Re: Hooks/pre-admin testing/pre-op discussion

[Guest guest]

sara -

i'm so excited for you! it sounds like you had a busy day...but it's

so thrilling to know it's almost here! and not having to have both

jaws moved is wonderful ) my surgeon said post op is much easier

with only one jaw being moved (although he might have just been trying

to make me feel better). i'm almost jealous of your hooks. i don't

have any yet - and the surgery is quickly approaching. supposedly the

splint won't be in until friday - so my next ortho appt isn't until

monday. i'm starting to get a little nervous that there won't be

enough time...although i'm sure they know what they're doing...or at

least i hope.

i hadn't really realized that the surgery was so soon until today when

i was discussing experiment planning with my undergraduate. i

realized that i will only be in work for five more days (i took off

mon for my birthday...sort of streched how long the ortho appt was )

i have a lot to wrap up before then! how long will you be able to

take off? i know i'm out for at least two weeks - but because of the

graft they said i might need more. my boss has already said i can

take as much time as needed - and when i start to go back i can just

do a couple hours a day. i guess being a graduate student really has

its perks sometimes ) on the fifth week i'm hoping to head to the

jersey shore with my family...but we'll see if i'm up to it...

have a safe flight to la!

-becky

> Hi All

>

> Well today was a LONG day! Started off at 9am at the orthos to get my

> hooks on. I am now the proud donner of 16 metallic hooks. Grrrrr says

> she! Actually they are not as bad as I expected. A lot less obvious

> when I smile than I thought they would be. The bottom center hook is

> killing me though, really digging into the inside of my life but I'm

> sure my mouth will build a barrier to this just as it did the braces.

>

> Next stop was the hospital to go through all the pre-admin surgery

> testing. Unfortunately for me, it being the day after Memorial day

> meant that there was the longest line ever so it only took me three

> and a half hours to get what could have taken 40 minutes. Oh well. At

> least it's all done now. I got blood drawn, blood pressure and temp

> measured, chest xray and a whole set of questions asked and answered.

> All very basic stuff. What I made sure to do was tell them that I've

> had previous ops before and vomited afterwards as a result of the

> anesthesia. They gave me two little tablets to take pre-surgery to

> help descrease the nausea. One to take the night before and one to

> take on the morning of the surgery with very little water. They also

> confirmed that I will have a catherer put in since the operation will

> be approximately 4 hours but they also helped to calm my fears about

> this as well.

>

> After this I ran to Dr. Sachs to have my pre-op discussion. He gave

> me good news in that he has decided that they will only need to

> operate on my upper jaw. My lower jaw should swing into the right

> position. Whoopee! No lower jaw which really made my day. He'll be

> removing the two upper bicuspids and also performing genio which I

> knew already. We went through a lot during the discussion but since

> it's been a long day and I have to get up at 5:30am to fly to L.A. I

> think I'll call it a night for today. I'll try to sort out all the

> information he gave me into a nice, short and concise posting for

> everyone tomorrow.

>

> Thanks for listening/reading.Can't believe surgery is almost here!!!

>

> Nite to all.

> Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara,

What a productive day you had! Ok then ... hospital " check! " ... pre-

op discussion " check! " ... now you're off to sunny CA to relax before

the big day. I'm SO excited for you!

Carol

> Hi All

>

> Well today was a LONG day! Started off at 9am at the orthos to get

my

> hooks on. I am now the proud donner of 16 metallic hooks. Grrrrr

says

> she! Actually they are not as bad as I expected. A lot less obvious

> when I smile than I thought they would be. The bottom center hook

is

> killing me though, really digging into the inside of my life but

I'm

> sure my mouth will build a barrier to this just as it did the

braces.

>

> Next stop was the hospital to go through all the pre-admin surgery

> testing. Unfortunately for me, it being the day after Memorial day

> meant that there was the longest line ever so it only took me three

> and a half hours to get what could have taken 40 minutes. Oh well.

At

> least it's all done now. I got blood drawn, blood pressure and temp

> measured, chest xray and a whole set of questions asked and

answered.

> All very basic stuff. What I made sure to do was tell them that

I've

> had previous ops before and vomited afterwards as a result of the

> anesthesia. They gave me two little tablets to take pre-surgery to

> help descrease the nausea. One to take the night before and one to

> take on the morning of the surgery with very little water. They

also

> confirmed that I will have a catherer put in since the operation

will

> be approximately 4 hours but they also helped to calm my fears

about

> this as well.

