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General Category => Emotional Support => Topic started by: treevernal on February 24, 2013, 09:21:22 PM
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The day of my final records appt (2 days before surgery) I got nervous and emotional but by the night before surgery I had mellowed out a ton. I watched Groundhog Day with my mom at the hotel just to have some laughs :D
Really tho, I don't miss my old face at all because I still see me when I look in the mirror and so will you. Getting nervous is normal but it'll be fine, really.
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When are you penciled in for surgery?
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guys, i'm getting closer and closer to surgery and i can't sleep.
I think about the moment they will tell me i'll need general anesthesia, the moment i will wake up feeling like a truck hit my face...the anxiety, the panic, the vomit (god loves his children yeah).
i think that if teenage chicks managed to get through this is should too...but at times the pressure/anxiety is unbearable.
How did you manage it?
how were the moments before surgery?
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They probably give you pills to calm your anxiety.... Lorizapan
What's your surgery date?
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i still didn't set a date since my surgeon and ortho told me they will need approx 10 days (told me this on tuesday) and then they'll call me to set a date.
it will be the first two weeks of june...
I already get a low dosage of Rivotril (6/7 drops per day) but it's quite ineffective
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i agree.
i've been hiding since september now and i feel like it's too late to change "strategy".
Radiohead is my religion, but yeah i believe it could bring me down a little bit.
The thing is i injured myself bad (ankle) this winter so i'm afraid of playing football which is the only beautiful thing in life.
which sucks anyways (life, not football)
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what are you stressed about? I think your issues were mostly in your jaw so you'll look great afterward
or do you mean like numbness? cause I worry about that too
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what i'm afraid of?
1) i will be ugly as f**k
2) my OSAS won't be fully cured
3) Numbness
4) Joint problems Tmj bla bla
5) Identity crisis
6) Dying?
7) losing 10 kg
the list goes on but this is the top 7
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do you already have tmj? Athe rest of your list fits me too lol
How much do you weigh? I'm 140 lbs and seriously need to put on weight before surgery. prepare for hibernation 8)
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no i do not have any tmj issue so it'd f**kin suck if it could arise after surgery.
im pretty lean, i stopped training this winter but my body mass stayed stable.
i'm 100% happy of my body now: i weigh quite a lot considered how tall i am and i have almost zero fat.
it'd suck to drop a lot of kg
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@stupidjaws: How tall are you and how much do you weight? what is your current airway size?
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i'm 172 for 68 kg.
my airway size is very little, i don't recall actual measurements even if they did them, i think its around 5 mm...i'll ask them next time.
im even very afraid the result will look unnatural with stiff and rigid lips, step off chin, bla bla bla
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i'm 172 for 68 kg.
my airway size is very little, i don't recall actual measurements even if they did them, i think its around 5 mm...i'll ask them next time.
im even very afraid the result will look unnatural with stiff and rigid lips, step off chin, bla bla bla
yeah.. 5mm is very small, I can understand why you're going through this
that Sandro Pelo result you posted is outstanding, very natural and attractive.
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maybe it would've helped going into surgery more ignorant of possible complications
you'd have less anxiety before the surgery, but would probably come out of it being more disappointed in it's limitations
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you'd have less anxiety before the surgery, but would probably come out of it being more disappointed in it's limitations
maybe i wouldnt notice them and i would just be happy for my jaw and bite?
who knows!
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Maybe I can add a bit of insight since I was just there very recently... I posted about it in my blog but I was a mess in the last few weeks/days before jaw surgery. I had trouble sleeping, high anxiety, I even lost weight. I finally asked for something to calm me down the night before, and it kind of helped (I recommend you do that as well, you need your rest)
... I had cried a bit when I had to change into my hospital gown and wait but after that I was so chill that I asked to remain awake till I got in the OR as I wanted to see what it looked like inside! (Bad idea) and no I wasnt drugged at that point lol
My family that was with me, was very supportive as they knew this was something I had wanted to do for ages.
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At the moment i am even physically sick and i'm far from surgery (2/3 weeks).
I guess i'll have fun the days right before it!
cmonster, any tip? how did your surgery go? are you happy?
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Stupidjaws, I know how you feel, seriously, its not easy. But you're moving forward with a surgeon you like and trust (right?) so you're in good hands, you NEED to believe it and you NEED to believe you're going to be better off for doing this. Im not saying glaze over the potential what ifs, but if you're going to do it, dont torture yourself.
I hope it went well, its hard to say because you dont know the real result till months down the line. I can say so far Im pleased that I can breathe SO much easier- breathing passage doubled, and my bite is spot on no more trouble with teeth hitting wrong or off... Also a lot of the excessive vertical length in my face is gone... The rest will show with time. Im comfortable with my decision so far, relatively content.
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Stupidjaws, I know how you feel, seriously, its not easy. But you're moving forward with a surgeon you like and trust (right?) so you're in good hands, you NEED to believe it and you NEED to believe you're going to be better off for doing this. Im not saying glaze over the potential what ifs, but if you're going to do it, dont torture yourself.
I hope it went well, its hard to say because you dont know the real result till months down the line. I can say so far Im pleased that I can breathe SO much easier- breathing passage doubled, and my bite is spot on no more trouble with teeth hitting wrong or off... Also a lot of the excessive vertical length in my face is gone... The rest will show with time. Im comfortable with my decision so far, relatively content.
great to hear! i'm waiting for a new blog entry!!
i'm sure that in another month or two you will already be able to "see" more clearly
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Maybe I can add a bit of insight since I was just there very recently... I posted about it in my blog but I was a mess in the last few weeks/days before jaw surgery. I had trouble sleeping, high anxiety, I even lost weight. I finally asked for something to calm me down the night before, and it kind of helped (I recommend you do that as well, you need your rest)
... I had cried a bit when I had to change into my hospital gown and wait but after that I was so chill that I asked to remain awake till I got in the OR as I wanted to see what it looked like inside! (Bad idea) and no I wasnt drugged at that point lol
My family that was with me, was very supportive as they knew this was something I had wanted to do for ages.
some people forget being moved into the OR but i remember everything right up until the point where I was sedated. i tried to fight it lol and see how long i could stay awake.
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some people forget being moved into the OR but i remember everything right up until the point where I was sedated. i tried to fight it lol and see how long i could stay awake.
When did they administer the stuff to knock you out? I was told they usually did this before you go into the OR so patients dont flip lol.
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When did they administer the stuff to knock you out? I was told they usually did this before you go into the OR so patients dont flip lol.
in the OR. i was already mildly sedated before i went in
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You know I was a nervous wreck the night before and I even cried in the anaesthesia room. It was totally unnecessary. There was literally no pain and the worst thing was the nausea and they give medication for that. I lost a lot of blood and was on the brink of receiving a transfusion but that much blood loss is probably rare (they told me it was a surgery where blood loss wasn't a high risk).
It will be over before you know it.
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You know I was a nervous wreck the night before and I even cried in the anaesthesia room. It was totally unnecessary. There was literally no pain and the worst thing was the nausea and they give medication for that. I lost a lot of blood and was on the brink of receiving a transfusion but that much blood loss is probably rare (they told me it was a surgery where blood loss wasn't a high risk).
It will be over before you know it.
good to know!