Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Today has been a little trying. I have a 2 1/2 year old little boy who is just a darling and the light of my life. However, he does have his moments of not listening to Mama. He spent half a day at daycare while I went to my first post-op ortho appointment, so after I picked him up, we had to stop at the grocery store for a few things...applesauce, bananas, Boost, etc. The problem I had is that I ended up having to pick him up--once to lift him into the cart for not staying with me in the store, once to get him out of the cart, and once when he sat down in the middle of the parking lot and refused to move. I tried to be very careful, but this kid weighs 32 pounds! I know from reading that I'm not supposed to lift heavy stuff, and I'm trying to keep it to the minimum, but sometimes I have to do it. To make matters worse, I had to stifle a yawn in the car, which I HATE more than anything, and now I feel a little soreness on the right side. I'm so paranoid about hurting my jaw and getting things out of whack. Of course, I get online to research it a bit...reading about how lower jaw advancement is more susceptible to relapse didnt' help. Another question...how far up are the screws? Are they up by the joint, or are they farther down my face? I wonder this because I worry that the soreness I'm feeling is a " slip " in the screw area or something. My brain tells me I'm being paranoid; my frazzled emotions say otherwise. So I'm asking for feedback/grounding here. I feel like I have to live my life in a bubble with this face of mine (how long does that feeling last?), and that's so hard with my husband working late for the FOURTH night in a row...I'm " on duty " too much and am not getting enough rest... My good attitude has gone out the window for a little bit here... Carleen P.S. I'm two weeks post-op tomorrow (Friday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Today has been a little trying. I have a 2 1/2 year old little boy who is just a darling and the light of my life. However, he does have his moments of not listening to Mama. He spent half a day at daycare while I went to my first post-op ortho appointment, so after I picked him up, we had to stop at the grocery store for a few things...applesauce, bananas, Boost, etc. The problem I had is that I ended up having to pick him up--once to lift him into the cart for not staying with me in the store, once to get him out of the cart, and once when he sat down in the middle of the parking lot and refused to move. I tried to be very careful, but this kid weighs 32 pounds! I know from reading that I'm not supposed to lift heavy stuff, and I'm trying to keep it to the minimum, but sometimes I have to do it. To make matters worse, I had to stifle a yawn in the car, which I HATE more than anything, and now I feel a little soreness on the right side. I'm so paranoid about hurting my jaw and getting things out of whack. Of course, I get online to research it a bit...reading about how lower jaw advancement is more susceptible to relapse didnt' help. Another question...how far up are the screws? Are they up by the joint, or are they farther down my face? I wonder this because I worry that the soreness I'm feeling is a " slip " in the screw area or something. My brain tells me I'm being paranoid; my frazzled emotions say otherwise. So I'm asking for feedback/grounding here. I feel like I have to live my life in a bubble with this face of mine (how long does that feeling last?), and that's so hard with my husband working late for the FOURTH night in a row...I'm " on duty " too much and am not getting enough rest... My good attitude has gone out the window for a little bit here... Carleen P.S. I'm two weeks post-op tomorrow (Friday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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