>

> After this I ran to Dr. Sachs to have my pre-op discussion. He gave

> me good news in that he has decided that they will only need to

> operate on my upper jaw. My lower jaw should swing into the right

> position. Whoopee! No lower jaw which really made my day. He'll be

> removing the two upper bicuspids and also performing genio which I

> knew already. We went through a lot during the discussion but since

> it's been a long day and I have to get up at 5:30am to fly to L.A.

I

> think I'll call it a night for today. I'll try to sort out all the

> information he gave me into a nice, short and concise posting for

> everyone tomorrow.

>

> Thanks for listening/reading.Can't believe surgery is almost here!!!

>

> Nite to all.

> Sara

[Guest guest]

Carol, Becky and ,

Thanks for your well wishes and words of encouragement. It does feel

good to have *checked* these last pre-op appts off the list. However,

I think I am still in denial about the fact that my surgery will be

this Monday. Either that or I am incredibley calm about all of this,

which would not be a bad thing.

I arrived in LA this morning and the sun was no where to be seen.

Luckily it has come back out to greet me. Had the most delicious

healthy lunch but got most of it stuck in my hooks. , I know

exactly what you meant now. I've had my brother plan out a set of

yummy meals for the next three meals. I am calling it my " last

suppers " before the day. Lol. One has to find the humor in it all.

Honestly, I am just thankful that the waiting will soon be over and

that I am that much closer to the other side.

Becky - as I've just finished my master's at Columbia I am lucky

enough to be able to take off most of the summer to recover, or

rather, i can't start interviewing for a job for a while as I doubt

I'll be presentable or able to talk for at least the first three

weeks (presentable to people that have never met me before I mean).

To tide me over I've found a short term consultancy job that I can do

from home and that does not require too much talking. I think most

people take off two weeks and though going back to work is hard, they

seem to manage fine. At least, thus far Carol has survived, right

Carol?!

Talk to you all soon!

Sara

> > Hi All

> >

> > Well today was a LONG day! Started off at 9am at the orthos to

get

> my

> > hooks on. I am now the proud donner of 16 metallic hooks. Grrrrr

> says

> > she! Actually they are not as bad as I expected. A lot less

obvious

> > when I smile than I thought they would be. The bottom center hook

> is

> > killing me though, really digging into the inside of my life but

> I'm

> > sure my mouth will build a barrier to this just as it did the

> braces.

> >

> > Next stop was the hospital to go through all the pre-admin

surgery

> > testing. Unfortunately for me, it being the day after Memorial

day

> > meant that there was the longest line ever so it only took me

three

> > and a half hours to get what could have taken 40 minutes. Oh

well.

> At

> > least it's all done now. I got blood drawn, blood pressure and

temp

> > measured, chest xray and a whole set of questions asked and

> answered.

> > All very basic stuff. What I made sure to do was tell them that

> I've

> > had previous ops before and vomited afterwards as a result of the

> > anesthesia. They gave me two little tablets to take pre-surgery

to

> > help descrease the nausea. One to take the night before and one

to

> > take on the morning of the surgery with very little water. They

> also

> > confirmed that I will have a catherer put in since the operation

> will

> > be approximately 4 hours but they also helped to calm my fears

> about

> > this as well.

> >

> > After this I ran to Dr. Sachs to have my pre-op discussion. He

gave

> > me good news in that he has decided that they will only need to

> > operate on my upper jaw. My lower jaw should swing into the right

> > position. Whoopee! No lower jaw which really made my day. He'll

be

> > removing the two upper bicuspids and also performing genio which

I

> > knew already. We went through a lot during the discussion but

since

> > it's been a long day and I have to get up at 5:30am to fly to

L.A.

> I

> > think I'll call it a night for today. I'll try to sort out all

the

> > information he gave me into a nice, short and concise posting for

> > everyone tomorrow.

> >

> > Thanks for listening/reading.Can't believe surgery is almost

here!!!

> >

> > Nite to all.

> > Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara,

as i won't be in work tomorrow and don't have a computer at home i

just wanted to wish you all the luck for your surgery on Monday.

You've been great on this site and dedicate a lot of your time to

it, i don't know how you do it, and all you other guys, its almost a

full time job keeping in up with all your replies!! Anyhow its

great and i've learnt tons.

Will be thinking of you on Monday and when you're up to it I look

forward to reading how it went, blow by blow account!!

Take care

B

x

> > > Hi All

> > >

> > > Well today was a LONG day! Started off at 9am at the orthos to

> get

> > my

> > > hooks on. I am now the proud donner of 16 metallic hooks.

