Can someone who has survived this please help me calm down?

June 5, 2005

Hi guys, this is my first post and i'm 4 days post op. I had my upper

and lower done, to correct my open bite. Everyone on here seems to be

fine just a few days after, but i still feel like i'm dying. i'm

running on no sleep and spent all night throwing up...i'm not sure if

it's because of the codeine, or all the blood i keep swallowing(do

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

between my teeth).. but has this happened to anyone else? i feel like

i can't breathe and I can't wait for my nose to stop being stuffy!

how long does that usually take? also, did anyone have really bad ear

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

if i'm diving too deep under water. my os said it's common and goes

hand in hand with my sinuses being plugged. sorry guys..my list of

rants is endless, but i'm just going to throw everything out here

because i've been going crazy the past couple of days. so back to

ranting..everytime i wake up after dozing off, i panic because i

forget my teeth are wired. i'm really having a hard time breathing

through my mouth and i feel claustrophobic..(my os also said this is

common when closing and open bite? i'm not used to my teeth touching)

can someone please reassure me that this gets better? i try to stay

calm but it's so easy to panic! i also stopped using the

codeine..last dose was yesterday at noon. is this going to bite me in

the ass later? or is it okay to stop sooner than later? also, i'm

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

but i feel like ensure is too thick and i hate that i can't brush the

inside of my teeth afterwards. sooo basically i'm probably making way

too big a deal about all of this....but if anyone can give me any

tips or answers to my thousand questions, i would really appreciate

it. good luck to everyone with surgery coming up! i'm not trying to

scare anyone...it's all worth it in the end. that's what i have to

keep telling myself! :] thanks guys. --katie

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