my start toward surgery

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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.

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Hi Connie, Sorry to hear you'll need both jaws. They thought if I

had braces I might not need uppper, but I'm having both.

Sounds like you're only 5 days behind me. I have surgery June 17th.

> 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?

I'm always bordline anemic, too. I will be on iron the for about 3

weeks before the surgery. My surgeon wants me to donate a unit of

blood (which may be impossible with my lousy veins and having had a

mastectomy on arm with good vein). But my surgeon doesn't think

he'll need it. Surgeons usually use hypotensive anesthesia (lower

blood pressure), which reduces blood loss. I am having some other

surgery on turbinates (nose), so I think they just want to have the

blood just in case.

Shirley

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I asked my surgeon about that at my appointment and he said he

prefers patients not to donate blood. He said they rarely use it and

it is a waste of the blood you need in your system for the surgery.

He also said by the time the get all the paperwork and such together

if you need a transfusion they will already be giving you someone

elses blood. I am also directed to take 3 iron pills a day for the

next 3 weeks till surgery.

About getting both jaws done--I will also be getting them both moved

plus a genio. I figure if I am gonna be knocked out and feeling

lousy anyways, then just go ahead and make everything as perfect as

possible, even if that means extra cuts and moves and plates and

screws. I dont think i will be able to tell the difference when I

am miserable the week after!

> Hi Connie, Sorry to hear you'll need both jaws. They thought if I

> had braces I might not need uppper, but I'm having both.

>

> Sounds like you're only 5 days behind me. I have surgery June

17th.

>

> > 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?

>

> I'm always bordline anemic, too. I will be on iron the for about

3

> weeks before the surgery. My surgeon wants me to donate a unit of

> blood (which may be impossible with my lousy veins and having had a

> mastectomy on arm with good vein). But my surgeon doesn't think

> he'll need it. Surgeons usually use hypotensive anesthesia (lower

> blood pressure), which reduces blood loss. I am having some other

> surgery on turbinates (nose), so I think they just want to have

the

> blood just in case.

>

> Shirley

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Hi Connie

My mother is anemic and the doctors have always classified me as

borderline anemic too. My doctor told me to start taking for a month

ahead of the surgery iron supplements that are called Feri-Sequels.

They are over the counter so no prescription needed. I take one a day

at bedtime. Despite the fact that they are quite big and colored the

strangest green I have ever seen, I actually think they are quite

good supplments because usually iron tablets give you constipation

and bloat your stomach or you're body doesn't assimilate them very

well (sorry for the details). I have not had any of these problems

with these tablets. For some reason I also just feel more reassured

by taking them, as if my blood were getting stronger. Weird

psychology I guess:-) My doctor is also not taking my blood before

surgery. This really varies from doctor to doctor. My previous oral

surgeon wanted to absolutely take blood before hand. I guess it

depends on how conservative the doctor is. My previous doctor told me

that very rarely do they ever end up using the blood, which is

frustrating because the blood later gets thrown out because it can't

be used for donation purposes for some reason. Either way, i would

nor recommend having units of blood drawn later than two weeks before

the surgery. Your body needs the time to regenerate.

Anyway, hope this helps.

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.

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