Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 I'm scheduled on March 9th for lower jaw surgery to correct my overbite. When I go to my pre-op/class appt. on March 8th they will also decide if its necessary to do upper jaw surgery to make my jaw align correctly. I've been wearing mystique braces for almost 24 months. My hospital appt. time is 11:30, surgery from 1:00-3:00, and then to recovery room. How long did any of you stay in recovery room after having lower jaw surgery before being released to go home. I know if I have lower & upper surgery I spend the night and go home the next morning. Thanks, Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 I had lower advancement only. Stayed in the post anesthesia care unit from Tuesday morning until Wednesday morning, then went back to the room, and left the hospital early wednesday afternoon. What are " mystique braces " ? Don't remember that term... Cammie > > I'm scheduled on March 9th for lower jaw surgery to correct my > overbite. When I go to my pre-op/class appt. on March 8th they will > also decide if its necessary to do upper jaw surgery to make my jaw > align correctly. I've been wearing mystique braces for almost 24 > months. My hospital appt. time is 11:30, surgery from 1:00-3:00, and > then to recovery room. How long did any of you stay in recovery room > after having lower jaw surgery before being released to go home. I > know if I have lower & upper surgery I spend the night and go home > the next morning. > > Thanks, > Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Hi Cheri, This is like deja vu. I had lower jaw surgery at Kaiser Oakland with Dr. O' in December, except mine was for an underbite. My appointment time was also 11:30 am. Here's how it went down: I showed up right on time at 11:30. They urged us in the class not to show up early -- we'd just end up waiting. When I got there, I registered and was then taken into a small room to hang out and change into my hospital gown. About 15 minutes later a nurse came in to take my vitals. Then I went with her to another small room where my IV was put in. Back to the hang out room to wait for the anesthesiologist. She came in around 12:20 and told me that they were ready for me now. She quickly went over what she was going to do and asked if I had any questions, then I walked with her to the operating room. Dr. O' was already in there with about 8 other people. I hopped up on the table, was told I'd start to feel sleepy, and the next thing I remember was waking up and feeling all wet around my eyes. I asked why I had been crying and was told it was normal. At this point it's around 2:00 pm. They wheeled me into the recovery room where I stayed for about an hour, slowly waking up. I was then moved into another recovery room that had recliners. A nurse helped me change into my clothes and I then sat in a recliner for about another hour. Then it was into a wheelchair to be wheeled down to my boyfriend in the patient pick-up area. I was home by 5:30 pm! Best of luck with your surgery. Maddie > > I'm scheduled on March 9th for lower jaw surgery to correct my > overbite. When I go to my pre-op/class appt. on March 8th they will > also decide if its necessary to do upper jaw surgery to make my jaw > align correctly. I've been wearing mystique braces for almost 24 > months. My hospital appt. time is 11:30, surgery from 1:00-3:00, and > then to recovery room. How long did any of you stay in recovery room > after having lower jaw surgery before being released to go home. I > know if I have lower & upper surgery I spend the night and go home > the next morning. > > Thanks, > Cheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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