all your patience paid off.

> >

> > Well, Dr. Garfield didn't love Marlaine enough to go see her

after

> > surgery. She saw Dr. Morin before leaving the hospital instead.

And

> > apparently he's cuter so she didn't care

> >

> >

>

> WHAT ?!?! He's a total j.... ok, 'nuff said already.

>

> You've no idea how glad I am to have found Dr Faucher! She's so

caring,

> it's incredible. In fact, she went at Notre-Dame just to see me,

twice a day.

> She works at Legardeur and St-Eustache. And she lives in

Terrebonne, I

> think.

>

> She had only one patient at Notre-Dame, and it was me. She came

every

> morning, and every evening, and on Saturday, she even spent (what

must

> have seemed like) an hour with me and my friend. She explained,

again,

> what had been done, how it was going to affect me (as the morphine

was

> slowly being flushed out of my system, she needed to explain things

> again 'coz it was like I was waking up from a 3 days long

nightmare).

>

> Anyway, thanks for telling me that, it's reassuring to know I wasn't

> the only treated that way ;-)

>

> Ray

[Guest guest]

>

> No, you're definitely not the only one Dr. Garfield isn't overly

> caring towards.

>

> A nurse told me on the night before I was to leave the hospital that

> Dr. Morin would see me in the morning before I left. Well, the next

> morning - after some x-rays- they gave me back my medical card and

> told me I could leave. I told them I was informed that I'd see Dr.

> Morin before leaving - and that he had a prescription for me and so

> on. The nurse on duty told me he wasn't going to come - he never

> comes to see his patients while they are in the hospital. Well, I was

> a little pissed off, but I was glad to be getting out of the hospital

> so I called my friend to come and get me and started getting ready to

> leave. Just after I had gotten dressed - in walks Dr. Morin. I was

> surprised to see him and told him that the nurse said he wasn't

> coming. Well, it turns out the nurse assumed I was one of Dr.

> Garfield's patients. Apparently Dr. Garfield is the one who never

> comes to see his patients. I didn't think much of it again until I

> went for coffee with Marlaine in April and she mentionned having met

> Dr. Morin. I asked her when she met him and she told me he came to

> see her in the hospital. At least Dr. Morin watches out for Dr.

> Garfield's patients. I actually asked my ortho if he knew Dr.

> Garfield once I met you and Marlaine here last year and he said yes

> and informed me that they worked together and when I asked why he

> didn't refer me to him - he just said Dr. Morin was better. I guess

> he's better in a lot of ways.

>

> I'm glad Dre. Faucher is so great to you.

> And that all your patience paid off.

>

>

>

That was about my first impression of him : he didn't care much

for his patient. Further, amongst the first things he mentionned

was the cost of the surgery. I remember the first time I saw him,

I had a distinctive impression I was bothering him with my

questions. Perhaps I asked too many questions, but hey! I was

about to give this man control over my face. Granted, I'm not

an Hollywood star, but I'd like to at least look myself after the

surgery.

On the other hand, Dr Faucher talked to me about every little thing,

and then, before I steped out of her office, she added : " Oops.. I

think I forgot to tell you, the cost is... " That shows one's priorities

Ray