Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Final models yesterday

Well yesterday I saw my OS and she took my final models. We did 2 sets of impressions, 3 wax bites, and she did a measurement on my face using some weird contraption. I was so excited that my appointment was with my surgeon. I took the opportunity to ask my most pressing question for the moment which was "when I come out of surgery will I be in a raised position, and not lying flat on my back"? The answer was yes...I will be in a semi-upright position about a 45 degree angle. I told her about my anxiety about not being able to breath when I woke up since I would be banded shut and most likely a bit congested from the surgery. She joked with me that they really liked their patients breathing and she thought that I would probably be able to breath better than I have in my whole life when they are done. Now that was some exciting news! We also decided that we will live with the 1 unit of blood that I donated for myself. The blood donation place cancelled my appointment for 11/20 because they are moving their office and couldn't reschedule me until 11/30. My OS was not happy with that and thought that it was too close to the surgery date. She said she hasn't ever had to transfuse anyone (also nice to hear) so we should be good with 1 unit. My next appointment is on December 4th with a GP for a pre-op physical and then the big day will be upon me. My dentist called today because I had an appointment scheduled to get my teeth cleaned 12/11 which I wont be able to make since I will be having surgery 12/10. So she rescheduled me to 12/8. I wonder if it is a good idea to have my teeth cleaned beforehand? Not so sure. Anyway, that is all I have for now.

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