Re: Advice re: life and study

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear your surgeon thinks you will feel at least

reasonable after the surgery so you can continue your studies. I

think I will keep going aswell. Pulling out of studies completely is

a pretty big step for a year. Anyway I hope your surgery goes

well...What are you having done?

> >

> > Hi guys,

> >

> > I want to know everyones opinion on whether it is advisable to

be

> > doing some part time study and full time work when surgery is

> likely

> > to occur within the next 2-3 months...I think I should postpone

my

> > studies for a semester. Has anyone else been in a similar

position?

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi --

I'm having a lower advancement, genio and lipoplasty on March 3.

Since I knew about the surgery several months in advance I've been

doing some stuff to try to make recovery easier..i've been sure to

eat really healthy, work out a lot and try to pack on a lot of

muscle weight. I think something that irritated me after I lost my

wisdom teeth was that i lost about eight pounds (but not in a good

way--in a " i haven't worked out in a couple weeks so i'm

deteriorating " way). So, working out a lot, eating a lot of

protein, and I've stopped drinking for the last couple weeks to set

myself up for a good recovery. (not that i drink heavily anyway, but

you get the idea.) I'll let you know how all these things work out.

Doc also said that I could start working out (lightly) after a week--

I think that will help as well.

What are you having done?

--Pamela

> > >

> > > Hi guys,

> > >

> > > I want to know everyones opinion on whether it is advisable to

> be

> > > doing some part time study and full time work when surgery is

> > likely

> > > to occur within the next 2-3 months...I think I should

postpone

> my

> > > studies for a semester. Has anyone else been in a similar

> position?

> > >

[Guest guest]

According to the initial reports I was given over a year ago it is

lower jaw and genioplasty. I used to go to the gym a lot and used to

weigh about 9KG more than I do now (27 years old compared to 23).

However I have recently started getting a lot of cardio exercise and

returning to the gym not to get much bigger but to get toned so when

I have the surgery I am in good shape. I'm actually drinking more

than usual as I consider myself a connasieur of fine wine and the

thought of possibly not being able to properly appreciate wine makes

me want to consume as many favourites now as possible, but when I

have a firm date I will act appropriately and abstain. Its nice to

know that your doctor believes you can work out at least a little

after a week as exercise could aid in recovery. I have already

decided to drive to work for a few months afterwards rather than

take the train to make life as pleasant as possible.

> > > >

> > > > Hi guys,

> > > >

> > > > I want to know everyones opinion on whether it is advisable

to

> > be

> > > > doing some part time study and full time work when surgery

is

> > > likely

> > > > to occur within the next 2-3 months...I think I should

> postpone

> > my

> > > > studies for a semester. Has anyone else been in a similar

> > position?

> > > >

[Guest guest]

If it's lower and upper jaw work, this may not apply. I had lower

only, and I do not remember any problems with taste discrimination.

But then, I never can smell anything, so probably have limited taste

sensation anyway.

But beware: Miz Fiddly, who is something of a connoisseur of

red wines in particular, was distressed to find even the best stuff

(and they stash cases of the best stuff, while I buy an occasional

bottle when I can scrape up the pennies) tasting like, to quote

her, " plonk, " for a while post-op. (and she knows her way around

the vintages; loves things that taste like dust in my mouth.) So get

in your innings (always, however, protecting your gentle liver)

before surgery, and be prepared to wait for a while before having

the best of a discriminating taste. It may not happen to you, but it

may... My ability to discern fine points is ready to be an equal

opportunities employer: It has very little taste, and almost no

discrimination!

as for the gym, far as I know, everything sane before surgery is

good. But ask your doc about post-op, and when... You gotta get the

balance of calories in/calories out at a level that will support

your healing.

I did have a nice little glass of white wine the night before

surgery, early in the evening -- 7 p.m., with a light Italian dinner

following, for surgery at 7 a.m., and no harm was done...

Umm... driving? Don't rush it. Do it when you feel yourself in

control again. Until then, let the conductor (or whatever the

contemporary equivalent may be) be in charge, and be careful...

C

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> According to the initial reports I was given over a year ago it is

> lower jaw and genioplasty. I used to go to the gym a lot and used

to

> weigh about 9KG more than I do now (27 years old compared to 23).

> However I have recently started getting a lot of cardio exercise

and

> returning to the gym not to get much bigger but to get toned so

when

> I have the surgery I am in good shape. I'm actually drinking more

> than usual as I consider myself a connasieur of fine wine and the

> thought of possibly not being able to properly appreciate wine

makes

> me want to consume as many favourites now as possible, but when I

> have a firm date I will act appropriately and abstain. Its nice to

> know that your doctor believes you can work out at least a little

> after a week as exercise could aid in recovery. I have already

> decided to drive to work for a few months afterwards rather than

> take the train to make life as pleasant as possible.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I started fall quater a little less then a month after my surgery

and was fine. but I still had close to four weeks to recover. my

surgeon was saying people can return to work school after a couple

weeks, for me I was just exhausted because I wasn't getting enough

food to keep up with healing and energy but once I got that under

control I was better.

>

> Hi guys,

>

> I want to know everyones opinion on whether it is advisable to be

> doing some part time study and full time work when surgery is

likely

> to occur within the next 2-3 months...I think I should postpone my

> studies for a semester. Has anyone else been in a similar position?

>