Caboose pep talk

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I think for the first 3 weeks post-op I averaged about 3 cries a

week. I used to get so upset with myself for being such a baby until

I realized that the crying actually made me feel better very quickly

and that hey, my body had been though a hell of a lot, not least

anesthesia and steroids. So don't feel bad about the crying. Just let

it out. I promise it will get better. I still get frustrated from

time to time and then I remind myself that I'm still recovering. I

think we need to all remind ourselves that this type of surgery

involves a LONG recovery process, longer or shorter for some but

nevertheless longer than we probably expected pre-surgery. So we need

to take it easy on ourselves and be realistic about what we can and

cannot do, at least for the first 8 weeks post-op. And as I'm

constantly saying to myself, remember, this is just a temporary phase

in our lives and consequently so is the feeling poopy and depressed.

We'll all be back to our cheery selves soon enough. In fact, we'll be

even cheerier because this time we'll have a well functioning jaw and

soon after braces removal (aka. THE DAY) a beautiful smile to show

off!!! Whahhhoooooo!!!

Thanks for enquiring about my biopsy results. This whole second

adventure has been pretty heart-wrenching because I had only gone to

my gyno to see why the hell I was two weeks late with my period only

to walk out of his office being told that maybe I had a cancerous

tumor. Talk about a blow to the stomach. The biopsy was possibly one

of the most uncomfortable things I have had to do. Much worse than

any of the pain I felt during the orthognathic surgery. Go figure.

Yesterday I went to pick up my biospy results and because my doctor

had given me the wrong opening times for the lab I had to sit outside

the doorstep of the darn place for 30 mins waiting. Aaaaggggghhh.

When I finally got the results I couldn't understand a single word

because it was full of important medical terms I couldn't understand.

They just all sounded very serious and bad so I sort of broke down.

Luckily my mother's gyno is a sweetheart of a man and agreed to have

the results faxed to him so that he could tell me what they meant.

Well he called me up later that afternoon to tell me to calm down,

that all was fine and that I was tumor free! Whoopppppeeee!!! So so

relieved! I'm off to see him for another visit this afternoon. One

thing the orthognathic surgery process has taught me is to get a

second opinion ALL THE TIME. Oh, I also finally got my period, 3

weeks late. Guess it was the surgery that put my whole system out of

whack. Sorry guys for the details!

Sara xx