Re: Need someones insight!

[Guest guest]

Jane,

I too was wired shut, a total of 7 weeks, and let me tell you--it

was very hard! My worst day was 8 days post op, when I could get

NOTHING between my teeth, and I was so weak, tired, and miserable.

My husband was trying to force something down, and I wanted to go to

the ER and get and IV put in. silly now that I think about that.

But, please, hang in there, what I did that helped, was use the

water pik to clean out any possible entry that liquid can get

through. Then, I drank LOTS of creamy tomato soup. the big

Cambells ready to serve was the best for me. I was also so dizzy

from lack of nutrients, and showering was next to impossible without

sitting down for a while. I also drank a mulivitamin from the UK

that was a tablet that fizzed in water, it was tastey, and once I

was drinking that, plus soup, I was fine, well that is relevant.

Good luck, it is hard, but you are not alone. If y ou have any

questions, please ask.

Bethanne

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> I am 4 days postop wired shut from double jaw and woke up crying

> which only made breathing hard all day long. I have no desire to

> drink anything so my stomach hurts and starting to feel dizzy.

> Please help need some insight.

> janepapillion

[Guest guest]

Jane,

I too was wired shut, a total of 7 weeks, and let me tell you--it

was very hard! My worst day was 8 days post op, when I could get

NOTHING between my teeth, and I was so weak, tired, and miserable.

My husband was trying to force something down, and I wanted to go to

the ER and get and IV put in. silly now that I think about that.

But, please, hang in there, what I did that helped, was use the

water pik to clean out any possible entry that liquid can get

through. Then, I drank LOTS of creamy tomato soup. the big

Cambells ready to serve was the best for me. I was also so dizzy

from lack of nutrients, and showering was next to impossible without

sitting down for a while. I also drank a mulivitamin from the UK

that was a tablet that fizzed in water, it was tastey, and once I

was drinking that, plus soup, I was fine, well that is relevant.

Good luck, it is hard, but you are not alone. If y ou have any

questions, please ask.

Bethanne

>

> I am 4 days postop wired shut from double jaw and woke up crying

> which only made breathing hard all day long. I have no desire to

> drink anything so my stomach hurts and starting to feel dizzy.

> Please help need some insight.

> janepapillion

[Guest guest]

Jane,

I'm also 4 days postop from double jaw surgery. Ouch. These several

days have been rough. Try not to get discouraged, I know it is easy

to do. To ease with breathing, I'm using humidifier, and taking hot

baths. I also cleaned my nostrils with a q-tip, turns out there was a

lot of stuff making it hard to breathe from the breathing tube there.

You also need to try to drink, if not water or juice, then maybe some

herbal tea - liquid intake is very important. Don't let yourself go

hungry.

I hope you feel better - I'm very swollen right now, even though my

mom is trying to cheer me up by saying it's not so bad, and that I

look good (yeah, right! looking good is not even an issue,

swelling is making it hard to breathe). My OS also told me that

tomorrow swelling is supposed to start getting better - can't wait for

that.

Best of luck, and feel free to vent - I know how much it must suck for

you right now.

Irene.

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> I am 4 days postop wired shut from double jaw and woke up crying

> which only made breathing hard all day long. I have no desire to

> drink anything so my stomach hurts and starting to feel dizzy.

> Please help need some insight.

> janepapillion

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for replying I am miserable and just want to

sleep. I too have just wanted to go to the hospital and get an IV.

I just can't drink with swollen painful lips and mouth. My sinuses

have been the worst. I have been feeling like I am breathing under

water and panicing at night.

Janepapillion

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> > I am 4 days postop wired shut from double jaw and woke up crying

> > which only made breathing hard all day long. I have no desire to

> > drink anything so my stomach hurts and starting to feel dizzy.

> > Please help need some insight.

> > janepapillion