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BubblesOhSoSleeved    129

BubblesOhSoSleeved
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Lol I think ima get a clear plastic gauge expander so it can just sit in there without actually being seen and keep my hole open

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SharBear617    146

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Do you mean during surgery? You'll be getting intubated to go under general anesthesia....I can't imagine any anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist that would allow you to keep ANYTHING in your mouth....too much risk for you and consequently them.

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BubblesOhSoSleeved    129

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Do you mean during surgery? You'll be getting intubated to go under general anesthesia....I can't imagine any anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist that would allow you to keep ANYTHING in your mouth....too much risk for you and consequently them.

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I will still the smallest one in my tongue

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WLSResources/ClothingExch    3,444

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@@SharBear617 is correct. I'd completely forgotten about anesthesia. The gauge won't be permitted. Anything that can move or be popped out of position or anything else is a potential danger. If your tongue piercing does begin to close or closes all the way, you'd have to get repierced later on. I expect that, if you refuse to go into surgery with nothing in your tongue, you won't have surgery.

Call your surgeon's office and find out for sure.

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BubblesOhSoSleeved    129

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@@SharBear617 is correct. I'd completely forgotten about anesthesia. The gauge won't be permitted. Anything that can move or be popped out of position or anything else is a potential danger. If your tongue piercing does begin to close or closes all the way, you'd have to get repierced later on. I expect that, if you refuse to go into surgery with nothing in your tongue, you won't have surgery.

Call your surgeon's office and find out for sure.

I was put under for my egd and had all of my piercings in as is.

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ColleenErin1974    195

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Hello,

I worked in an OR for years. You cannot have anything through your tongue. It is a potential hazard and it can compromise your safety. You'll have to have it out while in the OR.

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WLSResources/ClothingExch    3,444

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I was put under for my egd and had all of my piercings in as is.

I repeat: Call your surgery practice to get the answer to your question. There's no point in going back and forth with people here, as none of us is involved in deciding your surgeon's requirements and limits. You asked a question and don't like the answers you're getting.

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BackSpin81    350

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Surgical tape was placed over my piercings by the nurse before surgery. I don't believe the tongue piercing will be a problem as your mouth is closed/covered during surgery. But then again, I'm not a doctor. I say check in with your surgeon for the final word.

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BackSpin81    350

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Christina.Rose    287

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Anyone have surgery experience with a nose ring? Plastic plug? Keep it in? Take it all out? I REALLY dont want my nose to close up, its been years. It does close fast too. If I ever get my surgery, I was wondering about that.

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kassylove43    1

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I have had my my tongue done for years. After my surgery I went almost a week because I forgot about it lol when I went to put it back in it was tights and hurt a little but nothing like it would have having to re pirce it.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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