Re: a little worried about something

[Guest guest]

Judy,

Well, first of all, yay for you and your four hour nap! I couldn't

sleep more than a couple of hours at a time when I was 7 days post-

op. Next, company is wonderful - makes you feel loved and cared for -

but don't be afraid to tell folks when you want them to GO HOME!

Okay, enough funny stuff ...

Any idea where the blood came from? Could it be as simple as a wire

that cut the inside of your mouth? When things are numb, we can't

always feel when the wired are poking/cutting/rubbing and causing

damage. I had no idea that the inside of my upper lip was torn up

until my Surgeon told me so - and then proceeded to bend my hooks back

so that they didn't cause anymore damage.

Could it be left over from surgery? Maybe blood from your stomach?

Not enough to make you vomit (thank goodness) but enough that it came

up and out. (sorry to be gross - that seems to be my theme tonight)

If the bleeding has stopped, I wouldn't panic. Maybe just call your

doctor first thing in the morning. Of course, if it starts again,

that's a different story.

Some ice might make it feel better for tonight. And if you have pain

medication - don't hesitate to indulge.

Hang in there ... post if anything else happens ... and remember to

breathe. Most of the time we make things much worse in our heads then

they are in reality.

Take care,

Carol

> Hi everyone,

> I just woke up from a long nap a little while ago. I slept about 4

> hours this afternoon after my visitors for today all left.

> I had blood coming out of the left side of my mouth when I woke up,

> and my face/jaw was really, really sore. (I'm 7 days post op today).

> I talked far too much today and one of my visitors was trying to

make

> me laugh even though I begged for her to stop...do you think that

> would make something in my mouth bleed?

> It stopped now, and I don't think it went on for very long....but

not

> sure what I should do, if anything at all.

> Is this common and should I have even worried? My OS is an hour away

> (Mayo clinic) and plus the office was far past closed by the time I

> woke up?

> Any advice from anyone? Or am I just being paranoid for nothing?

> Thanks as usual for any replies,

> Judy

[Guest guest]

I would suggest you call your surgeon and tell him/her what

happened. Were you sleeping on your side? That can cause soreness in

the early stages of recovery. The blood oozing out is more

worrisome, though, and I'd make sure you ask about that. Monitor the

soreness in case it gets worse since it could be infection (that's

the only thing my surgeon said I had to be worried about post-op).

The office isn't closed when you're only 7 days post-op and having

troubles - make sure you call and leave a message for your surgeon.

I was 6 weeks post-op when I called my surgeon and it was our

Canadian Thanksgiving weekend (my surgical hook had broken off and I

couldn't attach my elastics the way I was supposed to). My surgeon

called me back personally, and didn't mind it at all.

I used to say they get paid big bucks to answer our questions, but

since we found out what our surgeons get paid in Canada, it's not a

lot! Anyway, you're his/her patient, and he/she needs to know what's

going on.

Hope that helps, call now!

> Hi everyone,

> I just woke up from a long nap a little while ago. I slept about 4

> hours this afternoon after my visitors for today all left.

> I had blood coming out of the left side of my mouth when I woke

up,

> and my face/jaw was really, really sore. (I'm 7 days post op

today).

> I talked far too much today and one of my visitors was trying to

make

> me laugh even though I begged for her to stop...do you think that

> would make something in my mouth bleed?

> It stopped now, and I don't think it went on for very long....but

not

> sure what I should do, if anything at all.

> Is this common and should I have even worried? My OS is an hour

away

> (Mayo clinic) and plus the office was far past closed by the time

I

> woke up?

> Any advice from anyone? Or am I just being paranoid for nothing?

> Thanks as usual for any replies,

> Judy

[Guest guest]

I would suggest you call your surgeon and tell him/her what

happened. Were you sleeping on your side? That can cause soreness in

the early stages of recovery. The blood oozing out is more

worrisome, though, and I'd make sure you ask about that. Monitor the

soreness in case it gets worse since it could be infection (that's

the only thing my surgeon said I had to be worried about post-op).

The office isn't closed when you're only 7 days post-op and having

troubles - make sure you call and leave a message for your surgeon.

I was 6 weeks post-op when I called my surgeon and it was our

Canadian Thanksgiving weekend (my surgical hook had broken off and I

couldn't attach my elastics the way I was supposed to). My surgeon

called me back personally, and didn't mind it at all.

I used to say they get paid big bucks to answer our questions, but

since we found out what our surgeons get paid in Canada, it's not a

lot! Anyway, you're his/her patient, and he/she needs to know what's

going on.

Hope that helps, call now!

> Hi everyone,

> I just woke up from a long nap a little while ago. I slept about 4

> hours this afternoon after my visitors for today all left.

> I had blood coming out of the left side of my mouth when I woke

up,

> and my face/jaw was really, really sore. (I'm 7 days post op

today).

> I talked far too much today and one of my visitors was trying to

make

> me laugh even though I begged for her to stop...do you think that

> would make something in my mouth bleed?

> It stopped now, and I don't think it went on for very long....but

not

> sure what I should do, if anything at all.

> Is this common and should I have even worried? My OS is an hour

away

> (Mayo clinic) and plus the office was far past closed by the time

I

> woke up?

