Re: words of encouragement

[Guest guest]

Sher,

Congrats on your wire removal. I hope those mashed potatoes were as

good as you thought they would be!

Good for you for not holding back. Your emotions are important and

deserve to be acknowledged.

Hang in there ... I hope the lobster goes well for you!

Carol

> I am 10 days post-op today (upper & lower jaw---28 screws & 6

plates) I

> had my wires taken off and replaced with removeable elastics, I

learned

> how to remove the elastics myself and had the pleasure of brushing

> inside my mouth! This was followed by truly creamy mashed potatoes

that

> my darling sister had waiting a home for me! Yes, I still cried off

&

> on all afternoon. It is a very traumatic thing to go through. I

found I

> was holding back the tears and then thoguht 'what the hell'~ I let

it

> go & I feel so much better. My husband asked what happened and I

just

> told him that I needed to let it out! Well, I have the elastics

back on

> and giving my sore jaw a break.....later I am going to try some

little

> pieces of lobster (not getting my hopes up too high on that one

though!)

>

> Sher

[Guest guest]

-Thanks for your words of encouragement. I am 12 days post opt. and

cried for the first time today. I felt sorry for myself. I questioned

why I did this and I can't seem to stop drooling. On a good note Wed.

I get the wires off and looking forward to that. Your post gives me

hope and something to look forward too. (soft food)

OH!!! I can't wait to brush the inside of my mouth.

Jen.

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " sherryannejohnson "

<sherryannejohnson@y...> wrote:

> I am 10 days post-op today (upper & lower jaw---28 screws & 6

plates) I

> had my wires taken off and replaced with removeable elastics, I

learned

> how to remove the elastics myself and had the pleasure of brushing

> inside my mouth! This was followed by truly creamy mashed potatoes

that

> my darling sister had waiting a home for me! Yes, I still cried off

&

> on all afternoon. It is a very traumatic thing to go through. I

found I

> was holding back the tears and then thoguht 'what the hell'~ I let

it

> go & I feel so much better. My husband asked what happened and I

just

> told him that I needed to let it out! Well, I have the elastics

back on

> and giving my sore jaw a break.....later I am going to try some

little

> pieces of lobster (not getting my hopes up too high on that one

though!)

>

> Sher

[Guest guest]

I am so glad I was able to help!! It truly is the best feeling after

they are off!!!! It is still early in the process but at least I dont

feel 'muzzled' anymore!! Crying is cleansing & you know what--you

deserve to feel sorry for yourself!! I am sure there aren't too many

of us who dont. Hang in there !

Sher

> > I am 10 days post-op today (upper & lower jaw---28 screws & 6

> plates) I

> > had my wires taken off and replaced with removeable elastics, I

> learned

> > how to remove the elastics myself and had the pleasure of

brushing

> > inside my mouth! This was followed by truly creamy mashed

potatoes

> that

> > my darling sister had waiting a home for me! Yes, I still cried

off

> &

> > on all afternoon. It is a very traumatic thing to go through. I

> found I

> > was holding back the tears and then thoguht 'what the hell'~ I

let

> it

> > go & I feel so much better. My husband asked what happened and I

> just

> > told him that I needed to let it out! Well, I have the elastics

> back on

> > and giving my sore jaw a break.....later I am going to try some

> little

> > pieces of lobster (not getting my hopes up too high on that one

> though!)

> >

> > Sher

[Guest guest]

Thnaks! I managed to get about 1/2 th lobster in (cut very very

small!!) but it was liberating!! I also had alittle piece of white

cake with frosting-oh what a night--yehaaaaa

Thanks for the support re the tears - I reall ydid feel better

afterwards.

Take care

Sher

> > I am 10 days post-op today (upper & lower jaw---28 screws & 6

> plates) I

> > had my wires taken off and replaced with removeable elastics, I

> learned

> > how to remove the elastics myself and had the pleasure of

brushing

> > inside my mouth! This was followed by truly creamy mashed

potatoes

> that

> > my darling sister had waiting a home for me! Yes, I still cried

off

> &

> > on all afternoon. It is a very traumatic thing to go through. I

> found I

> > was holding back the tears and then thoguht 'what the hell'~ I

let

> it

> > go & I feel so much better. My husband asked what happened and I

> just

> > told him that I needed to let it out! Well, I have the elastics

> back on

> > and giving my sore jaw a break.....later I am going to try some

> little

> > pieces of lobster (not getting my hopes up too high on that one

> though!)

> >

> > Sher

[Guest guest]

Wow Jen, you went 12 whole days without crying? That's very good, far

better than me:-) I've been averaging a cry every 3 days. Well this

whole process is sure one rollercoaster and you're perfectly entitled

to feel sorry for yourself but know that it will get better and soon we

won't be feeling so sorry for ourselves anymore because we'll be

stuffing ourselves silly with soft food! Hold on tight, Weds will be

here soon.

Sara

[Guest guest]

Sher,

That's awesome! My stomach growls just thinking about it.

All the best,

Carol

> > > I am 10 days post-op today (upper & lower jaw---28 screws & 6

> > plates) I

> > > had my wires taken off and replaced with removeable elastics, I

> > learned

> > > how to remove the elastics myself and had the pleasure of

> brushing

> > > inside my mouth! This was followed by truly creamy mashed

> potatoes

> > that

> > > my darling sister had waiting a home for me! Yes, I still cried

> off

> > &

> > > on all afternoon. It is a very traumatic thing to go through. I

> > found I

> > > was holding back the tears and then thoguht 'what the hell'~ I

> let

> > it

> > > go & I feel so much better. My husband asked what happened and

I

> > just

> > > told him that I needed to let it out! Well, I have the elastics

> > back on

> > > and giving my sore jaw a break.....later I am going to try some

> > little

> > > pieces of lobster (not getting my hopes up too high on that one

> > though!)

> > >

> > > Sher