Re: Two weeks post op..-To Pamela

[Guest guest]

To both of you: Remember that your body, and most specifically your

jaw, but your whole systems, to boot, has a lot of work to do

putting the things your surgeon took apart, back together.

Try to be patient with it. Nourish it well, keep it hydrated, and

give it as much rest as it needs, while it's working on fixing what

you had relocated. The weariness will pass, but it may take some

time, and there may come a time when moving about in some exercise

program is helpful. That's not likely to be really soon after

surgery, but walking and other gentle movements are Good Things.

I did take a dry-erase board with me when I went back to work, and I

still had the splint in. I put on the dry-erase board, " Dr. Z. has

threatened to do me in if I do a lot of talking. " My colleagues

seemed to understand and cooperate -- or maybe they were just weary

of hearing my voice and glad for the relief!

Cammie