Surgery Update

[Guest guest]

Had my surgery on Wednesday, 10/04 at 8:00 p.m.- it went great. Dr.

R. was very attentive and kind and I got great care at the hospital.

My surgery took 37 minutes and I was up and walking 30 minutes after

I got back to my room. I was lucky - no pain from the port holes and

no nausea. Just some discomfort from the gas - and that was pretty

much gone within 3 -4 hours after the surgery.

Dr. R. came by at 6:30 the next morning and told me I could go home

any time I wanted. Rested and walked the next two days - and felt

totally back to normal by Sunday.

I had a lot of fun going to clinic on 10/10. It was great to be able

to share my experiences with the pre-ops. I know how comforting it

was the week before to see recent post-ops feeling well and walking

around, almost as if they hadn't recently had major surgery.

Thanks to Dr. R. for creating this great procedure and for his

kindness and great surgical skills.

Darrow

MGB 10/04/00

[Guest guest]

Hi Tonya, I'm 9 days post-op and completely depressed about the lack

of feeling in my lip - is this what you experienced? I know this is

normal, but it's so hard to handle now that I'm living it. When you

say top is not numb anymore, what part was numb, your cheeks? I am

obviously not a very patient person, panicking at 9 days. I am told

the feeling comes back, it could take a long time - does that mean I

will still be drooling at 7 weeks?

Pam

> Hey all. Just wanted to update everyone on my progress. I'm almost

7

> wks post-op, (feels like a life time ago now). I can open 3

fingers

> wide and eat just about anything. No steak or anything that hard

to

> chew. But cheeseburgers are easy. Still total numb on bottorm, but

top

> is not numb anymore. Still swollen. Not really bad. I would say

80% is

> gone. I can really tell I'm swollen. I look weird still. Like when

you

> just get out of the dentist chair and your all numb and your

bottom

> lip looks weird. Plus my cheeks are still puffy. I don't even

bother

> wearing much make-up, because I think what's the point right now.

I am

> only in one band on the left side to get my back teeth on that

side to

> come togeter. The rest of my bite is right on. Six more months of

> braces and I'll be done (I hope)!!!! This whole process has been

> terrible to me. No pain or anything, it just seems to never end.

But,

> I am feeling better now and I am not depressed anymore, and

finally

> feel like my life is mine again. I'm getting a lot of tingling on

the

> bottome so I know it is trying to wake up. I lost 20 lbs that is

> staying off so far. Well, let me know if you have any questions.

Tonya