Not doing so well...should I be worried?

[Guest guest]

I just had Upper Jaw surgery on June 28. Though the bruises are

almost gone, and the swelling has gone down significantly, I feel

like hell. My nose is all crooked (may have to get another surgery

to fix that now) and I can't breath out of it, my ears are plugged,

I either can't sleep or I fall asleep while talking to people (so I

can't go back to work), feel like I'm going crazy as I have had

harsh mood swings, have no motivation to do anything, getting really

depressed...Is this all normal and will pass with time, or do you

think there is need for some concern. Hope things are going much

better for everyone else...

[Guest guest]

Robyn,

Everyone heals differently, and upper surgery is more involved than

lower. There is a direct correlation between the length of time

under anesthesia and the amount of time to reach recovery. I suspect

you were under for significantly longer than I was, and perhaps you

stayed on (or are still on) pain medication.

My recommendation, get out of house and get some sort of activity

in. You're body may still have residual effect from the general

running through your veins, or you may be still having side effects

from the pain meds. Either way, the more activity you get, the

faster that stuff will purge from your system. Also, the activity

will help in general with the depression.

It wouldn't hurt to call your surgeon and have a discussion about

your stage of recovery. They might be able to prescribe something

short term to help with the depression and get you back to work

sooner.

Good luck! Keep us posted as to how you're feeling.

Dammit

> I just had Upper Jaw surgery on June 28. Though the bruises are

> almost gone, and the swelling has gone down significantly, I feel

> like hell. My nose is all crooked (may have to get another surgery

> to fix that now) and I can't breath out of it, my ears are plugged,

> I either can't sleep or I fall asleep while talking to people (so I

> can't go back to work), feel like I'm going crazy as I have had

> harsh mood swings, have no motivation to do anything, getting

really

> depressed...Is this all normal and will pass with time, or do you

> think there is need for some concern. Hope things are going much

> better for everyone else...