Re: Can someone who has survived this please

June 5, 2005

hey. . part of it is all the blood you're ingesting. if you can help it,

try and avoid swallowing it. if you're taking in that much blood, you might

want to call your surgeon and get them to look at it. wounds should not be

bleeding that much even a day after. as for the pain killers, i was

fortunate enough to not requiring to take any pain meds, but i do here that

codeine does have that effect on stomachs, so if you don't need it, get

yourself off it asap. hope this helps

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& gt;From: & quot;jayarinca & quot;

& lt;jayarinca@... & gt; & gt;Reply-To:

orthognathicsurgerysupport & gt;To:

orthognathicsurgerysupport & gt;Subject: [Orthognathic

Surgery Support ] Re: Can someone who has survived this please help me

calm down? & gt;Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 19:35:58 -0000 & gt; & gt;Hi

there! & gt; & gt;((((katie)))) You are in the same spot that I was in

at that time. & gt;What I can tell you is that in the next couple of days,

it gets MUCH & gt;better. I used the purple Sudafed to clear my nose so

that I could & gt;breathe better, and it worked like a charm. Once you

get passed the & gt;breathing issues, you will be able to calm yourself

down a little & gt;more. Try not to panic, and talk with your doctor

about your & gt;symptoms. (S)He can help you

cope. & gt; & gt;Jayar & gt; & gt; & gt;---

In & gt;orthognathicsurgerysupport ,

& quot;treesaregivingup & quot; & gt; & lt;treesaregivingup@y... & gt;

wrote: & gt; & gt; Hi guys, this is my first post and i'm 4 days post op. I

had my & gt;upper & gt; & gt; and lower done, to correct my open bite.

Everyone on here seems to & gt;be & gt; & gt; fine just a few days after,

but i still feel like i'm dying. i'm & gt; & gt; running on no sleep and

spent all night throwing up...i'm not sure & gt;if & gt; & gt; it's

because of the codeine, or all the blood i keep swallowing(do & gt; & gt;

you guys just swallow the blood down? i have a hard time

spitting & gt;it & gt; & gt; between my teeth).. but has this happened to

anyone else? i feel & gt;like & gt; & gt; i can't breathe and I can't

wait for my nose to stop being stuffy! & gt; & gt; how long does that

usually take? also, did anyone have really bad & gt;ear & gt; & gt; pain,

and if so..do you have any tips? i feel a ton of pressure, & gt;as & gt;

& gt; if i'm diving too deep under water. my os said it's common

and & gt;goes & gt; & gt; hand in hand with my sinuses being plugged.

sorry guys..my list of & gt; & gt; rants is endless, but i'm just going to

throw everything out here & gt; & gt; because i've been going crazy the

past couple of days. so back to & gt; & gt; ranting..everytime i wake up

after dozing off, i panic because i & gt; & gt; forget my teeth are wired.

i'm really having a hard time breathing & gt; & gt; through my mouth and i

feel claustrophobic..(my os also said this & gt;is & gt; & gt; common

when closing and open bite? i'm not used to my

teeth & gt;touching) & gt; & gt; can someone please reassure me that this

gets better? i try to & gt;stay & gt; & gt; calm but it's so easy to

panic! i also stopped using the & gt; & gt; codeine..last dose was

yesterday at noon. is this going to bite me & gt;in & gt; & gt; the ass

later? or is it okay to stop sooner than later? also, i'm & gt; & gt;

having problems getting my ensure down...juice and broth are fine, & gt;

& gt; but i feel like ensure is too thick and i hate that i can't

brush & gt;the & gt; & gt; inside of my teeth afterwards. sooo basically

i'm probably making & gt;way & gt; & gt; too big a deal about all of

this....but if anyone can give me any & gt; & gt; tips or answers to my

thousand questions, i would really & gt;appreciate & gt; & gt; it. good

luck to everyone with surgery coming up! i'm not trying & gt;to & gt;

& gt; scare anyone...it's all worth it in the end. that's what i have

to & gt; & gt; keep telling myself! :] thanks guys.

--katie & gt; & gt;

June 7, 2005

Hey Derrick...what...no pain meds? Man, you're lucky/brave. That's so

cool. I actually decided to keep taking the codeine..just in smaller

doses, and now I can keep something in my stomach so I'm not getting

sick anymore. The blood was also making me sick..I didn't realize your

body can't digest blood. So it makes sense, but it stopped.. so yay!

:] Thanks for your help.

--katie

& gt; & gt; Hi guys, this is my first post and i'm 4 days

post op. I

> had my & gt;upper & gt; & gt; and lower done, to correct my open

bite.

> Everyone on here seems to & gt;be & gt; & gt; fine just a few

days after,

> but i still feel like i'm dying. i'm & gt; & gt; running on no

sleep and

> spent all night throwing up...i'm not sure & gt;if & gt; & gt; it's

> because of the codeine, or all the blood i keep

swallowing(do & gt; & gt;

> you guys just swallow the blood down? i have a hard time

> spitting & gt;it & gt; & gt; between my teeth).. but has this

happened to

> anyone else? i feel & gt;like & gt; & gt; i can't breathe and I

can't

> wait for my nose to stop being stuffy! & gt; & gt; how long does that

> usually take? also, did anyone have really bad & gt;ear & gt;

& gt; pain,

> and if so..do you have any tips? i feel a ton of

pressure, & gt;as & gt;

> & gt; if i'm diving too deep under water. my os said it's common

> and & gt;goes & gt; & gt; hand in hand with my sinuses being

plugged.

> sorry guys..my list of & gt; & gt; rants is endless, but i'm just

going to

> throw everything out here & gt; & gt; because i've been going crazy

the

> past couple of days. so back to & gt; & gt; ranting..everytime i

wake up

> after dozing off, i panic because i & gt; & gt; forget my teeth are

wired.

> i'm really having a hard time breathing & gt; & gt; through my

mouth and i

> feel claustrophobic..(my os also said this & gt;is & gt; & gt;

common

> when closing and open bite? i'm not used to my

> teeth & gt;touching) & gt; & gt; can someone please reassure me

that this

> gets better? i try to & gt;stay & gt; & gt; calm but it's so easy to

> panic! i also stopped using the & gt; & gt; codeine..last dose was

> yesterday at noon. is this going to bite me & gt;in & gt; & gt;

the ass

> later? or is it okay to stop sooner than later? also, i'm & gt; & gt;

> having problems getting my ensure down...juice and broth are

fine, & gt;

> & gt; but i feel like ensure is too thick and i hate that i can't

> brush & gt;the & gt; & gt; inside of my teeth afterwards. sooo

basically

> i'm probably making & gt;way & gt; & gt; too big a deal about all of

> this....but if anyone can give me any & gt; & gt; tips or answers

to my

> thousand questions, i would really & gt;appreciate & gt; & gt;

it. good

> luck to everyone with surgery coming up! i'm not

trying & gt;to & gt;

> & gt; scare anyone...it's all worth it in the end. that's what i have

> to & gt; & gt; keep telling myself! :] thanks guys.

> --katie & gt; & gt;

June 7, 2005

> Hey Derrick...what...no pain meds? Man, you're lucky/brave.

-I did my first BSSO pain med free...and steriod free.

lol my surgeon said cause i was breastfeeding i could take only

tylenol...and you know it was weird I didnt need to...mind you I was

taking gravol which with my narcolepsy meant I slept A LOT!

and now I can keep something in my stomach so I'm not getting

> sick anymore. The blood was also making me sick..I didn't realize

your

> body can't digest blood.

=really I thought it could nicely isn't it the masai that

traditionally only eat blood and milk?

Alison

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