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Hi ,

Glad to hear all went well for you! That is interesting about the

splint because I thought it would also fit like a retainer. How

lucky you were at the hospital..Maybe I will be as lucky on the

20th...(haha)

Wow, 6 more days for you! It's almost here! Enjoy your remaining

days and I will talk to you before your surgery.

> I said I would post about my day of appointments pre-surgery today

> so here it goes. It was very uneventful though so not much to

say!

> My surgeon called this morning and said he needed me to come in at

> 11 instead of 1:30. So I went to the surgeons office and the nurse

> took my pulse, temperature, height/weight, and blood pressure. I

had

> to sign all the hospital consent forms. The surgeon also put the

> splint in my mouth to make sure it was fitted properly. It wasnt

as

> bad as I thought, I thought it went across the roof of your mouth

> like a regular retainer, not just between your teeth. He also

> showed me my " after surgery " mold he made. My bite lined up

> perfectly!!! I can't wait! He answered some of my questions and

gave

> me even more zip and squeeze bags! He then shaved off a little of 3

> of my teeth that I guess would hang down too far once my teeth were

> touching. I found out that I am the first out of two surgeries he

is

> doing on Tuesday and that his nurses come with him to the

hospital.

> Oh, he also took yet another pan x-ray. I just had one taken with

> him two weeks ago! Then we left and went to eat lunch and go to

the

> mall for a bit. I went back to the hospital at 3:00 for my pre-

> admission testing. They were way behind schedule. After waiting 30-

> 40 minutes they called me back and told me that they didnt need me

> to stay! They said that all they needed was a blood test which they

> could take the morning of surgery. They are going to call me

> tomorrow or the next day to go through a list of questions with me.

> So instead of waiting like another hour to be seen, they sent me on

> my way! So now I just have to answer some questions for them over

> the phone and I am set for Tuesday's surgery. I bought a squish

> pillow today and a chair-like raft for in the pool so I can sit

> upright and soak in some sun post-op! I also bought a white board

> the other day so I think I am getting pretty well set. Now I just

> need to go get some new eyeglasses cause I wear contacts usually

and

> my glasses aren't even the right prescription anymore. Well thats

> all for now..The countdown has really begun. I am less than a

> week!!!!!!!!!!!!

> ~~