Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Unless that babysitter is a rare commodity, I'd be looking for someone else... Well, no. I'd keep her coming for as long as you need her, post-op. But if you're treating her decently, which I presume you are, and paying her the fee she's negotiatied, what the heck business is it of hers WHY you need her??? I would not presume to ask any one of my office bosses WHY they want me to do something -- whether it's scrubbing a johnny or finding out what the mean age level is hereabouts! I'd just get cracking and try to do it. Perhaps you want to paint pictures in the afternoon. Or practice your flute lessons. Or enjoy sunbathing in the back yard (although you wouldn't wanna do that here, just now.) Or just to have some time without the intrusion of your children, however much you adore them? None of her business. At least in my book. What Miz said is perzactly so. Most people have no clue about this stuff. I hope daily that such will become less the case as more and more people have these procedures... C. > > Thank goodness you have a surgeon who checks into reality from time > > to time! That's the most reasonable estimate I've heard. Mine > usually > > recommends 3 weeks for his double jaw surgery patients (I had > > upper/lower/genio), but was willing to sign me off for 6-8 > > weeks " since that's how long it takes for the bone to properly > heal " . > > Insurance approved 6 weeks, I took 5 weeks off (had to go back > > earlier as I'm a accounting manager and had some strict reporting > > deadlines to meet). After a week, I did some mega-overtime, and > found > > out exactly what stress can do to the body, not pleasant. Mouth > > swelled up from the inside, and I experienced trembling and > weakness, > > none of which is normal for me. I got done as quickly as I could > > (actually left some things undone, which is not my style) and > > retreated home for a few days to my couch. > > > > Take as much time as you can. Your body only gets one chance at > > proper healing, most people underestimate the recovery process. Not > > that I didn't have a rapid and easy early recovery, but you'll find > > out when you get there that you will lack energy for a lot of > > reasons: restricted diet, disturbed sleep patterns, anaesthesia > after- > > effects (my massage therapist says it can take months for this to > > completely clear one's system) etc. Food prep, " eating " and cleanup > > of your mouth can take a long time. > > > > The biggest problem is that you'll start to look fairly normal on > the > > outside, but there will still be a lot of internal healing going > on. > > Employers and co-workers won't see you in the same light as someone > > who broke their leg or was recovering after being in a car > accident. > > But for your body, it will be devoting major resources to healing > as > > if it had been subjected to a major trauma, even though you agreed > to > > it : ) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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