> Any advice from anyone? Or am I just being paranoid for nothing?

> Thanks as usual for any replies,

> Judy

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

No I really don't know where the blood came from actually. It wasn't a

lot, but I'm still drooling, and it was in my drool as I was waking

up...so I just don't know. My 4 hour nap felt really great, but I woke

up with everything hurting and throbbing pretty badly.

I cleaned my mouth out...rinsed with some warm salt water - that

seemed to help, but man my head/jaw/face is super sore tonight. I've

had tons of visitors this weekend, and trying to 'talk' with my face

like this really makes it hurt more...so tomorrow I am going back to

writing in my notebook for a day! My head is throbbing at the moment

and we have a huge, huge storm going on too...seems like my throbbing

and the lightening outside are in sync with one another!

I put my ice pack back on tonight...it's on now, and it's helping. I

took some liquid motrin but it still hurts, so will have to wait a

while before taking anything more.

Thanks for your advice and hopefully no more bleeding for me...

Take care,

Judy

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I wasn't sleeping on my side, I was sleeping on my back. The

soreness isn't anything worse than I've had..it really seems like I

just aggravated it by talking too much the past couple of days. I'm

normally quite a jabber-box and it's hard for me to keep quiet, but

I'm going to practice again tonight and tomorrow just being quiet!

I will call tomorrow and see what they say...I'm really tired

tonight even after a 4 hour nap.. plus we have a huge storm rolling

through our area and I am simply going to go to bed a little early.

I was worried that I broke open some stitches or something and when

I posted I had just cleaned my mouth out and didn't know what to do

or think. Still don't but the bleeding has stopped for now, so I

think I'm going to sleep on it tonight, and hopefully no more

bleeding!!!

Thanks,

Judy

[Guest guest]

Hi Judy,

Hope things are better today for you. I used my whiteboard for several

weeks as talking really tired me out, and even after 5 weeks when I

went back to work, I tried to minimize talking.

Good friends should understand that you need to heal. They wouldn't

want to take you out dancing or doing a walkathon if you'd just broken

your leg, would they?

> Hi ,

> I wasn't sleeping on my side, I was sleeping on my back. The

> soreness isn't anything worse than I've had..it really seems like I

> just aggravated it by talking too much the past couple of days. I'm

> normally quite a jabber-box and it's hard for me to keep quiet, but

> I'm going to practice again tonight and tomorrow just being quiet!

> I will call tomorrow and see what they say...I'm really tired

> tonight even after a 4 hour nap.. plus we have a huge storm rolling

> through our area and I am simply going to go to bed a little early.

> I was worried that I broke open some stitches or something and when

> I posted I had just cleaned my mouth out and didn't know what to do

> or think. Still don't but the bleeding has stopped for now, so I

> think I'm going to sleep on it tonight, and hopefully no more

> bleeding!!!

> Thanks,

> Judy

[Guest guest]

Judy,

I've noticed that post surgery the weather affects me more. Very

strange - but true. You should absolutely write if you need to. I

went through four notebooks over the first couple of weeks. Only do

what you can. Did you call your doctor today? was right,

you know. No surgeon's office is EVER really closed. Most have

services that will page them and they get back to you relatively

quickly. Hang in there ... and take it easy!

All the best,

Carol

> Hi Carol,

> No I really don't know where the blood came from actually. It

wasn't a

> lot, but I'm still drooling, and it was in my drool as I was waking

> up...so I just don't know. My 4 hour nap felt really great, but I

woke

> up with everything hurting and throbbing pretty badly.

> I cleaned my mouth out...rinsed with some warm salt water - that

> seemed to help, but man my head/jaw/face is super sore tonight.

I've

> had tons of visitors this weekend, and trying to 'talk' with my

face

> like this really makes it hurt more...so tomorrow I am going back

to

> writing in my notebook for a day! My head is throbbing at the

moment

> and we have a huge, huge storm going on too...seems like my

throbbing

> and the lightening outside are in sync with one another!

> I put my ice pack back on tonight...it's on now, and it's helping.

I

> took some liquid motrin but it still hurts, so will have to wait a

> while before taking anything more.

> Thanks for your advice and hopefully no more bleeding for me...

> Take care,

> Judy

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Things are better today - thanks. I've taken it very easy, plus had

our local orthodontist take a quick look in my mouth (he did braces

for two of our kids so I know him well and he knew I was having this

done)...all appears to be well today. No added pain, or swelling or

especially no more bleeding. I think it was just overuse honestly. My

face was really sore/painful yesterday after too many visitors and too

much 'talking' or attempting to anyway.

Today, I've napped twice, this is the first time on the computer all

day too, I've stayed very quiet...no visitors! And, I'm feeling

better again. Don't get me wrong, I'm just 8 days post op, so the

swelling and pain/soreness is still there, but it's going away a

little each day thank goodness!

I am using my whiteboard too, plus my notebook again today...so I am

sticking with that for a while instead of trying to talk to much.

It's just too painful yet, I guess.

Thanks for all your concerns...it's very much appreciated!

P.S. I looked at your pictures, and your result is simply amazing!!

Where did you find someone to do MLD? I've never heard of it before.

Judy