Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I got my lower jaw pushed back about 9-10mm. My nose was really stuffy and with the tube down my throat that also didn't help with the breathing but I had the oxygen mast which cleared my right nostril, that was that didn't have the tube. They took out the tube the next morning so I was pretty awake. They didn't want me to vomit from any blood that might have dripped down to my stomach so they kept it in there. When they took it out it wasn't painful but it was a very uncomfortable feeling, I bled after they took it out so the surgeon tipped my head back and held my nose closed. I felt a lot better after they took tube. Jo In a message dated 1/8/2005 11:04:22 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, soriyacher@... writes: Hi there. So what did you have done? How come you couldn't breathe right with the nasogastric tube? How was it getting that out or were you pretty sedated at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Hi there. So what did you have done? How come you couldn't breathe right with the nasogastric tube? How was it getting that out or were you pretty sedated at the time. > Hey guys > > I just got discharged from the hospital today. I had my surgery on Wednesday > and it took a lot longer than they thought. They predicted 2-3 hours and it > actually came out to 6 hours. After I woke up they had me on an IV, a folly > catheter, and a nasal gastric tube. The tube was the worst of all because I > couldn't breath right. They put on an oxygen mask to clear my nose and that > helped a lot. > > On Thursday they said if I drank a lot of water they would take out the iv. > They took out the NG tube and the catheter. I felt a lot better and I even > walked to the bathroom after they took out my IV. They gave me prednisone for > inflammation and morphine for the pain, so the pain wasn't too bad. > > Right now I'm on vicodin for the pain, it's liquid since I'm wired shut. > Being wired shut is really weird and now the 6-8 weeks sound really long. I > might still be wired when my birthday comes March 3rd! Hopefully not. > > Do you guy have any recommendations for liquid recipes and other things for > being wired shut? > > Jo > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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