Mouthwash - being unwired tomorrow!

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Hey everyone, I got up this morning to discover i have no prescription mouth

rinse left! No biggie I guess since im getting unwired tomorrow. I was ust

wondering if there would be problems wiht just using normal mouthwash for a day

just so that my breath don't stink! I know its no big deal since im going to be

unwired tomorrow, Im sure i could go a day but it sure would be nice to have

that minty feeling... anyone know of any probs with using normal mouthwash? I

am 3 weeks post op and not bleeding or anythign anymore... shouldn't it be ok?

Thanks,

Kev

Pouye wrote:

Hi Carol,

Congratulations on getting over the scariest bit...I've been holding my

breath waiting to hear that you had got home OK. Now you have to heal and I

know its tough, but it's only a matter of time. Please feel free to express

yourself freely (the good and the bad) we want to hear it all. Maybe you

just need to rest and recover....but good on you for being so brave and

getting through it. After this...you can handle anything!

Thinking of you,

-- Re: Getting closer..about waking up

in recovery

Just a quick two cents worth. I'm 32 and in good health. I didn't

know until I was in the OR that I was going to have a catheter. It

freaked me out and I'm glad I didn't know sooner. My surgery (upper

and lower) took about 4 1/2 hours. They kept the catheter in until

the next morning, late, to make sure I was going to be capable to get

up and use the bathroom. For me it was embarrassing more than

anything ... but I can't imagine having gotten up ... so I guess it

was worth it.

> 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!

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