a few more post-op questions...

[Guest guest]

well i'm feeling a little better today. i'm able to actually eat and

not feel sick. i still can't take those pain meds though...ugh. i

even tried mixing them with grape juice (pharmacist said grape juice

will mask anything) but it still tastes gross. so i guess i'm doin

pretty good if i haven't taken any pain meds since the hospital. i'm

still in pain...don't get me wrong...but i guess it's bearable pain.

as for the antibiotics...i still can't get those down...they're just

awful. i'm going in to my OS on tuesday and getting my elastics

loosened...so i'm gonna see about getting some meds in pill form! i

had my surgery last wednesday...and i'm wondering when i will get

this annoying splint removed!?! i mean with the splint in...i can't

get any kind of fluids in unless i take the straw of the zip-n-

squeeze, shove it all the way to the back of my mouth...and put it in

that way! so since i'm getting my elastics loosened on tuesday...i'm

wondering if they will take the splint out then as well?? my tongue

is raw from rubbing up against it! and i can't get like that area of

my mouth cleaned either...yuck! i'm such a clean freak when it comes

to my mouth...and this is drivin me up the wall! i'm using a syringe

to clean my mouth out...and i've noticed these little grayish brown

pieces that always come out when i rinse out my mouth. i'm guessin

they're little pieces of skin...but they can't be food because i've

only eatin things like carnation instant breakfast, gatorade,

juice...stuff like that. well this post is gettin pretty long...so

i'll go ahead and wrap it up.

Tom

[Guest guest]

well i'm feeling a little better today. i'm able to actually eat and

not feel sick. i still can't take those pain meds though...ugh. i

even tried mixing them with grape juice (pharmacist said grape juice

will mask anything) but it still tastes gross. so i guess i'm doin

pretty good if i haven't taken any pain meds since the hospital. i'm

still in pain...don't get me wrong...but i guess it's bearable pain.

as for the antibiotics...i still can't get those down...they're just

awful. i'm going in to my OS on tuesday and getting my elastics

loosened...so i'm gonna see about getting some meds in pill form! i

had my surgery last wednesday...and i'm wondering when i will get

this annoying splint removed!?! i mean with the splint in...i can't

get any kind of fluids in unless i take the straw of the zip-n-

squeeze, shove it all the way to the back of my mouth...and put it in

that way! so since i'm getting my elastics loosened on tuesday...i'm

wondering if they will take the splint out then as well?? my tongue

is raw from rubbing up against it! and i can't get like that area of

my mouth cleaned either...yuck! i'm such a clean freak when it comes

to my mouth...and this is drivin me up the wall! i'm using a syringe

to clean my mouth out...and i've noticed these little grayish brown

pieces that always come out when i rinse out my mouth. i'm guessin

they're little pieces of skin...but they can't be food because i've

only eatin things like carnation instant breakfast, gatorade,

juice...stuff like that. well this post is gettin pretty long...so

i'll go ahead and wrap it up.

Tom

[Guest guest]

Hey, Tom--

Hang in there! I totally understand the cleaning frustration...I'm only banded,

and I

have a hard time brushing the inside of my mouth because I can only open fit one

finger in between my teeth. The back of my bottom front teeth feel grody. (A

child-

size brush helps, but you can only angle it so much.) Have you rinsed with warm

salt

water? That will help in healing and will help keep everything clean(er) until

you can

brush.

Can you get pills into your mouth? Try 3-4 Advil for pain every 4-6 hours (this

is the

dosage the doctor recommended to me if I didn't want to take the Vicodin he

prescribed). They're relatively small pills and will help with any swelling you

have,

too.

I also recommend Boost for a quick protein drink, especially if you're going

somewhere. I've only had the vanilla, but it's pretty good.

Stay strong and don't let it get the best of you!!! You WILL get better!!

Carleen

> well i'm feeling a little better today. i'm able to actually eat and

> not feel sick. i still can't take those pain meds though...ugh. i

> even tried mixing them with grape juice (pharmacist said grape juice

> will mask anything) but it still tastes gross. so i guess i'm doin

> pretty good if i haven't taken any pain meds since the hospital. i'm

> still in pain...don't get me wrong...but i guess it's bearable pain.

> as for the antibiotics...i still can't get those down...they're just

> awful. i'm going in to my OS on tuesday and getting my elastics

> loosened...so i'm gonna see about getting some meds in pill form! i

> had my surgery last wednesday...and i'm wondering when i will get

> this annoying splint removed!?! i mean with the splint in...i can't

> get any kind of fluids in unless i take the straw of the zip-n-

> squeeze, shove it all the way to the back of my mouth...and put it in

> that way! so since i'm getting my elastics loosened on tuesday...i'm

> wondering if they will take the splint out then as well?? my tongue

> is raw from rubbing up against it! and i can't get like that area of

> my mouth cleaned either...yuck! i'm such a clean freak when it comes

> to my mouth...and this is drivin me up the wall! i'm using a syringe

> to clean my mouth out...and i've noticed these little grayish brown

> pieces that always come out when i rinse out my mouth. i'm guessin

> they're little pieces of skin...but they can't be food because i've

> only eatin things like carnation instant breakfast, gatorade,

> juice...stuff like that. well this post is gettin pretty long...so

> i'll go ahead and wrap it up.

>

> Tom

[Guest guest]

Hey, Tom--

Hang in there! I totally understand the cleaning frustration...I'm only banded,

and I

have a hard time brushing the inside of my mouth because I can only open fit one

finger in between my teeth. The back of my bottom front teeth feel grody. (A

child-

size brush helps, but you can only angle it so much.) Have you rinsed with warm

salt

water? That will help in healing and will help keep everything clean(er) until

you can

brush.

Can you get pills into your mouth? Try 3-4 Advil for pain every 4-6 hours (this

is the

dosage the doctor recommended to me if I didn't want to take the Vicodin he

prescribed). They're relatively small pills and will help with any swelling you

have,

too.

I also recommend Boost for a quick protein drink, especially if you're going

somewhere. I've only had the vanilla, but it's pretty good.

Stay strong and don't let it get the best of you!!! You WILL get better!!

Carleen

> well i'm feeling a little better today. i'm able to actually eat and

> not feel sick. i still can't take those pain meds though...ugh. i

> even tried mixing them with grape juice (pharmacist said grape juice

> will mask anything) but it still tastes gross. so i guess i'm doin

> pretty good if i haven't taken any pain meds since the hospital. i'm

> still in pain...don't get me wrong...but i guess it's bearable pain.

> as for the antibiotics...i still can't get those down...they're just

> awful. i'm going in to my OS on tuesday and getting my elastics

> loosened...so i'm gonna see about getting some meds in pill form! i

> had my surgery last wednesday...and i'm wondering when i will get

> this annoying splint removed!?! i mean with the splint in...i can't

> get any kind of fluids in unless i take the straw of the zip-n-

> squeeze, shove it all the way to the back of my mouth...and put it in

> that way! so since i'm getting my elastics loosened on tuesday...i'm

> wondering if they will take the splint out then as well?? my tongue

> is raw from rubbing up against it! and i can't get like that area of

> my mouth cleaned either...yuck! i'm such a clean freak when it comes

> to my mouth...and this is drivin me up the wall! i'm using a syringe

> to clean my mouth out...and i've noticed these little grayish brown

> pieces that always come out when i rinse out my mouth. i'm guessin

> they're little pieces of skin...but they can't be food because i've

> only eatin things like carnation instant breakfast, gatorade,

> juice...stuff like that. well this post is gettin pretty long...so

> i'll go ahead and wrap it up.

>

> Tom