Guest guest Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Gee, when I get my surgery, I can drool, smear my food all over my face, be black and blue, worry incesantly about alignment, loose teeth and such, have nightmares, experience numbness in all sorts of places, gnaw the inside of my mouth raw, spit gross stuff in the sink, dig ickout of my nose, and know that I am TOTALLY NORMAL! You can't imagine how much I've learned and become comfortable with my own future surgery just by lurking. Those people who are at various points post-surgery (days, weeks and years out) THANK YOU for posting. I really do appreciate it. Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Steph, Sounds more like the exorcist huh? Well things do go hay wire there at the beginning but then slowly get back to normal-well the new normal. I have been through several stages. Miserable, more miserable (week one) hungry, obsessed with food (week two) lost hunger just strange new interest in foods and recipes (week 3,4,5) Recovery week 6. And here I am wearing elastics and already a postop OT visit. I am getting prepared for almost anything. My OT decides my braces may not get yanked off by the end of May! Whew...all this and I don't want to end it unfinished and on the other hand I will be referred to a new OT in Chattanooga....I just don't know. Once again...these things take time. To think it all started when I was 15 and now I'm 26. Maybe by thirty I'll be wearing a big old smile! JAne > > Gee, when I get my surgery, I can drool, smear my food all over my > face, be black and blue, worry incesantly about alignment, loose teeth > and such, have nightmares, experience numbness in all sorts of places, > gnaw the inside of my mouth raw, spit gross stuff in the sink, dig > ickout of my nose, and know that I am > > TOTALLY NORMAL! > > You can't imagine how much I've learned and become comfortable with my > own future surgery just by lurking. > > Those people who are at various points post-surgery (days, weeks and > years out) THANK YOU for posting. I really do appreciate it. > > Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Cammie, What great words of wisdom! It's so important to keep the larger picture in mind after surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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