Borislittlesal

[Guest guest]

B,

Thanks so much for your well wishes! You're due soon too, right? I

think it was either late July or August if I remember correctly,

before your wedding in September.

Well I'm glad that my posts have been useful, or at the very least,

amusing. I'm sure I'll have a different perspective on things post-

surgery and hopefully I'll be able to impart some of my new found

wisdom on life on the other side.

Have a great end of the week and I'll be updating you as of next

Wednesday or Thursday me thinks! My doctor is still not sure whether

they will be able to release me from the hospital after only 24 hours.

Bye for now,

Sara

> > > > Hi All

> > > >

> > > > Well today was a LONG day! Started off at 9am at the orthos

to

> > get

> > > my

> > > > hooks on. I am now the proud donner of 16 metallic hooks.

> Grrrrr

> > > says

> > > > she! Actually they are not as bad as I expected. A lot less

> > obvious

> > > > when I smile than I thought they would be. The bottom center

> hook

> > > is

> > > > killing me though, really digging into the inside of my life

> but

> > > I'm

> > > > sure my mouth will build a barrier to this just as it did the

> > > braces.

> > > >

> > > > Next stop was the hospital to go through all the pre-admin

> > surgery

> > > > testing. Unfortunately for me, it being the day after

Memorial

> > day

> > > > meant that there was the longest line ever so it only took me

> > three

> > > > and a half hours to get what could have taken 40 minutes. Oh

> > well.

> > > At

> > > > least it's all done now. I got blood drawn, blood pressure

and

> > temp

> > > > measured, chest xray and a whole set of questions asked and

> > > answered.

> > > > All very basic stuff. What I made sure to do was tell them

> that

> > > I've

> > > > had previous ops before and vomited afterwards as a result of

> the

> > > > anesthesia. They gave me two little tablets to take pre-

> surgery

> > to

> > > > help descrease the nausea. One to take the night before and

> one

> > to

> > > > take on the morning of the surgery with very little water.

> They

> > > also

> > > > confirmed that I will have a catherer put in since the

> operation

> > > will

> > > > be approximately 4 hours but they also helped to calm my

fears

> > > about

> > > > this as well.

> > > >

> > > > After this I ran to Dr. Sachs to have my pre-op discussion.

He

> > gave

> > > > me good news in that he has decided that they will only need

> to

> > > > operate on my upper jaw. My lower jaw should swing into the

> right

> > > > position. Whoopee! No lower jaw which really made my day.

> He'll

> > be

> > > > removing the two upper bicuspids and also performing genio

> which

> > I

> > > > knew already. We went through a lot during the discussion but

> > since

> > > > it's been a long day and I have to get up at 5:30am to fly to

> > L.A.

> > > I

> > > > think I'll call it a night for today. I'll try to sort out

all

> > the

> > > > information he gave me into a nice, short and concise posting

> for

> > > > everyone tomorrow.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks for listening/reading.Can't believe surgery is almost

> > here!!!

> > > >

> > > > Nite to all.

> > > > Sara