Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Dear Group, Thank you for the honesty and support this groups generates. I am Connie, scheduled for upper jaw, palatal expansion and lower jaw surgery Oct 26 at Kaiser Oakland facility. I have several chronic autoimmune illnesses that will probably complicate this already complex surgery. I have done my research and have my meds in liquid form that I require daily and a pill crusher for any others that I need to ingest. Does anyone have Lupus or Fibromyalgia? I also suffer from Sjorgrens Syndrome -- dry mouth predominantly. My question is did your chronic illness escalate prior to your surgery. Autumn has always been the roughest season for me -- and it seems like each day is one more mini emergency with my body. Anxiety. Yes. Insomina. Yes. TMJ returning with a vengeance. Yes. But I know from having prior surgeries, my main fear is not being able to breathe. I had Thoracic Outlet Surgery 20 years ago and awoke with a chest tube in and feeling like I was suffocating... and it is my worst fear and nightmare. I do have myo-fascial release therapy at least once a week and have felt it does more for my general health and well-being than any thing else I've tried. I've been 3 years on this path and I know this journey is almost finished. Thank you for listening and I wish everyone the best with their surgeries and recoveries. Regards, Connie J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Dear Group, Thank you for the honesty and support this groups generates. I am Connie, scheduled for upper jaw, palatal expansion and lower jaw surgery Oct 26 at Kaiser Oakland facility. I have several chronic autoimmune illnesses that will probably complicate this already complex surgery. I have done my research and have my meds in liquid form that I require daily and a pill crusher for any others that I need to ingest. Does anyone have Lupus or Fibromyalgia? I also suffer from Sjorgrens Syndrome -- dry mouth predominantly. My question is did your chronic illness escalate prior to your surgery. Autumn has always been the roughest season for me -- and it seems like each day is one more mini emergency with my body. Anxiety. Yes. Insomina. Yes. TMJ returning with a vengeance. Yes. But I know from having prior surgeries, my main fear is not being able to breathe. I had Thoracic Outlet Surgery 20 years ago and awoke with a chest tube in and feeling like I was suffocating... and it is my worst fear and nightmare. I do have myo-fascial release therapy at least once a week and have felt it does more for my general health and well-being than any thing else I've tried. I've been 3 years on this path and I know this journey is almost finished. Thank you for listening and I wish everyone the best with their surgeries and recoveries. Regards, Connie J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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