Very Anxious About Oral Surgery Tomorrow

[rainy_daze]

@Ayesha you will wake up and you will recover. A :hug: for you if you want it. I agree with your T, you can do this :tup:.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

I surgery went really well. I actually wasn't very nervous and I think so much of that was becasue I started this thread and then my therapist. The nurses were nice. I remember someone saying "such beautiful hair" and I wanted to make a joke about how it was it's day off (I didn't do anything with it, just braided it so it wouldn't be in the way), but I couldn't. One second I was awake and then I wasn't. They told us I probably wont remember much right before the surgery but I did.

The only time I got nervous was when the surgeon was right above me with the two nurses and the surgeon had that really big metal needle for my mouth. I thought 'please wait' becasue that needle really scared me last time they used it and needles don't normally scare me. He starts talking about my college, and how I will figure out what major I want---probably when I graduate. Then I realized he was waited for me to fall asleep and I got worried I wouldn't, with that comes some anxiety and then...next thing I know I hear "Ayesha, it's all done now."

I woke up just fine and I was terrified I wouldn't. I was worried I just wouldn't wake up ever and I would just die. My mother always told me that I woke up badly after surgeries and my therapist pointed out how long ago (20+ years), my age, and how sick I was so it's not very accurate to think that now.

They wheeled me out in a wheelchair to my car, my husband was already waiting there for me with the door open and the AC on. The nurse told him to not leave me in there without the AC. I let them help me (actually let someone help me like that) into the car.

I didn't really know what to expect but now understand, it really is surgery complete with lots of tubes, heart monitors, oxygen monitors, the IV, 2 nurses and a surgeon. I understood the cost beforehand but I really get it now.

We went and got a milkshake becasue so many people here suggested it and so did the nurses. We got the pain medication filled and I texted my therapist telling him it went just fine, who texted me back right away saying 'Congrats'. I figured he might want to know.

Got home and I made a bed on the couch and slept. Then replaced the gauze (every hour) , pain medications. Woke up again and my husband was having a meeting on Skype so he can be home with me. I hear he is talking about me and he says "she is tough". I am thirsty but don't want to bother him...and I drift off again...wake up and he is still having a meeting. I do this another few times and then together we get everything done. I go back to sleep and the cat joins me, cuddles with me while I sleep. She likes to bump and rub her face and cheeks against my face and cheek and I worry this will hurt but it doesn't, she is soft and gentle.

Had my jello and rice pudding and it's yummy. It's been a long time since I had jello and I was actually looking forward to it.

I should probably sleep some more. With the gauze in I can't talk, so we are using a notebook. It's actually really relaxed around here today. But talking and eating sort of hurt. I have to move the jaw and keep it from getting stiff but there is a lot less pain with the gauze in and you can't mess with anything.

I am hoping cold tomato soup or mashed potatoes for dinner. My husband is putting himself in charge of the menu and seems a bit upset if I get up. He seems really enthusiastic.

 

[Jane.l]

Glad it went well and that you are being looked after .

 

[Aching65]

nice @Ayesha.. and now you can smile as i said yesterday )))))

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

@Aching65 Smiling hurts a bit and feels weird. :)

 

[InsideAWord]

Hopefully you don't bruise too bad. I barely bruised when I got all four of my wisdom teeth taken out at the same time. They were all infected.

 

[Aching65]

that means you ARE smiling then )))

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

@InsideAWord I hope not!

@Aching65 Hard not to smile when you have such a cute cat cuddling with you, have MASH and Scooby Doo to watch and a nice partner to get you jell-o, ice cream and uses this time that you can't talk to his advantage, by just chatting with me.

Need to sleep some more.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

I just got in trouble for "trying to do to much".

:) My husband is like a mother hen, not that I blame him. I don't think he liked the thought of surgery either.