Re: Panic Attacks/ It's going to be ok

[Guest guest]

> Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my chest

> starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I think

> about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel like when

> s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle that

> panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't breathe or

> move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe I'm just

> being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what if I

> have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys have

> been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of information

> available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with the

> risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the thought

> won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer, or a

> decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> Thanks ... so much,

> Carol

CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth. So I

was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will you be

wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few mini

attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp my

foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a tantrum.

It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as you/me

have made it in our heads. (wink)

Michele

[Guest guest]

Carol, the clock will still click, the sun will still rise and set like it does

every day. No worries,you will be just fine. They are wiring your jaw shut not

your wind pipe. I had my surgery last Wedenesday and it really is not all that

bad. In fact it can be comical when you get to the point where you forget your

jaw is wired and you go to wet your lips and things like that and it's like " Oh

Yeah Dummy you can't do that " .

Good Luck

votel58 wrote:

> Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my chest

> starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I think

> about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel like when

> s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle that

> panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't breathe or

> move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe I'm just

> being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what if I

> have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys have

> been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of information

> available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with the

> risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the thought

> won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer, or a

> decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> Thanks ... so much,

> Carol

CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth. So I

was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will you be

wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few mini

attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp my

foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a tantrum.

It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as you/me

have made it in our heads. (wink)

Michele

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[Guest guest]

Michele,

I'm 100% sure that I'll be wired for 2 months. My Surgeon says if

all goes well he'll unwire me as much as two days early! What a

guy! If you can do it - being claustrophobia and a mouth breather -

then I think I can too. And I like your idea of just telling the

panic attack NO. I'm a Mom ... I know NO. I can do that.

Thanks so much,

Carol

PS ... By the way, what kind of surgery did you have last Tuesday?

> > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my

chest

> > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I

think

> > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel like

when

> > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle that

> > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't breathe

or

> > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe I'm

just

> > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what if

I

> > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys

have

> > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of information

> > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with

the

> > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the thought

> > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer, or

a

> > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > Thanks ... so much,

> > Carol

>

> CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth. So I

> was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will you

be

> wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few

mini

> attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp my

> foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

tantrum.

>

> It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as you/me

> have made it in our heads. (wink)

>

> Michele

[Guest guest]

,

A realisic approach. Thank you. You're quite right, of course.

And a bit of humor too?! Thanks ... I needed that. And it reminds

me to stock up on ChapStick!!!

Thanks again,

Carol

> > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my

chest

> > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I

think

> > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel like

when

> > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle that

> > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't breathe

or

> > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe I'm

just

> > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what if

I

> > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys

have

> > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of information

> > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with

the

> > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the thought

> > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer, or

a

> > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > Thanks ... so much,

> > Carol

>

> CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth. So I

> was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will you

be

> wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few

mini

> attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp my

> foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

tantrum.

>

> It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as you/me

> have made it in our heads. (wink)

>

> Michele

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Did you ask your doctor or admissions nurse for somthing once you get int he

hospital the day of the surgery? I know I did and they gave me valium once I

got there...little good it did because my surgery was early adn it didnt have

time to kick in..lol.. but they will give you somtign if you ask... I think..

they did for me. They just have to get the anethitist to order it (just a

couple pills I had)

Kev

miss_redagain2005 <no_reply > wrote:

,

A realisic approach. Thank you. You're quite right, of course.

And a bit of humor too?! Thanks ... I needed that. And it reminds

me to stock up on ChapStick!!!

Thanks again,

Carol

> > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my

chest

> > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I

think

> > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel like

when

> > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle that

> > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't breathe

or

> > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe I'm

just

> > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what if

I

> > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys

have

> > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of information

> > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with

the

> > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the thought

> > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer, or

a

> > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > Thanks ... so much,

> > Carol

>

> CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth. So I

> was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will you

be

> wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few

mini

> attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp my

> foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

tantrum.

>

> It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as you/me

> have made it in our heads. (wink)

>

> Michele

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Kev,

Thanks. My Surgeon and I have already spoken about it and he said he

would give me something when I arrived if I needed it. I'm arriving

at the hospital at 8:30 but I won't be going into the OR until about

11.

Thanks again,

Carol

> > > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> > > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my

> chest

> > > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I

> think

> > > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel like

> when

> > > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle that

> > > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't breathe

> or

> > > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe

I'm

> just

> > > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what

if

> I

> > > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys

> have

> > > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of

information

> > > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with

> the

> > > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the

thought

> > > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer,

or

> a

> > > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > > Thanks ... so much,

> > > Carol

> >

> > CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth. So

I

> > was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will

you

> be

> > wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few

> mini

> > attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp

my

> > foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

> tantrum.

> >

> > It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as you/me

> > have made it in our heads. (wink)

> >

> > Michele

> >

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> >

[Guest guest]

Carol

I found that Aquaphor worked really well on healing my lips after

the surgery. You can buy it at any corner drug store. It is made by

Eucerin. Your lips will be very sore and dry from being stretched so

wide. They heal pretty quick though.

> > > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> > > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my

> chest

> > > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I

> think

> > > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel

like

> when

> > > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle

that

> > > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't

breathe

> or

> > > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe

I'm

> just

> > > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what

if

> I

> > > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys

> have

> > > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of

information

> > > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with

> the

> > > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the

thought

> > > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer,

or

> a

> > > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > > Thanks ... so much,

> > > Carol

> >

> > CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth.

So I

> > was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will

you

> be

> > wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few

> mini

> > attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp

my

> > foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

> tantrum.

> >

> > It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as

you/me

> > have made it in our heads. (wink)

> >

> > Michele

> >

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> >

[Guest guest]

, you are absolutely right. And hey -- surgeons don't do this

stuff to kill off their patients!

You can all get through it, and the wiring isn't forever (sez she,

who didn't have to put up with it).

But now I like the idea of pitching a tantrum whenever I get

frustrated about something. You spose an almost-59-year-old can get

away with that? Or even try?

Best to all.

C.

> > Ok Group ... tomorrow is my surgery and I'm starting to, well,

> > to " freak out " just a bit. If I think about it too long, my

chest

> > starts to constrict and I feel like my insides are shaking. I

think

> > about being wired shut and what a claustrophobic must feel like

when

> > s/he is in a closet with the door shut. How do you handle that

> > panicked feeling? What if I all of a sudden just can't breathe

or

> > move or think or ...? Maybe I'm just being paranoid or maybe

I'm just

> > being silly. But the question occurred to me yesterday: what if

I

> > have some sort of panic attack when I'm wired shut? You guys

have

> > been so nice to me and you seem to have a plethora of

information

> > available among the masses. So, I pose this question ... with

the

> > risk of sounding silly or being embarrassed - because the

thought

> > won't go out of my head - because I can - because the answer, or

a

> > decent facsimile thereof, might come back to me.

> > Thanks ... so much,

> > Carol

>

> CaROL I AM Claustrophobic and I also breathe through my mouth. So I

> was getting myself all worked about being wired shut also. Will

you be

> wired for sure? I had my surgery last Tues. and I have has a few

mini

> attacks, This sounds silly but when I feel one coming on I stomp my

> foot and say no no no. So instead of a panic attack I have a

tantrum.

>

> It's working for me. Good luck tomorrow. It's not as bad as you/me

> have made it in our heads. (wink)

>

> Michele

>

>

>

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