Kay/Re: Survived the work day...

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Kay,

Glad to hear everything is going well for you. You are going to

hate me when I say this, but I have no splint or bands in. My OS

will put the bands in probably next week or the week after. He is

one who believes in letting the jaw heal a bit before putting

pressure on it. I just love his way of thinking..(haha)

Sounds like your diet is the same as mine..Egg salad, pancakes,

etc..I seem to be staying right at the 13lbs that I loss from the

start of post op. I thought that once I started adding the soft

foods the weight would jump right up, but so far it hasn't. That of

course is good news.

I was just remembering a funny incident in the hospital this

morning. The hospital staff had me all hooked up to IV's, etc and

were getting ready to wheel me into the OR from the holding room and

I stopped them and said they had to hold off because I had to go to

the bathroom. They were like lady in 5 minutes we will have you

hooked up to the bladder tube or whatever they call it and you won't

have to go. I was like nope, that's not good enough for me because

I have to go now. They had to wheel me near a bathroom so I could

hop off the bed and relieve myself. That held up surgery for about

10 minutes, but oh well, I just had to go right then and there...

(haha)

Anyway, sorry to get off track with that story, but since I didn't

have a computer I wasn't able to tell all my hospital stories..(haha)

Keep me posted on your recovery & I will talk to you soon!

-Caboose

> > > > Hi All,

> > > >

> > > > Just letting you all know that I did survive my first day

back

> > at

> > > > work after surgery. I think everyone at the office was more

> > > shocked

> > > > at my weight loss than my red nose, puffy cheeks, and

swollen

> > > lip.

> > > > The day started out well with enjoying all the attention I

was

> > > > getting being my first day back. But around 10:00am I

started

> > to

> > > > feel tore up from the floor up and was getting so tired and

> > really

> > > > thought I was going to have to take the remainder of the day

> > off.

> > > > But I somehow made it to 12:00 noon and took an hour nap on

> the

> > > > couch. My coworker was even so kind to cover me up with a

> > blanket

> > > > during my nap. I felt better in the afternoon, probably

> because

> > > it

> > > > was getting closer to the time to go home..(haha) I get off

> at

> > > > 3:30pm.

> > > >

> > > > I found the biggest problem today was eating. I did manage

a

> > > small

> > > > bowl of grits this morning and then around 11:00am I started

> > > getting

> > > > hungry and didn't have time to fix anything, so I just

grabbed

> a

> > > jar

> > > > of baby food and chowed down on my entree...(haha) My

> coworkers

> > > of

> > > > course had a laugh on that one. I even made them laugh

harder

> > > when I

> > > > pulled out my Italy imported colored baby spoon to eat my

> entree

> > > > with. When 12:00 rolled around I really didn't feel like

> eating

> > > > because after all I just had my big entree of baby food an

> hour

> > > ago...

> > > > (haha) So I just took an hour nap. The main problem I

> noticed

> > > today

> > > > was that I surely didn't get enough calories down today like

I

> > had

> > > > been doing at home.

> > > >

> > > > I did notice an added bonus from the surgery today that I

> never

> > > heard

> > > > anyone mention yet. My laugh lines are now gone! Also I

had

> a

> > > few

> > > > small wrinkles around my eyes and they have also

disappeared.

> > Now

> > > it

> > > > could be the swelling making it appear they have

disappeared,

> > but

> > > for

> > > > now I am going to enjoy this non wrinkled, red nosed,

swollen

> > > face..

> > > > (haha) So as an added bonus I also had cosmetic surgery..

> > (haha)

> > > > Okay, wishful thinking!

> > > >

> > > > --Caboose