Re: RE: my son having double jaw surgery

[Guest guest]

I recommend spending the night in his room at the hospital.. since he

cannot speak and he may require help. My child had the beepers going

off on her iv etc and was so out of it she didn't hear it and couldn't

press the button for the nurses, plus you might be on a floor where the

nurses are not familiar with his condition, we were bec the surgicqal

floor was filled. I was glad I stayed (2 nites), we had first year

resdients coming in and making rounds in the middle of the night, I

wouldn't let them in the room etc. no I didn't get much sleep but when

she got home she slept a lot so I slept when she did.

A smoothie machine is a waste if you have a blender

RE: my son having double jaw

surgery

Oh you are a wonderful group of people! I was not even through the

first reply when I suddenly found myself reading through tears, I

still am. I feel so much better after hearing from you all and you

know who you are. I am wondering why the doctors did not give me

more advice, maybe the are leaving it up to the nurses. Thanks to

you all, I will be much more prepared to deal with this and be the

best assistant I possibly can for Myles. He is 17 and a junior in

high school, he does not want to miss much school so has decided

that if he has to do this, now is the time. I hope he does not have

negative feelings about Christmas for the rest of his life. It

sounds as though almost everyone is thankful that they had the

surgery and that is hopeful for me, maybe he will look back on it as

a positive turning point in his life. What is best, a smoothie

machine or a blender? I am planning to buy a smoothie machine, but

have a blender on hand (for my pina colada's, hee hee). We have a

fantastic natural foods store here in Virginia Beach that I plan to

visit for protein shake powder and soups. I make a mean chicken soup

that I think will taste just fine after being strained. He will not

have his jaw wired shut, but will have plastic splints with

additional support from rubber bands on his brackets. These are to

be in place for six weeks. I am a wildlife rehabber (currently on

leave) and am quite good with a syringe an/or eyedropper with a

multitude of patience as well. I am also wondering about something

else. I have asked and have been told that I am allowed to spend the

night in his room the first night after surgery;however, it is not

recommended because I will need all the sleep I can get before he

gets home. He will spend at least two days in the hospital, in fact

the doctor said he may be able to come home the day after surgery. I

can't thank you all enough for your support - I feel 100% better

than I did yesterday. The fact that there are so many of you that

have done it, survived it and are happy you did it means so much.

He has been getting procrit injections for two weeks and gets his

last one tomorrow. This is to make his body produce more red blood

cells as there is alot of blood loss during this surgery.

I am off to buy supplies! Thank goodness we already have a lazy boy

recliner! Keep on writing, I will be checking back with my new

family, the orthognaticsurgery family on a daily basis. All the tips

were useful, ALL of them.

Love,

Ann

[Guest guest]

I recommend spending the night in his room at the hospital.. since he

cannot speak and he may require help. My child had the beepers going

off on her iv etc and was so out of it she didn't hear it and couldn't

press the button for the nurses, plus you might be on a floor where the

nurses are not familiar with his condition, we were bec the surgicqal

floor was filled. I was glad I stayed (2 nites), we had first year

resdients coming in and making rounds in the middle of the night, I

wouldn't let them in the room etc. no I didn't get much sleep but when

she got home she slept a lot so I slept when she did.

A smoothie machine is a waste if you have a blender

RE: my son having double jaw

surgery

Oh you are a wonderful group of people! I was not even through the

first reply when I suddenly found myself reading through tears, I

still am. I feel so much better after hearing from you all and you

know who you are. I am wondering why the doctors did not give me

more advice, maybe the are leaving it up to the nurses. Thanks to

you all, I will be much more prepared to deal with this and be the

best assistant I possibly can for Myles. He is 17 and a junior in

high school, he does not want to miss much school so has decided

that if he has to do this, now is the time. I hope he does not have

negative feelings about Christmas for the rest of his life. It

sounds as though almost everyone is thankful that they had the

surgery and that is hopeful for me, maybe he will look back on it as

a positive turning point in his life. What is best, a smoothie

machine or a blender? I am planning to buy a smoothie machine, but

have a blender on hand (for my pina colada's, hee hee). We have a

fantastic natural foods store here in Virginia Beach that I plan to

visit for protein shake powder and soups. I make a mean chicken soup

that I think will taste just fine after being strained. He will not

have his jaw wired shut, but will have plastic splints with

additional support from rubber bands on his brackets. These are to

be in place for six weeks. I am a wildlife rehabber (currently on

leave) and am quite good with a syringe an/or eyedropper with a

multitude of patience as well. I am also wondering about something

else. I have asked and have been told that I am allowed to spend the

night in his room the first night after surgery;however, it is not

recommended because I will need all the sleep I can get before he

gets home. He will spend at least two days in the hospital, in fact

the doctor said he may be able to come home the day after surgery. I

can't thank you all enough for your support - I feel 100% better

than I did yesterday. The fact that there are so many of you that

have done it, survived it and are happy you did it means so much.

