SARPE

June 24, 2005

I had one in October of 2003. When I came out of surgery I could fit

my pointer finger between my two front teeth. (I joked about taking

family pictures with a cigarette in my mouth...I don't smoke, but I

know it would have been a hilarious picture...I never it did it,

because I wouldn't buy the cigarettes) The gap closed a lot in the

next month so, but it was 9 months before it was totally closed. The

surgery wasn't that painful, it was mostly annoying having the metal

piece in the roof of my mouth! (I didn't have my braces on for that

surgery, but will have them for my upper jaw surgery on July 18.) My

surgery was 2 hours or less. I don't recall. It was suppose to

start at 7:30, but was delayed and I was released from the hospital

by 10:30 am after being in recovery. I remember begging them to let

me go home. They said, " if you can get dressed without calling for

help, we'll let you go, but it's a little too soon " Well, I did

have to press the button for assistance and I said to the

nurse...Before you hold it against me and not let me out of

here...let me explain. I told her that my nose was starting to

bleed and I didn't want to get blood everywhere. She laughed at me

and wrapped my nose, let me get dressed and I was out of there. I

remember coming home and feeling great. I was sitting up at my

computer the very day of surgery. About 7:00 pm that night, the

medication started wearing off... I won't say that I was in a lot of

pain, but I felt my face tightening up. My face was swollen for

quite some time. Because of the swelling, I had a difficult time

eating for about four weeks, but it wasn't anything I couldn't

handle. I did have help around the house, because my daughter was 3

and my son was 8. My husband was here to help out. I just found

that I got tired, because I wasn't eating right...I finally started

ensure and that help turn things around. If you have any other

questions, feel free to ask.

Sorry I didn't respond sooner, but I have been away for a few days

and didn't have internet access. Have spent all morning playing

catch-up on the posts! It's another fulltime job

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