Grrrrr

> > says

> > > she! Actually they are not as bad as I expected. A lot less

> obvious

> > > when I smile than I thought they would be. The bottom center

hook

> > is

> > > killing me though, really digging into the inside of my life

but

> > I'm

> > > sure my mouth will build a barrier to this just as it did the

> > braces.

> > >

> > > Next stop was the hospital to go through all the pre-admin

> surgery

> > > testing. Unfortunately for me, it being the day after Memorial

> day

> > > meant that there was the longest line ever so it only took me

> three

> > > and a half hours to get what could have taken 40 minutes. Oh

> well.

> > At

> > > least it's all done now. I got blood drawn, blood pressure and

> temp

> > > measured, chest xray and a whole set of questions asked and

> > answered.

> > > All very basic stuff. What I made sure to do was tell them

that

> > I've

> > > had previous ops before and vomited afterwards as a result of

the

> > > anesthesia. They gave me two little tablets to take pre-

surgery

> to

> > > help descrease the nausea. One to take the night before and

one

> to

> > > take on the morning of the surgery with very little water.

They

> > also

> > > confirmed that I will have a catherer put in since the

operation

> > will

> > > be approximately 4 hours but they also helped to calm my fears

> > about

> > > this as well.

> > >

> > > After this I ran to Dr. Sachs to have my pre-op discussion. He

> gave

> > > me good news in that he has decided that they will only need

to

> > > operate on my upper jaw. My lower jaw should swing into the

right

> > > position. Whoopee! No lower jaw which really made my day.

He'll

> be

> > > removing the two upper bicuspids and also performing genio

which

> I

> > > knew already. We went through a lot during the discussion but

> since

> > > it's been a long day and I have to get up at 5:30am to fly to

> L.A.

> > I

> > > think I'll call it a night for today. I'll try to sort out all

> the

> > > information he gave me into a nice, short and concise posting

for

> > > everyone tomorrow.

> > >

> > > Thanks for listening/reading.Can't believe surgery is almost

> here!!!

> > >

> > > Nite to all.

> > > Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara,

Glad to hear you are safe and sound in LA! I had a series of " last

meals " too ... you go for it!

Yeah, I'm surviving. Some days are better than others.

Today I start the second half of my wire/splint experience. I'm now

at the 4 week mark - 4 weeks to go!

Do you know how long you will be in the hospital? I think I

remembered you saying just one day. So, will you leave Tuesday, then?

Enjoy your time with your Brother. Travel safely.

Carol

> > > Hi All

> > >

> > > Well today was a LONG day! Started off at 9am at the orthos to

> get

> > my

> > > hooks on. I am now the proud donner of 16 metallic hooks.

Grrrrr

> > says

> > > she! Actually they are not as bad as I expected. A lot less

> obvious

> > > when I smile than I thought they would be. The bottom center

hook

> > is

> > > killing me though, really digging into the inside of my life

but

> > I'm

> > > sure my mouth will build a barrier to this just as it did the

> > braces.

> > >

> > > Next stop was the hospital to go through all the pre-admin

> surgery

> > > testing. Unfortunately for me, it being the day after Memorial

> day

> > > meant that there was the longest line ever so it only took me

> three

> > > and a half hours to get what could have taken 40 minutes. Oh

> well.

> > At

> > > least it's all done now. I got blood drawn, blood pressure and

> temp

> > > measured, chest xray and a whole set of questions asked and

> > answered.

> > > All very basic stuff. What I made sure to do was tell them that

> > I've

> > > had previous ops before and vomited afterwards as a result of

the

> > > anesthesia. They gave me two little tablets to take pre-surgery

> to

> > > help descrease the nausea. One to take the night before and one

> to

> > > take on the morning of the surgery with very little water. They

> > also

> > > confirmed that I will have a catherer put in since the

operation

> > will

> > > be approximately 4 hours but they also helped to calm my fears

> > about

> > > this as well.

> > >

> > > After this I ran to Dr. Sachs to have my pre-op discussion. He

> gave

> > > me good news in that he has decided that they will only need to

> > > operate on my upper jaw. My lower jaw should swing into the

right

> > > position. Whoopee! No lower jaw which really made my day. He'll

> be

> > > removing the two upper bicuspids and also performing genio

which

> I

> > > knew already. We went through a lot during the discussion but

> since

> > > it's been a long day and I have to get up at 5:30am to fly to

> L.A.

> > I

> > > think I'll call it a night for today. I'll try to sort out all

> the

> > > information he gave me into a nice, short and concise posting

for

> > > everyone tomorrow.

> > >

> > > Thanks for listening/reading.Can't believe surgery is almost

> here!!!

> > >

> > > Nite to all.

> > > Sara