He has been getting procrit injections for two weeks and gets his

last one tomorrow. This is to make his body produce more red blood

cells as there is alot of blood loss during this surgery.

I am off to buy supplies! Thank goodness we already have a lazy boy

recliner! Keep on writing, I will be checking back with my new

family, the orthognaticsurgery family on a daily basis. All the tips

were useful, ALL of them.

Love,

Ann

[Guest guest]

I agree with wendy. I was on a ward like her child where the norm was

GI surgery and the nurses were not tuned up. I was in a shared room

with a guy who had the TV on 24/7 and my helper used to turn it off

when he fell asleep. The IV often beeps if you turn or squash it and

you can't press the beepers yourself.

D

> I recommend spending the night in his room at the hospital.. since

he

> cannot speak and he may require help. My child had the beepers

going

> off on her iv etc and was so out of it she didn't hear it and

couldn't

> press the button for the nurses, plus you might be on a floor where

the

> nurses are not familiar with his condition, we were bec the

surgicqal

> floor was filled. I was glad I stayed (2 nites), we had first year

> resdients coming in and making rounds in the middle of the night, I

> wouldn't let them in the room etc. no I didn't get much sleep but

when

> she got home she slept a lot so I slept when she did.

>

> A smoothie machine is a waste if you have a blender

>

> RE: my son having double

jaw

> surgery

>

>

>

> Oh you are a wonderful group of people! I was not even through the

> first reply when I suddenly found myself reading through tears, I

> still am. I feel so much better after hearing from you all and you

> know who you are. I am wondering why the doctors did not give me

> more advice, maybe the are leaving it up to the nurses. Thanks to

> you all, I will be much more prepared to deal with this and be the

> best assistant I possibly can for Myles. He is 17 and a junior in

> high school, he does not want to miss much school so has decided

> that if he has to do this, now is the time. I hope he does not have

> negative feelings about Christmas for the rest of his life. It

> sounds as though almost everyone is thankful that they had the

> surgery and that is hopeful for me, maybe he will look back on it

as

> a positive turning point in his life. What is best, a smoothie

> machine or a blender? I am planning to buy a smoothie machine, but

> have a blender on hand (for my pina colada's, hee hee). We have a

> fantastic natural foods store here in Virginia Beach that I plan to

> visit for protein shake powder and soups. I make a mean chicken

soup

> that I think will taste just fine after being strained. He will not

> have his jaw wired shut, but will have plastic splints with

> additional support from rubber bands on his brackets. These are to

> be in place for six weeks. I am a wildlife rehabber (currently on

> leave) and am quite good with a syringe an/or eyedropper with a

> multitude of patience as well. I am also wondering about something

> else. I have asked and have been told that I am allowed to spend

the

> night in his room the first night after surgery;however, it is not

> recommended because I will need all the sleep I can get before he

> gets home. He will spend at least two days in the hospital, in fact

> the doctor said he may be able to come home the day after surgery.

I

> can't thank you all enough for your support - I feel 100% better

> than I did yesterday. The fact that there are so many of you that

> have done it, survived it and are happy you did it means so much.

> He has been getting procrit injections for two weeks and gets his

> last one tomorrow. This is to make his body produce more red blood

> cells as there is alot of blood loss during this surgery.

> I am off to buy supplies! Thank goodness we already have a lazy boy

> recliner! Keep on writing, I will be checking back with my new

> family, the orthognaticsurgery family on a daily basis. All the

tips

> were useful, ALL of them.

> Love,

> Ann

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with wendy. I was on a ward like her child where the norm was

GI surgery and the nurses were not tuned up. I was in a shared room

with a guy who had the TV on 24/7 and my helper used to turn it off

when he fell asleep. The IV often beeps if you turn or squash it and

you can't press the beepers yourself.

D

> I recommend spending the night in his room at the hospital.. since

he

> cannot speak and he may require help. My child had the beepers

going

> off on her iv etc and was so out of it she didn't hear it and

couldn't

> press the button for the nurses, plus you might be on a floor where

the

> nurses are not familiar with his condition, we were bec the

surgicqal

> floor was filled. I was glad I stayed (2 nites), we had first year

> resdients coming in and making rounds in the middle of the night, I

> wouldn't let them in the room etc. no I didn't get much sleep but

when

> she got home she slept a lot so I slept when she did.

