Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 HANG IN THERE ...take deep breaths, pray, and just know this is coming to an end!! I will be praying for you. It must be very diffcult to have to handle all that you are handling. I am three weeks post op but I have no childern... and I can only imagine that you are drained! HANG ON!! Sadie janepapillion wrote: I take no offense at all. It just hasn't been as easy for me as others. And being wired shut has left me tired, frustrated, claustrophobic, and stressed. I can see why dr's try not too if possible.To me these 51/2 weeks have seemed barbaric. I try to go on as if nothing is wrong with me, teaching, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, this trip. I keep saying to myself you should be able to handle it. I am definately at a breaking point. And honestly because I alwaysdo this to myself my husband just thinks that is what to expect of me. If I were to say, " I am at a breaking point. " I think he would think I'm being meladramatic. Yet I know I am and I continue to push myself by watching, entertaining, feeding, bathing, while he sleeps so he can drive us to Tennessee . I am cooking and grocery shopping and tending to a crying baby right now. I am stretched way too thin. I seriously would love to see someone to work out how I feel physically and mentally. Not just about the stress but the physical attributes of this surgery. I know the change to my face is minor, but I feel totally different and don't know if I like it as much as the old me. I miss the old me and start thinking well maybe now I need work on my nose or this or that. It really has been a drastic process and I thinkmy dr overlooks this. Thanks for worrying, Jane - In orthognathicsurgerysupport , Kate Hissam <khissam@y...> wrote: > Jane, > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd ask... > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... Seems to me > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic Stress > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing PTSS in > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with your > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair share of > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up with me > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and let gobs > and gobs of sunlight in. > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > Kate from Ohio > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Katrina M. Hissam > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > Class of 2007 > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Sadie, Thank You so much. It means more to me than you know. I just keeptelling myself 5 more days, 4 more days, 3 more days and all will be well. I don't drink my dreaded Boosts because I think well, in 2 more days you can get your nutrition from real food, but its taking a toll on me and I feel like am I going to make it?? I know I will but all the responsibilities and headaches and life is just wearing me down. I weigh 102 and can't remember weighing that since 7th grade. I hate the feeling of being emaciated and nothing fits. We went to Lafayette to visit my husbands family for Easter. That morning I tried on at least 5 things that just swallowed me. I threw a little hissy fit and put something on. Its just the little things that have added up over the last month. I just can't figure out why is it so hard for me. Others have the same thing doneand breeze through this time. I feel weak and a little of a failure. Its 8:00 here and in three hours we are driving to Tennessee to spend the next two days looking at houses. I should have my coworkers here with me because they are trying to teach me a valuable lesson this year-how to say no! Thank you for keeping mein your prayers I need it. Jane > > Jane, > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd ask... > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... Seems > to me > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > Stress > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > PTSS in > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > your > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > share of > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > with me > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and let > gobs > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Katrina M. Hissam > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > Class of 2007 > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Try to drink a little something ... that will make u have a little strength... if possible try to sit in between looking at those houses ... u don't want to pass out... Please let me know when they unwire u... do u have a splint as well? I have a splint but I am not wired... only banded.. Wow it has been an adjustment... like no Easter brunch.. man! But, this time next year I will not even remember this... and u want either...... Sadie janepapillion wrote: Sadie, Thank You so much. It means more to me than you know. I just keeptelling myself 5 more days, 4 more days, 3 more days and all will be well. I don't drink my dreaded Boosts because I think well, in 2 more days you can get your nutrition from real food, but its taking a toll on me and I feel like am I going to make it?? I know I will but all the responsibilities and headaches and life is just wearing me down. I weigh 102 and can't remember weighing that since 7th grade. I hate the feeling of being emaciated and nothing fits. We went to Lafayette to visit my husbands family for Easter. That morning I tried on at least 5 things that just swallowed me. I threw a little hissy fit and put something on. Its just the little things that have added up over the last month. I just can't figure out why is it so hard for me. Others have the same thing doneand breeze through this time. I feel weak and a little of a failure. Its 8:00 here and in three hours we are driving to Tennessee to spend the next two days looking at houses. I should have my coworkers here with me because they are trying to teach me a valuable lesson this year-how to say no! Thank you for keeping mein your prayers I need it. Jane > > Jane, > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd ask... > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... Seems > to me > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > Stress > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > PTSS in > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > your > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > share of > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > with me > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and let > gobs > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Katrina M. Hissam > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > Class of 2007 > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I have the dreaded splint! I don't remember what my mouth felt like without it! I know what you mean by dreaded Easter Brunch! I fed my one year old brisket, rice dressing, deviled eggs, green beans and just drooled. Next year I will be so thankful for Easter Brunch like never before. I definately will appreciate more things after all this is over and done with. My appt to get unwired is Friday at 11:00. My students were worried because it is April fools day. They thought maybe I'd be sent home still wired. That would be the worst news i've ever gotten! I will definately post the whole ordeal. I plan on trying to take it easy and not pass out! Jane > > > Jane, > > > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd > ask... > > > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... > Seems > > to me > > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > > Stress > > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > > PTSS in > > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > > your > > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > > share of > > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > > with me > > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and > let > > gobs > > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Katrina M. Hissam > > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > > Class of 2007 > > > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Jane, I wish Oregon were closer to where you live.I would be there to help you in a heart beat! Calling on your co-workers is a good idea. Don't be afraid to ask for someone to help w/the housework, errands, cooking, watching while you go the grocery store. Asking for help is not conceding to failure.it's the sign of a strong, healthy woman! You have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others and other things! I hope your trip to TN is all you hope it will be. Diane _____ From: janepapillion Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:55 PM To: orthognathicsurgerysupport Subject: Re: To Mme. Papillon Sadie, Thank You so much. It means more to me than you know. I just keeptelling myself 5 more days, 4 more days, 3 more days and all will be well. I don't drink my dreaded Boosts because I think well, in 2 more days you can get your nutrition from real food, but its taking a toll on me and I feel like am I going to make it?? I know I will but all the responsibilities and headaches and life is just wearing me down. I weigh 102 and can't remember weighing that since 7th grade. I hate the feeling of being emaciated and nothing fits. We went to Lafayette to visit my husbands family for Easter. That morning I tried on at least 5 things that just swallowed me. I threw a little hissy fit and put something on. Its just the little things that have added up over the last month. I just can't figure out why is it so hard for me. Others have the same thing doneand breeze through this time. I feel weak and a little of a failure. Its 8:00 here and in three hours we are driving to Tennessee to spend the next two days looking at houses. I should have my coworkers here with me because they are trying to teach me a valuable lesson this year-how to say no! Thank you for keeping mein your prayers I need it. Jane > > Jane, > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd ask... > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... Seems > to me > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > Stress > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > PTSS in > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > your > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > share of > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > with me > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and let > gobs > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Katrina M. Hissam > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > Class of 2007 > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I will be thinking of you on Friday... It's will not be an April Fool's.. Sadie janepapillion wrote: I have the dreaded splint! I don't remember what my mouth felt like without it! I know what you mean by dreaded Easter Brunch! I fed my one year old brisket, rice dressing, deviled eggs, green beans and just drooled. Next year I will be so thankful for Easter Brunch like never before. I definately will appreciate more things after all this is over and done with. My appt to get unwired is Friday at 11:00. My students were worried because it is April fools day. They thought maybe I'd be sent home still wired. That would be the worst news i've ever gotten! I will definately post the whole ordeal. I plan on trying to take it easy and not pass out! Jane > > > Jane, > > > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd > ask... > > > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... > Seems > > to me > > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > > Stress > > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > > PTSS in > > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > > your > > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > > share of > > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > > with me > > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and > let > > gobs > > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Katrina M. Hissam > > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > > Class of 2007 > > > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I agree with Diane... Get the help u need ...it is only for this time... This has actually been a real healing time for me emotionally.. I always to everything for myself and others.. I have been able to allow others to help me .......Which I am very thankful for... Sadie Diane Coates wrote: Jane, I wish Oregon were closer to where you live.I would be there to help you in a heart beat! Calling on your co-workers is a good idea. Don't be afraid to ask for someone to help w/the housework, errands, cooking, watching while you go the grocery store. Asking for help is not conceding to failure.it's the sign of a strong, healthy woman! You have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others and other things! I hope your trip to TN is all you hope it will be. Diane _____ From: janepapillion Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:55 PM To: orthognathicsurgerysupport Subject: Re: To Mme. Papillon Sadie, Thank You so much. It means more to me than you know. I just keeptelling myself 5 more days, 4 more days, 3 more days and all will be well. I don't drink my dreaded Boosts because I think well, in 2 more days you can get your nutrition from real food, but its taking a toll on me and I feel like am I going to make it?? I know I will but all the responsibilities and headaches and life is just wearing me down. I weigh 102 and can't remember weighing that since 7th grade. I hate the feeling of being emaciated and nothing fits. We went to Lafayette to visit my husbands family for Easter. That morning I tried on at least 5 things that just swallowed me. I threw a little hissy fit and put something on. Its just the little things that have added up over the last month. I just can't figure out why is it so hard for me. Others have the same thing doneand breeze through this time. I feel weak and a little of a failure. Its 8:00 here and in three hours we are driving to Tennessee to spend the next two days looking at houses. I should have my coworkers here with me because they are trying to teach me a valuable lesson this year-how to say no! Thank you for keeping mein your prayers I need it. Jane > > Jane, > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd ask... > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... Seems > to me > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > Stress > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > PTSS in > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > your > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > share of > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > with me > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and let > gobs > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Katrina M. Hissam > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > Class of 2007 > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Diane, You are so right. Asking for help is a sign of a strong woman. I have tried more and more to ask for help! I don't know why it is so hard for me. Even with my husband, I just expect, or hope he will do things. Why is asking for help so hard?! I am learning a lot of valuablelessons about myself and yes lots of patience. You are so kind for wishing you can help. I have met so manywonderful people on here and surely wouldn't have made it this far without all of you!! Jane > > > Jane, > > > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd > ask... > > > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... > Seems > > to me > > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > > Stress > > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > > PTSS in > > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > > your > > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > > share of > > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > > with me > > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and > let > > gobs > > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Katrina M. Hissam > > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > > Class of 2007 > > > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Thanks!! I appreciate it. Jane > > > > Jane, > > > > > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but > your > > > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd > > ask... > > > > > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... > > Seems > > > to me > > > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post- Traumatic > > > Stress > > > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > > > PTSS in > > > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with > with > > > your > > > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > > > share of > > > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came > up > > > with me > > > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and > > let > > > gobs > > > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Katrina M. Hissam > > > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > > > Class of 2007 > > > > > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 You are right about that. It is touching how others will come out of the wood works to help. My problem is after week 3 Isort of convinced myself everything was back to normal since I went back to work. This was supposed to be my down week with spring break! I appreciate all the advice and will definately follow it. Jane > > > Jane, > > > > > > I had been wondering about this since I joined the group, but your > > > difficulties brought it back up in my mind, so I thought I'd > ask... > > > > > > Has anyone had post-op therapy? I mean, head-doctor kind... > Seems > > to me > > > something as major as this can certainly incite Post-Traumatic > > Stress > > > Syndrome. Also it makes me wonder if you could be experiencing > > PTSS in > > > addition to suffering the frustrations of complications with with > > your > > > procedure. I'm by no means a head-doc, but I have had my fair > > share of > > > therapy for numerous reasons, and believe me - when that came up > > with me > > > it was like someone opened the window of a pitch-black room and > let > > gobs > > > and gobs of sunlight in. > > > > > > Just wondering, and worried about you! > > > > > > Kate from Ohio > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Katrina M. Hissam > > > OSU College of Veterinary Medicine > > > Class of 2007 > > > > > > ~my karma ran over my dogma > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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