Posted by wishingstar on April 29, 2007, at 11:52:04
In reply to Re: Dilaudid » wishingstar, posted by SandyWeb on April 26, 2007, at 12:50:13
Sorry for taking a few days to respond... I always forget when I've posted on this board because I dont do it often. :)
I'm glad she's starting to do better. I cant say I ever experienced the feeling that my teeth were going to fall out, or the cracking. I had an acrylic plate attached to the bottom side of my top teeth for all 6 weeks (along with being wired shut) that basically held my jaw in line like a retainer.. so perhaps that cut down on some of that. Does she have anythnig like that?
I had a similar moment to her water experience in the hospital.. except it wasnt triggered by anything. I just started feeling like I was choking and couldnt breathe. It was very scary. I think not being able to open your mouth really creates a lot of anxiety. I'm glad shes okay.
Once I got out of the hospital, I believe it was just regular tylonel I was taking actually. It's odd because I dont have an unusually high pain tolerance most of the time, but my jaw was just never all that painful. They were pumping me full of morphine in the hospital and I was trying to refuse it because I just didnt need it. I got some pretty nasty swelling.. but I'm not sure I got so lucky regarding the pain!
I did have a percription mouthwash, but I dont remember the name of it. If I remember correctly, I think it was a light green or bluish color, and I used it several times a day. I think it worked well. I also bought a water pic and used that occasionally after the first 2 weeks maybe, and it helped me feel a little more clean. I guess it has some pretty strong things in it since its being used as the only oral hygeine thing for 6 weeks, during a time where cleanliness is obviously important, so I'd guess she's just getting other effects (the floating feeling) from something in it. I dont think I ever felt that, but again.. it was about 8 years ago so I could be wrong.
In the first few weeks after my surgery, I lost 10-15lbs (putting me at around 85-90lbs probably) and getting enough calories was a real problem. They almost rehospitalized me just for that! How have you and your daughter been doing with eating? By the end of the six weeks, I think I'd actually put pizza in the blender once. You can add milk and blend anything... :) But I know my first 2-3 weeks were pure liquid only, which is how I lost so much weight. I'd recommend milkshakes made with ensure or cream (yum!).. potato soup (blended smooth, of course) made with cream instead of milk.. I also ate a lot of oatmeal blended with milk to make it a thin puree.. and later on, mac and cheese blended with milk. I believe that was the first thing I ate after several weeks of only juice, and it was the best thing I'd ever tasted in my life! My mother also took me to lunch at Baskin Robbins (one of those "real" ice cream places) a few times and I'd have an extra large milkshake thinned out, while she had dessert. Anwyay, rambling.
Good luck!
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