>

> A smoothie machine is a waste if you have a blender

>

> RE: my son having double

jaw

> surgery

>

>

>

> Oh you are a wonderful group of people! I was not even through the

> first reply when I suddenly found myself reading through tears, I

> still am. I feel so much better after hearing from you all and you

> know who you are. I am wondering why the doctors did not give me

> more advice, maybe the are leaving it up to the nurses. Thanks to

> you all, I will be much more prepared to deal with this and be the

> best assistant I possibly can for Myles. He is 17 and a junior in

> high school, he does not want to miss much school so has decided

> that if he has to do this, now is the time. I hope he does not have

> negative feelings about Christmas for the rest of his life. It

> sounds as though almost everyone is thankful that they had the

> surgery and that is hopeful for me, maybe he will look back on it

as

> a positive turning point in his life. What is best, a smoothie

> machine or a blender? I am planning to buy a smoothie machine, but

> have a blender on hand (for my pina colada's, hee hee). We have a

> fantastic natural foods store here in Virginia Beach that I plan to

> visit for protein shake powder and soups. I make a mean chicken

soup

> that I think will taste just fine after being strained. He will not

> have his jaw wired shut, but will have plastic splints with

> additional support from rubber bands on his brackets. These are to

> be in place for six weeks. I am a wildlife rehabber (currently on

> leave) and am quite good with a syringe an/or eyedropper with a

> multitude of patience as well. I am also wondering about something

> else. I have asked and have been told that I am allowed to spend

the

> night in his room the first night after surgery;however, it is not

> recommended because I will need all the sleep I can get before he

> gets home. He will spend at least two days in the hospital, in fact

> the doctor said he may be able to come home the day after surgery.

I

> can't thank you all enough for your support - I feel 100% better

> than I did yesterday. The fact that there are so many of you that

> have done it, survived it and are happy you did it means so much.

> He has been getting procrit injections for two weeks and gets his

> last one tomorrow. This is to make his body produce more red blood

> cells as there is alot of blood loss during this surgery.

> I am off to buy supplies! Thank goodness we already have a lazy boy

> recliner! Keep on writing, I will be checking back with my new

> family, the orthognaticsurgery family on a daily basis. All the

tips

> were useful, ALL of them.

> Love,

> Ann

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

OH yeah I would definately stay with him. Im 18 and when i had my

surgery my dad stayed and i dont know what I would of done if he

hadnt. And yeah he will be sleeping lots so you wont have to worry

about that.

> > I recommend spending the night in his room at the hospital..

since

> he

> > cannot speak and he may require help. My child had the beepers

> going

> > off on her iv etc and was so out of it she didn't hear it and

> couldn't

> > press the button for the nurses, plus you might be on a floor

where

> the

> > nurses are not familiar with his condition, we were bec the

> surgicqal

> > floor was filled. I was glad I stayed (2 nites), we had first

year

> > resdients coming in and making rounds in the middle of the night,

I

> > wouldn't let them in the room etc. no I didn't get much sleep

but

> when

> > she got home she slept a lot so I slept when she did.

> >

> > A smoothie machine is a waste if you have a blender

> >

> > RE: my son having double

> jaw

> > surgery

> >

> >

> >

> > Oh you are a wonderful group of people! I was not even through

the

> > first reply when I suddenly found myself reading through tears, I

> > still am. I feel so much better after hearing from you all and

you

> > know who you are. I am wondering why the doctors did not give me

> > more advice, maybe the are leaving it up to the nurses. Thanks to

> > you all, I will be much more prepared to deal with this and be

the

> > best assistant I possibly can for Myles. He is 17 and a junior in

> > high school, he does not want to miss much school so has decided

> > that if he has to do this, now is the time. I hope he does not

have

> > negative feelings about Christmas for the rest of his life. It

> > sounds as though almost everyone is thankful that they had the

> > surgery and that is hopeful for me, maybe he will look back on it

> as

> > a positive turning point in his life. What is best, a smoothie

> > machine or a blender? I am planning to buy a smoothie machine,

but

> > have a blender on hand (for my pina colada's, hee hee). We have a

> > fantastic natural foods store here in Virginia Beach that I plan

to

> > visit for protein shake powder and soups. I make a mean chicken

> soup

> > that I think will taste just fine after being strained. He will

not

> > have his jaw wired shut, but will have plastic splints with

> > additional support from rubber bands on his brackets. These are

to

> > be in place for six weeks. I am a wildlife rehabber (currently on

> > leave) and am quite good with a syringe an/or eyedropper with a

> > multitude of patience as well. I am also wondering about

something

> > else. I have asked and have been told that I am allowed to spend

> the

> > night in his room the first night after surgery;however, it is

not

> > recommended because I will need all the sleep I can get before he

> > gets home. He will spend at least two days in the hospital, in

fact

> > the doctor said he may be able to come home the day after

surgery.

