Tomorrow at this time I will be in the ICU recovering from surgery...hopefully. I cannot believe how quickly time has passed..seemed like I was months away and now less than a day! I still have an orthodontist appointment later this afternoon to have surgical wires put on..I changed this appointment to the latest possible time so I wasn't walking around with heavy duty hardware in my mouth for several days. The last few days I have been eating everything! I figured I'd get as much in before the upcoming weeks of liquid dieting.
Surprisingly, I am not feeling too nervous..I'm sure I'll have a bit of hard time trying to go to sleep tonight and of course I'm sure I'll be super nervous tomorrow morning. As of yet, I haven't received a call form the anesthesiologist or the exact time I should be there tomorrow, but I've been told I should expect to be there by 5:30 am and the surgery should begin around 8am lasting about 5 -6 hours. I will be at Kaiser Hospital in Santa Clara. My mom will be taking me and staying until I am done and my grandparents (who are still telling me it's not too late to change my mind) and my sisters, brother and brother in law will be visiting that night. My dad should also be coming that night, he'll be driving from Arizona. So I'm sure I'll feel much better to have a lot of family around me.
I'll probably be updating again later this evening after I speak with the anesthesiologist and get back from the orthodontist. I'd also like to post some before shots to compare. I haven't decided whether I'll take my computer with me to the hospital..what do you guys think? I'm actually not quite sure what to bring with me since I've never stayed in the hospital before. I was thinking change of clothes, iPod?
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Button up shirt and easy to pull on and off pants - you'll probably have a bit of trouble dressing. I did, anyway.
ReplyDeleteI didn't need much in the hospital - I didn't feel well enough to get on a computer, although my husband brought ours. I brought books and magazines and stuff, but the only thing I used was my iPod to drown out some of the noise at night from the hospital.
Also, bring a whiteboard and markers or a pad of paper and pen - it was VERY frustrating for me to not be able to talk, I was really glad to have that. Also, if you have long hair or bangs, I would recommend a hairband or headband - if you look at pictures the day after surgery, my bangs were EVERYWHERE with the ice wraps from the hospital - drove me NUTS until I got a headband on.
Don't be too nervous. You'll do great!! Looking forward to pictures or updates when you're all done.
Hi Erica,
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I read your entire blog. I hope your are happy now.
May i know, How are you feeling in terms of sensations?
Any Suggesting who going to JAW Surgery?
Thanks
Dhana
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Hi I stumbled across your blog, I'm also going to have orthognathic surgery on my upper jaw...I don't have a surgery date yet but I'm getting close. By chance was your surgeon Dr. Williams at Kaiser Santa Clara? That's who I'm seeing.
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