everybody is different

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The thing that strikes me as I read thru the posts is how each persons

experience is *so* different. One person walks out the hospital after surgery,

someone else can't leave the house even after 2 weeks....one person has numbness

2 years post surgery, someone else has no numbness at all......ever.

Sort of how we all talk about our appearances ( " my chin's too long " ; " my smile

is too gummy " , " my face isn't symetrical " ) we are all different...no right or

wrong, no good or bad....just different. Seems we should be as accepting of

each others differing responses to surgery as we are to each of our differing

appearances.

None of us can bank on coming out of this with a perfect result; that would be

great, but with a bell curve someone is at the top and bottom! OK, that's all

from " Connie and her 2 cent orchestra! "

On the cool side...I've lost 12 lbs since surgery on 6/22...(connie does her

happy dance while holding the left side of her face so it doesnt' hurt as much!)

But I am soooooo pathetic....at a July 4th party I was like.... " an I mell yu

foo? " Meaning.... " can I smell your food! "

Saw the OS today, he showed me how to change my bands, twice a day. Next week I

go for a recheck and then the following week (6/18) I get my splint removed and

he makes a removable splint???? sounds like a retainer thang.

I also went back to work today for 7 hours (ER nurse) and only had one patient

seem uptight that I couldnt' speak very well and say " What? " I'm doing 4 hours

Friday and 4 Hours Sat and then back to my usual chaotic schedule of working prn

(when they have a need and I feel like working---usually about 50 hours a week!)

Anyways....off to smell the shrimp scampi by Beau is making and I'm going to

totally gross him out and put some in the blender!!!! YUM!!!

Hugs, Connie

orthognathicsurgerysupport wrote:

There are 25 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Re: Quick healing for jaw advancement patients.

From: " Sara "

2. Re: New pic of my perfect bite...or almost

perfect:-)

From: " Sara "

3. Re: New pic of my perfect bite...or almost perfect:-)

From: " Sara "

4. All Londoners

From: " Sara "

5. (UK) All Londoners

From: Mira Manga

6. Re: Surgery date set... I have some questions....

From: kEV S

7. Re: Another surgery stuff ?!

From: bracessuck

8. Re: Surgery date set... I have some questions....

From: " Sara "

9. Re: Surgery date set... I have some questions....

From: bracessuck

10. Wired Shut

From: twizted_0utkast

11. Re: Surgery date set... I have some questions....

From: " Sara "

12. Effects of upper/lower surgery on skin around eyes

From: " mtbmolly "

13. Fwd: Re: Has anyone had cheek implants with their procedure(s)?

From: Mira Manga

14. Question for Sara

From: " Amy "

15. It's me Caboose!!

From: " georgek042003 "

16. Re: Finally....

From: " russ84brit86 "

17. Re: Some questions

From: " russ84brit86 "

18. Re: Update from Seattle: Pre-op appt. today

From: " igetdibs2000 "

19. Re: It's me Caboose!!

From: " bizegramatx "

20. Re: Some questions

From: " igetdibs2000 "

21. Re: Effects of upper/lower surgery on skin around eyes

From: " igetdibs2000 "

22. Re: It's me Caboose!!

From: " igetdibs2000 "

23. RE: Re: 13 days post op, and yep - still

have a couple questions

From: " DIANE COATES "

24. Six weeks post-op, and I am de-splinted! WHEE!

From: " jayarinca "

25. Re: I've Got a Question

From: " napiersteph "

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Message: 1

Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:03:09 -0000

From: " Sara "

Subject: Re: Quick healing for jaw advancement patients.

a,

I'm sorry if my post caused you any offense. It wasn't meant to be

directly just for you or imply that you were giving misguided

advice. It was a heads up for everyone since not everyone gets to

change their bands after a few days and can pass right away to soft

food. Indeed, some people have had trouble changing their own bands

and had to go to their OD or OS to get them changed. Food seems to

be such a very big preoccupation for a lot of pre-opers. Just

providing some friendly advice:-)

Sara

> Sara,

>

> Your bite is beautiful! The before and after shots are amazing.

I'm very

> excited for you!

>

> I'm trying to remember if you had both upper and lower? Did you

have a bone

> graft? I hear the graft site from the hip usually hurts worse than

the upper

> palate and has me the most nervous about the surgery.

>

> Ciao~

>

> Diane, Oregon

> Upper/Lower late-fall 2005

>

> >From: " Sara "

> >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

> >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

> >Subject: New pic of my perfect

bite...or

> >almost perfect:-)

> >Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:49:13 -0000

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