Re: Directed to Cammie specifically

[Guest guest]

Cammie,

yes, clearly I am afraid of being wired.... Since I have personally witnessed a

death from asphyxiate. I am a nursing student and I see a lot! Maybe more than I

should have prior to my surgery.. I know how quick you can choke and DIE.

In addition, I personally do not have parents or siblings to come and watch

over me.. So, my fears are very personal .... as I will be mostly alone other

than my friends stopping in.

And, this is not a car accident... " it's an elected procedure "

So, preparing is something I have to do.,..

Sincerely

Sadie

ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote:

Sadie, honey -- clearly you are very frightened about being wired

shut. I would be, too. But if it happened in a car accident, I

wouldn't have a chance to dread it.

I don't think anybody would choose to be wired -- unless it would

give better healing than NOT being wired.

If it comes to that, lots of other folks have done it, and you can,

too. Not that any of it will be pleasant, but many people have dealt

with and survived unpleasant times before, and you can, too. You can

make it worse, if it happens, with your fears. And you may wake up

and find that it did not happen.

You will have lots of help if you have to do this -- and six or

eight weeks is not an awfully long time, no matter how long it may

seem at the time. But try not to be soooo frightened about something

you don't even know will happen. Not saying don't be prepared --

being prepared may help you get through it, if push comes to shove.

But don't worry about it soooo much until you know you will have

that to worry about!

Best,

Cammie

> Thanks

>

> Are u in pain? I heard the bands and wires really cause much more

pain...

>

> Sadie

[Guest guest]

Cammie,

yes, clearly I am afraid of being wired.... Since I have personally witnessed a

death from asphyxiate. I am a nursing student and I see a lot! Maybe more than I

should have prior to my surgery.. I know how quick you can choke and DIE.

In addition, I personally do not have parents or siblings to come and watch

over me.. So, my fears are very personal .... as I will be mostly alone other

than my friends stopping in.

And, this is not a car accident... " it's an elected procedure "

So, preparing is something I have to do.,..

Sincerely

Sadie

ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote:

Sadie, honey -- clearly you are very frightened about being wired

shut. I would be, too. But if it happened in a car accident, I

wouldn't have a chance to dread it.

I don't think anybody would choose to be wired -- unless it would

give better healing than NOT being wired.

If it comes to that, lots of other folks have done it, and you can,

too. Not that any of it will be pleasant, but many people have dealt

with and survived unpleasant times before, and you can, too. You can

make it worse, if it happens, with your fears. And you may wake up

and find that it did not happen.

You will have lots of help if you have to do this -- and six or

eight weeks is not an awfully long time, no matter how long it may

seem at the time. But try not to be soooo frightened about something

you don't even know will happen. Not saying don't be prepared --

being prepared may help you get through it, if push comes to shove.

But don't worry about it soooo much until you know you will have

that to worry about!

Best,

Cammie

> Thanks

>

> Are u in pain? I heard the bands and wires really cause much more

pain...

>

> Sadie

[Guest guest]

Not meaning to push the point -- but was the person you saw

asphyxiate wired shut? Was that person a jaw surgery patient? If so,

that's the first case of such I have heard of, save one in which

there was a terrible anesthesiology mistake. And that one had nothing

to do with wiring.

As you are a nursing student, are there any of your fellow students

who might be persuaded (or paid ;~>) to help care for you immediately

post-op? You'd know they'd be prepared for whatever, because you'd

have been the one preparing them!

Yes, it is an elective procedure, and you choose to have it done. And

of course you want to be prepared.

Only caution I'm offering is that you can create a great big glob of

anxiety (highly technical term there: glob) that can complicate

things, rather than helping.

And neither of us wants that to happen, honestly. For YOUR sake.

C.

>

> Sadie, honey -- clearly you are very frightened about being wired

> shut. I would be, too. But if it happened in a car accident, I

> wouldn't have a chance to dread it.

>

> I don't think anybody would choose to be wired -- unless it would

> give better healing than NOT being wired.

>

> If it comes to that, lots of other folks have done it, and you

can,

> too. Not that any of it will be pleasant, but many people have

dealt

> with and survived unpleasant times before, and you can, too. You

can

> make it worse, if it happens, with your fears. And you may wake up

> and find that it did not happen.

>

> You will have lots of help if you have to do this -- and six or

> eight weeks is not an awfully long time, no matter how long it may

> seem at the time. But try not to be soooo frightened about

something

> you don't even know will happen. Not saying don't be prepared --

> being prepared may help you get through it, if push comes to shove.

> But don't worry about it soooo much until you know you will have

> that to worry about!

>

> Best,

>

> Cammie

[Guest guest]

Not meaning to push the point -- but was the person you saw

asphyxiate wired shut? Was that person a jaw surgery patient? If so,

that's the first case of such I have heard of, save one in which

there was a terrible anesthesiology mistake. And that one had nothing

to do with wiring.

As you are a nursing student, are there any of your fellow students

who might be persuaded (or paid ;~>) to help care for you immediately

post-op? You'd know they'd be prepared for whatever, because you'd

have been the one preparing them!

Yes, it is an elective procedure, and you choose to have it done. And

of course you want to be prepared.

Only caution I'm offering is that you can create a great big glob of

anxiety (highly technical term there: glob) that can complicate

things, rather than helping.

And neither of us wants that to happen, honestly. For YOUR sake.

C.

>

> Sadie, honey -- clearly you are very frightened about being wired

> shut. I would be, too. But if it happened in a car accident, I

> wouldn't have a chance to dread it.

>

> I don't think anybody would choose to be wired -- unless it would

> give better healing than NOT being wired.

>

> If it comes to that, lots of other folks have done it, and you

can,

> too. Not that any of it will be pleasant, but many people have

dealt

> with and survived unpleasant times before, and you can, too. You

can

> make it worse, if it happens, with your fears. And you may wake up

> and find that it did not happen.

>

> You will have lots of help if you have to do this -- and six or

> eight weeks is not an awfully long time, no matter how long it may

> seem at the time. But try not to be soooo frightened about

something

> you don't even know will happen. Not saying don't be prepared --

> being prepared may help you get through it, if push comes to shove.

> But don't worry about it soooo much until you know you will have

> that to worry about!

>

> Best,

>

> Cammie