Re: Sara/my start toward surgery

[Guest guest]

Sara,

You got me worried now because I am donating 1 unit of blood one week

before surgery & my OS is not requiring that I take any iron

supplements. Is he trying to kill me or what? (haha)

> > I went to my OS today. He dropped a bomb and told me he has

looked

> at my models and has decided I need to have my upper jaw advanced

in

> addition to the lower jaw. That made me speechless for a couple of

> minutes. Then I thought it over and realized it wasn't a bad

thing.

> Although my over bite is so bad that my bottom teeth hit the roof

of

> my mouth and you can't even see my bottom teeth, my chin is so

> pronounced that I look like Robin sister :-)

> >

> > So, with the advancement of the upper jaw as well, my entire

> profile will really change. Now I am in high gear. 6/6---OD for

new

> models and OS for more xrays. 6/15 OD for heavier wires. 6/16 OS

for

> completion of the paper work, etc. 6/20 OD for hooks. surgery on

> 6/22, discharge on 6/24.

> >

> > I'm always borderline anemic, so the OS recommended I start iron

> vitamins. We talked about me donating a unit of blood, just in

case,

> but he told me he hasn't had anyone need blood in over a decade.

Any

> ideas on that?

> >

> > Getting nervous AND excited. Hugs, Connie G.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Oh no ! Didn't mean to scare you. Honestly the thing about when

to draw blood pre-op is up for debate among doctors and even among

members of this board. Some say at least two weeks before hand others

say it doesn't matter. I am sure your doc is not trying to kill you

and if you're not anemic or borderline anemic you have nothing to

worry about. I have really low blood pressure, the bottom on my

eyeballs are practically white (this is one tell-tale sign of anemia)

and pass out sometimes (including when blood gets drawn from me...boy

am i looking fwd to having all those tubes sticking in me during

surgery) so the iron tablets not only help build my iron but also

calm me down psychologically. What ever....at the end of the day your

surgeon knows what he's doing, I'm sure.

Sara

> > > I went to my OS today. He dropped a bomb and told me he has

> looked

> > at my models and has decided I need to have my upper jaw advanced

> in

> > addition to the lower jaw. That made me speechless for a couple

of

> > minutes. Then I thought it over and realized it wasn't a bad

> thing.

> > Although my over bite is so bad that my bottom teeth hit the roof

> of

> > my mouth and you can't even see my bottom teeth, my chin is so

> > pronounced that I look like Robin sister :-)

> > >

> > > So, with the advancement of the upper jaw as well, my entire

> > profile will really change. Now I am in high gear. 6/6---OD for

> new

> > models and OS for more xrays. 6/15 OD for heavier wires. 6/16 OS

> for

> > completion of the paper work, etc. 6/20 OD for hooks. surgery

on

> > 6/22, discharge on 6/24.

> > >

> > > I'm always borderline anemic, so the OS recommended I start

iron

> > vitamins. We talked about me donating a unit of blood, just in

> case,

> > but he told me he hasn't had anyone need blood in over a decade.

> Any

> > ideas on that?

> > >

> > > Getting nervous AND excited. Hugs, Connie G.

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I feel better now..(haha) Actually my blood pressure tends to run

low, but not all the time. I am sure if my surgeon had any concerns

he would let me know.

I have to go see the cardiologist on June 7th because I have a heart

murmur which my doctor stated he would feel better if I had it

checked out since the surgery is over 3 hours. So I now have added

another appt. to my list.

Anyway, I agree with you in that our surgeons know best, so I will

leave it in his hands! (They better know best since they are slicing

our jaws wide open..haha)

> > > > I went to my OS today. He dropped a bomb and told me he has

> > looked

> > > at my models and has decided I need to have my upper jaw

advanced

> > in

> > > addition to the lower jaw. That made me speechless for a

couple

> of

> > > minutes. Then I thought it over and realized it wasn't a bad

> > thing.

> > > Although my over bite is so bad that my bottom teeth hit the

roof

> > of

> > > my mouth and you can't even see my bottom teeth, my chin is so

> > > pronounced that I look like Robin sister :-)

> > > >

> > > > So, with the advancement of the upper jaw as well, my entire

> > > profile will really change. Now I am in high gear. 6/6---OD

for

> > new

> > > models and OS for more xrays. 6/15 OD for heavier wires. 6/16

OS

> > for

> > > completion of the paper work, etc. 6/20 OD for hooks. surgery

> on

> > > 6/22, discharge on 6/24.

> > > >

> > > > I'm always borderline anemic, so the OS recommended I start

> iron

> > > vitamins. We talked about me donating a unit of blood, just in

> > case,

> > > but he told me he hasn't had anyone need blood in over a

decade.

> > Any

> > > ideas on that?

> > > >

> > > > Getting nervous AND excited. Hugs, Connie G.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >