Surgery scheduler called this afternoon

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I'm new here, and have only posted once before (earlier today). I'm

really nervous now, because the surgery scheduler just called me

this afternoon to set up the surgery date! I was out and I missed

the call and she had left by the time I got home...ugh.

I'm super nervous now everyone. I am so nervous I can't sit still

right now! I want to get this surgery over with badly. The

anticipation of everything is getting to be too much, and I just

want to get it over with and get on with healing.

I'm the one that wrote in earlier about having the surgery without

having braces put on first. My teeth are basically straight anyway -

I had braces as a teenager. I'm 41 now and married with three kids.

Problem is I don't have a very helpful husband when it comes to

having surgeries! Surgery freaks him out and he leaves and goes

fishing or over to his brothers or friends houses, anywhere but

being home here to help out.

I'm really hoping someone can help answer my questions of what to

expect in the way of pain and ability to function after the

surgery?? My kids aren't babies or anything, they're teenagers, but

still I wonder how well I'll be able to handle everything that

needs 'doing' after surgery.

Anybody have ANY helpful advice, or is this all just pre-surgery

panick?

Judy

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If you can manage it, allow yourself at least a couple of weeks where

you are your only concern, and others are your caretakers. You may

not need that much, but you will probably find that you are very

easily tired, and want to sleep a lot.

I don't remember whether you're having upper, lower or both, with or

without genio. All that will have an effect, too. The less work, I

think, the easier the recovery -- but you want to fix whatever's

ailing you while the guy is in there.

I did not have much pain, and the pain meds the doc gave me were

quite up to meeting the need.

I did have considerable bruising and some swelling, although because

I had lower only, the sweeling was not a problem. If you're having

upper, you may have a battle with congestion and stuffed up nose.

If you can get some help to tend to housekeeping and keeping the

youngsters fed and washed and clothed, do so. Your mom, a friend, a

paid caregiver, whatever. It's not that you'll necessarily be

incapacitated, but just about everybody really is tired, and you'll

need to focus your energies on getting yourself back together. You

may also experience some emotional discombobulation as a result of

the steroids and the anesthesia. If your husband isn't up to coping,

can you send him off on a trip for a week or two, with the kids, and

have someone there to concentrate on helping you? Might be a good

idea, unless the children are up to helping you. In any case, you'll

want someone around at least for the first few days, just in case

something goes wrong, or you get woozy and fall in the tub or shower,

etc.

Cammie

> I'm new here, and have only posted once before (earlier today).

I'm

> really nervous now, because the surgery scheduler just called me

> this afternoon to set up the surgery date! I was out and I missed

> the call and she had left by the time I got home...ugh.

> I'm super nervous now everyone. I am so nervous I can't sit still

> right now! I want to get this surgery over with badly. The

> anticipation of everything is getting to be too much, and I just

> want to get it over with and get on with healing.

> I'm the one that wrote in earlier about having the surgery without

> having braces put on first. My teeth are basically straight

anyway -

> I had braces as a teenager. I'm 41 now and married with three

kids.

> Problem is I don't have a very helpful husband when it comes to

> having surgeries! Surgery freaks him out and he leaves and goes

> fishing or over to his brothers or friends houses, anywhere but

> being home here to help out.

> I'm really hoping someone can help answer my questions of what to

> expect in the way of pain and ability to function after the

> surgery?? My kids aren't babies or anything, they're teenagers, but

> still I wonder how well I'll be able to handle everything that

> needs 'doing' after surgery.

> Anybody have ANY helpful advice, or is this all just pre-surgery

> panick?

> Judy