Dee/Re: Caboose...

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Dee,

This surgery is all about patience. I will be 6 weeks post op on

Tuesday and still am not at 100%. I would say right now I am right

about 80% which I feel is great progress. I know doing my school

studies I have to take many breaks because how tired I get. Still at

work around 10:30am I get so tired, but manage to pull through each

day. I think determination is another factor in recovering. I am

determined to get to the end of this journey! I look at each day as a

new day and yes I still have bad days, but I just say to myself

tomorrow is another day.

At 3 weeks where you are at now, there was no way I would of been

able to return to work. For one thing, I was running a fever which

added to my fatigue and overall lousy feeling. I had to take a nap

in the morning and afternoon just to get through the day. I ran a

fever for 2 weeks and finally a new antibiotic brought it back to

normal.

One thing I found frustrating was that since you are starting to look

better with the swelling going down, others just don't understand why

you can't start resuming your normal routine. To me that was surely

frustrating. My husband would always say lets do this and lets do

that and I would just have to tell him I am too tired. I also have

friends calling me lately wanting to go out and eat some pizza. They

just don't get it when I say I am no where close to eating pizza.

They give me the line that it's been six weeks how much longer till

you can eat normal food. I just hush them up and say it will be

months, which at the rate I am going it will be since I was just

banded.

That's interesting you mentioning about the elastics possibly

damaging the plates if your teeth separate too much. Good thing this

was caught. I know I have 2 plates in actually right below the

eyes. I didn't even ask how many screws are in. I will ask this on

Wednesday and let you know. I did see the plates in an x-ray my OS

showed me. He didn't mention any screws, but I am sure I have a head

full of them since I had a Lefort 3 piece.

Your mom just loves you and is protecting her baby girl! I do know

that I really enjoy the peace and quiet. Speaking of peace and

quiet, my husband just called and is staying up at the airfield he

manages in a camper he and his buddy have. They invited me up but I

told him nah. So it's going to be a nice and quiet nite tonight with

no kids or hubby. Well I have the dog, but he is already out on the

floor, so hopefully he will stay that way for the rest of the night!

Okay, let me get in a few pages of studying before I tire out!

Sweet dreams,

--Caboose

> > > > > ,

> > > > >

> > > > > Sorry I haven't posted for a while, but I've been at my

> parents

> > > > > relaxing and they don't have internet access there . I

> don't

> > > > > think I could stay home a full day and be responsible for

> two

> > > kids

> > > > > yet. I still get tired very easy, but other than that I'm

> > doing

> > > > > well.

> > > > >

> > > > > I had another follow up visit last Thursday. My OS told me

> that

> > > I

> > > > > could take my bands off during the day, as long as I wore

> them

> > > mid-

> > > > > day for a couple of hours and all night long. I can

> certainly

> > > do

> > > > > that. She also gave me a week off from seeing her for good

> > > > > behavior. I will have my splint removed on 9/1 and then my

> > > surgery

> > > > > wires will come out on 9/6. Moving forward

> > > > >

> > > > > I did have a major nose bleed on Monday when I woke up.

She

> > > thinks

> > > > > I was dreaming and clenched my teeth and it caused the

> > problem.

> > > It

> > > > > took about a 1/2 hour to get it under control, but was fine.

> > > > >

> > > > > I hope you had a wonderful 40th birthday! What did you get

> for

> > a

> > > > > digital camera? I turn 36 two weeks from today.

> > > > >

> > > > > Well, I'm getting a little tired, so I'm going to take a

cat

> > nap!

> > > > >

> > > > > Dee