Re: Hi Just found your site

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Welcome, and hello...

If you've been reading around on the posts, you might already know

that whether you have pain or not is pretty much of a crap shoot.

But the odds are in your favor.

Most people do not have a lot of pain. Most people do have

significant numbness, swelling, perhaps bruising, and a general

sense of having been hit by a Mack truck. Meaning that recovery will

be a time, most likely, when you are sooo tired, and struggling to

take in enough food. A few people don't even have that. A few people

have bad troubles, ranging from reactions to the pain meds, to loss

of a lot of blood (usually not a problem, especially if you are not

having work on your upper jaw.

Talk with your surgeon about these issues, and whatever else worries

you.

Repeat: Honestly, most people do not have much pain. I did not, and

certainly nothing that wasn't controlled by the meds. Odd reactions

can be more of a problem, and be sure you let your medical experts,

including your anesthesiologist, know of any meds you've been

taking, any allergies you know about, whether you have a history of

vomiting and nausea after anesthesia, etc., etc., etc.

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> I have just started to look into what I've goten myself into. I

have

> been taking the I'm going to look great route and not much else. I

> have been reading the postings and am surprised my some of the

> comments. Silly question Just how much pain am I going to be in?