> I

> > can't thank you all enough for your support - I feel 100% better

> > than I did yesterday. The fact that there are so many of you that

> > have done it, survived it and are happy you did it means so much.

> > He has been getting procrit injections for two weeks and gets his

> > last one tomorrow. This is to make his body produce more red

blood

> > cells as there is alot of blood loss during this surgery.

> > I am off to buy supplies! Thank goodness we already have a lazy

boy

> > recliner! Keep on writing, I will be checking back with my new

> > family, the orthognaticsurgery family on a daily basis. All the

> tips

> > were useful, ALL of them.

> > Love,

> > Ann

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

OH yeah I would definately stay with him. Im 18 and when i had my

surgery my dad stayed and i dont know what I would of done if he

hadnt. And yeah he will be sleeping lots so you wont have to worry

about that.

> > I recommend spending the night in his room at the hospital..

since

> he

> > cannot speak and he may require help. My child had the beepers

> going

> > off on her iv etc and was so out of it she didn't hear it and

> couldn't

> > press the button for the nurses, plus you might be on a floor

where

> the

> > nurses are not familiar with his condition, we were bec the

> surgicqal

> > floor was filled. I was glad I stayed (2 nites), we had first

year

> > resdients coming in and making rounds in the middle of the night,

I

> > wouldn't let them in the room etc. no I didn't get much sleep

but

> when

> > she got home she slept a lot so I slept when she did.

> >

> > A smoothie machine is a waste if you have a blender

> >

> > RE: my son having double

> jaw

> > surgery

> >

> >

> >

> > Oh you are a wonderful group of people! I was not even through

the

> > first reply when I suddenly found myself reading through tears, I

> > still am. I feel so much better after hearing from you all and

you

> > know who you are. I am wondering why the doctors did not give me

> > more advice, maybe the are leaving it up to the nurses. Thanks to

> > you all, I will be much more prepared to deal with this and be

the

> > best assistant I possibly can for Myles. He is 17 and a junior in

> > high school, he does not want to miss much school so has decided

> > that if he has to do this, now is the time. I hope he does not

have

> > negative feelings about Christmas for the rest of his life. It

> > sounds as though almost everyone is thankful that they had the

> > surgery and that is hopeful for me, maybe he will look back on it

> as

> > a positive turning point in his life. What is best, a smoothie

> > machine or a blender? I am planning to buy a smoothie machine,

but

> > have a blender on hand (for my pina colada's, hee hee). We have a

> > fantastic natural foods store here in Virginia Beach that I plan

to

> > visit for protein shake powder and soups. I make a mean chicken

> soup

> > that I think will taste just fine after being strained. He will

not

> > have his jaw wired shut, but will have plastic splints with

> > additional support from rubber bands on his brackets. These are

to

> > be in place for six weeks. I am a wildlife rehabber (currently on

> > leave) and am quite good with a syringe an/or eyedropper with a

> > multitude of patience as well. I am also wondering about

something

> > else. I have asked and have been told that I am allowed to spend

> the

> > night in his room the first night after surgery;however, it is

not

> > recommended because I will need all the sleep I can get before he

> > gets home. He will spend at least two days in the hospital, in

fact

> > the doctor said he may be able to come home the day after

surgery.

> I

> > can't thank you all enough for your support - I feel 100% better

> > than I did yesterday. The fact that there are so many of you that

> > have done it, survived it and are happy you did it means so much.

> > He has been getting procrit injections for two weeks and gets his

> > last one tomorrow. This is to make his body produce more red

blood

> > cells as there is alot of blood loss during this surgery.

> > I am off to buy supplies! Thank goodness we already have a lazy

boy

> > recliner! Keep on writing, I will be checking back with my new

> > family, the orthognaticsurgery family on a daily basis. All the

> tips

> > were useful, ALL of them.

> > Love,

> > Ann

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >