Guest guest Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hi Maddie Probably good advice, thanks! Just, things like yawning and sneezing and trying to talk keep getting in the way is all! But I talked to my OS about the noises and he says it's normal, so I guess I just have to deal with it being kinda unnerving! - > > > > Hi everyone > > So, I made it through! I had upper/lower/genio and my wisdom teeth > > out on friday, and, it hasn't been that bad. I stayed in the > > hospital two nights (they would have let me out after one but I > > wanted to stay another, just in case), and really, the worst > moments > > were with the IV (they had a lot of problems getting it in, and > later > > it fell out of the vein which was pretty painful) and throwing up > > right after surgery (not so terrible, but kinda scary until I > > realized I wasn't going to choke and die lol). I guess I ended up > > getting pretty dehydrated from not drinking enough too, because at > my > > post-op appointment yesterday I almost fainted when they tried to > > take an x-ray, and they had to hook me up to an IV again for about > an > > hour. But, since then, I've learned my lesson, and I've been > feeling > > a lot better. > > The only thing is...when I swallow, or open my mouth even a little > > (I'm banded and can manage maybe 3 mm), I hear this creaking and > tiny > > pops from the joint or along the lower jaw or palate...has anyone > > else experienced this? My surgeon took a look right after surgery, > > and said it was probably ok, but I didn't get a chance to follow up > > on it with him yesterday because of the whole fainting fiasco. > > Anyhow, let me know if this seems normal!! > > Thanks > > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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