Shirley

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Shirley,

Glad to hear you made it to SA! Sounds like all went well for you

today at your appts. Your hooks must be a little different than mine

because it took my OD over 2 hours to put them on.

I was just thinking about that bed buddy..Should I head over and pick

up mine before Tuesday? That's great news about the no splint!!

Let's hope I will have the same luck next week!

Well I don't want to keep you because you need your rest! I guess I

am the next one on the block with surgery on Tuesday...YIKES, that

gives me chills just saying that because I can't believe it is time!

Best of luck & I am hoping you feel well enough on Monday to send me

a quick post so I know you are okay!

I am sending you big hugs and will be holding your hand tomorrow in

the OR!!

--Caboose

> Hi All, I'm ready to go! At 8 am I started my pre-op history and

> physical with surgeon. Then my questions and his answers to my

many

> questions. Then over to another building for pre-admission, then

> for pre-op forms with nurse, ekg, labs, x-ray, etc. Finished all

> that about 11:30 am, then back to motel room for a quick lunch and

> off to the OD for my surgical " hooks " . The so called hooks are not

> bad & not very big, but because they've taken off the orthodontic

> chains I really feel the normal orthodontic hooks and the surgical

> ones, especially the lower ones. Mouth is a little sore, but

> nothing major. Only took about a half hour to install. Thank

> heavens for wax!

>

> I reconfirmed with the surgeon, I'll only have elastics - no

> splint. But of course they have to warn you if he can't get the

> screws & plates in, you can be wired. But he says that's highly

> unlikely.

>

> I have to be at the hosptial at 4:30 am!! Surgery will start at 7

> am. So probably not much sleep tonight. It's a good thing we

> decided to come down to stay at motel until after the surgery.

>

> After the OD appt we headed to Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Found

> the " Bed Buddy " someone recommended. Stocked my husband up on

> microwavable food for motel room. And of course indulged myself in

> some " Krispy Kreme " donuts. Hmm... Won't have those for a long time.

>

> We took a run over to the hospital to see where to go and where to

> park. There are numerous hospitals, etc. in this area and streets

> curve around so thought I'd go over with my husband & show him how

> to get there & back . I call him a " sense of direction deprived "

> person . Seems it was inherited as his mother had the same

> problem. Once he's driven the route a few times, he should have it

> down. I wouldn't want them to be paging him at hospital and he's

> lost somewhere in San . Believe me the next car will have

> GPS on it. But he's love when it comes to helping me when I'm ill,

> so can live with the directional problem.

>

> I will try to post some pictures after I get home. I forgot to

> bring my digital camera cord.

>

> This train is pulling out of the station soon!!

>

> Shirley