Re: Katja - welcome back

[Guest guest]

Hi Katja,

Glad you're back from the hospital. Quite an experience, huh?

Remember things will get much better after a couple of days. And you

can always complain to us.

Irene.

>

> It must be something about these perfect-teeth men! He used to have

> his own computer business.... he still does a lot with computers, but

> not as aliving now. Good guess!!! I'm assuming that is what yours

> does- something with computers/engineering? Same cloth definitely-

> same freakin roll, weight, pattern, serial number.... you name it-

> lol. He has created an online index where he is amassing all the

> pics, oh! And not only pictures, why stop at that when " movie-mode "

> is a button away!?!? Come to find out there are short movie clips

> too... I was looking at my pics from yesterday and they are gruesome

> with all the blood all over my face! Yikes! -K

>

[Guest guest]

hi, i know what you mean by the overbite but i don't think i actually

have one i just think i'm not used to my top actually closing over my

bottom. are you banded or wired? and how long? i am wired for 5

weeks. i still am not so good with a sraw and am feeling really

weak. how about yourself? Also regarding bites, i think my ortho

has a little refining to do once i'm unwired, i hope not too much?

so how do you feel about your chin being centered now? i'm getting

use to mine it seems so far back and tiny now!

Jane

> > > >

> > > > Hi Irene, Thanks for writing! I was so glad to be home as

well.

> > Thank

> > > > goodness I had gone to a lot of effort before hand to get my

room

> > > > ready so it would be really comfortable when I got home...

BUT, I

> > > > miss having the nurse just come and inject something in the

IV

> > line

> > > > to administer meds. The syringes and all are getting old!

Which

> > > > surgery did you have? And when was yours done? These days I'm

not

> > > > remembering much! I have been having fun the past couple days

> > with a

> > > > nose that wont stop draining! It was packed to begin with and

> > that

> > > > was totally nasty! And I don't know about you or anyone

else,

> > but

> > > > for the past two days I have felt like an alien unveiling

myself

> > as

> > > > my dry skin peels off my face. It has been completely wierd

> > having

> > > > this layer over my face of dry tight skin. I feel like a

lizard

> > > > shedding my skin or something! Did you experience that?

> > Regardless,

> > > > it's nice to have my skin back (except for where the chin

bandage

> > is-

> > > > but that unveiling is tomorrow. I've very nervous!) Oh, and I

was

> > > > checking my body for weightloss and found horrible swelling

by my

> > > > ankles and out of nowwhere I have saddlebags!!! I was shocked

and

> > > > horrified!! I guess it is fluid collection there since

I've

> > been

> > > > sleeping really upright and haven't been as active as I

normally

> > am.

> > > > BUT just the same, to see curves where there aren't normally

any

> > and

> > > > then, I couldn't find my ankle bones in the shower. Ahhh the

fun

> > > > unexpected joys of jaw surgery. At least everyday seems to

get

> > better

> > > > and is one more day that the surgery is BEHIND me. I can't

wait

> > for

> > > > most of the swelling to go down!!! How long did it take for

the

> > > > majority of yours to go down?? Keep in touch and thanks for

> > listening

> > > > to all of my trials & tribulations Katja