Re: Mouthwash - being unwired tomorrow!

[Guest guest]

Hi Kev,

I don't think regular mouthwash will be a problem, but you could

call your surgeon's office before you go if you are really concerned.

Funny you should bring up fresh breath - I was worried about

ingesting anything during my fast from midnight until surgery

(people had told me you can't even take water and a pill), so I

asked the nurse if I could at least brush my teeth. She said " we'd

appreciate it if you did! " LOL!

> > I ordered my Zip and Squeeze bags and head wrap yesterday for my

> > surgery on June 14th. I am counting down the days to this

> > surgery...and i am very happy to be under the 6 weeks away mark!

> > Although I am starting to get a little nervous. I have never

had

> > any type of surgery before under general anisthesia. What is

> waking

> > up in recovery like? Do you even know how bad you feel or are

you

> > too drugged? How many of you had a cathater and did they put it

in

> > after you were out? Is there any way to prevent throwing up

after

> > surgery...cause i have a major fear of it (like i start shaking

and

> > crying whenever i do...which i havent thrown up since my wisdom

> > teeth 2 years ago..which is also what scares me!) And last...do

> > people still recognize you after surgery..but just wonder why

you

> > look a little different? or do you have to say who you are to

> > people?

> >

> > Also, I am a dance teacher so I spend every night looking in the

> > mirror lol..and I have always been self conscious of how i look.

> And

> > now that my surgery is coming closer, I am getting extremely

self

> > conscious of the whole thing and I feel like I am starting to

get

> > depressed a little. I dont even wanna go to dance cause I always

> > feel horrible about how I look after. And not to mention we

have

> > recitals (I'll be on video) and pictures and all this month. I

> dont

> > wanna take the pictures till after my surgery but my mom is

making

> > me now. Does anyone have any advice to get through these

next

> > 6 weeks without getting totally depressed about how I look pre-

> > op??? Thanks....just not feeling good tonight cause Im sick and

I

> > had to vent!

> > ~

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> >

[Guest guest]

If you can, use one without alcohol, although you should be healed

enough not to burn the wounds, at this point.

Also, dilute it with water, by half.

I would wager that you can also use diluted hydrogen peroxide, but

I'd call the doc on that one. Someone's doc said to stay away from

it, for reasons I don't understand.

And if you've been using glyoxide, that should do the job, too -- a

few drops, and swish around, and rinse as best you can.

Cammie

> > I ordered my Zip and Squeeze bags and head wrap yesterday for my

> > surgery on June 14th. I am counting down the days to this

> > surgery...and i am very happy to be under the 6 weeks away mark!

> > Although I am starting to get a little nervous. I have never

had

> > any type of surgery before under general anisthesia. What is

> waking

> > up in recovery like? Do you even know how bad you feel or are

you

> > too drugged? How many of you had a cathater and did they put it

in

> > after you were out? Is there any way to prevent throwing up

after

> > surgery...cause i have a major fear of it (like i start shaking

and

> > crying whenever i do...which i havent thrown up since my wisdom

> > teeth 2 years ago..which is also what scares me!) And last...do

> > people still recognize you after surgery..but just wonder why

you

> > look a little different? or do you have to say who you are to

> > people?

> >

> > Also, I am a dance teacher so I spend every night looking in the

> > mirror lol..and I have always been self conscious of how i look.

> And

> > now that my surgery is coming closer, I am getting extremely

self

> > conscious of the whole thing and I feel like I am starting to

get

> > depressed a little. I dont even wanna go to dance cause I always

> > feel horrible about how I look after. And not to mention we

have

> > recitals (I'll be on video) and pictures and all this month. I

> dont

> > wanna take the pictures till after my surgery but my mom is

making

> > me now. Does anyone have any advice to get through these

next

> > 6 weeks without getting totally depressed about how I look pre-

> > op??? Thanks....just not feeling good tonight cause Im sick and

I

> > had to vent!

> > ~

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> >

[Guest guest]

fiddlesticks please help me get off the e-mail. I don't know what

happened but I am getting all this mail that people are exchanging and I don't

want to. Thanks for the help. I really don't know what happened. I posted

today for the first and last time to just update how everything worked out with

my daughter about a year and 6 months ago and than this. Help.

Thanks

fiddlesticks220002 <no_reply > wrote:

Hi Kev,

I don't think regular mouthwash will be a problem, but you could

call your surgeon's office before you go if you are really concerned.

Funny you should bring up fresh breath - I was worried about

ingesting anything during my fast from midnight until surgery

(people had told me you can't even take water and a pill), so I

asked the nurse if I could at least brush my teeth. She said " we'd

appreciate it if you did! " LOL!

> > I ordered my Zip and Squeeze bags and head wrap yesterday for my

> > surgery on June 14th. I am counting down the days to this

> > surgery...and i am very happy to be under the 6 weeks away mark!

> > Although I am starting to get a little nervous. I have never

had

> > any type of surgery before under general anisthesia. What is

> waking

> > up in recovery like? Do you even know how bad you feel or are

you

> > too drugged? How many of you had a cathater and did they put it

in

> > after you were out? Is there any way to prevent throwing up

after

> > surgery...cause i have a major fear of it (like i start shaking

and

> > crying whenever i do...which i havent thrown up since my wisdom

> > teeth 2 years ago..which is also what scares me!) And last...do

> > people still recognize you after surgery..but just wonder why

you

> > look a little different? or do you have to say who you are to

> > people?

> >

> > Also, I am a dance teacher so I spend every night looking in the

> > mirror lol..and I have always been self conscious of how i look.

> And

> > now that my surgery is coming closer, I am getting extremely

self

> > conscious of the whole thing and I feel like I am starting to

get

> > depressed a little. I dont even wanna go to dance cause I always

> > feel horrible about how I look after. And not to mention we

have

> > recitals (I'll be on video) and pictures and all this month. I

> dont

> > wanna take the pictures till after my surgery but my mom is

making

> > me now. Does anyone have any advice to get through these

next

> > 6 weeks without getting totally depressed about how I look pre-

> > op??? Thanks....just not feeling good tonight cause Im sick and

I

> > had to vent!

> > ~

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> >