Guest guest Posted July 4, 2003 Report Share Posted July 4, 2003 Hello! I am also 17 years old (but from the US) and i am going into college in the fall. I had an underbite but not several gaps in the teeth. I DID have braces (and still do) for several years...um..since 3rd grade, got them off in 6th, got them put back on in 9th and have had them ever since. I would definitely go with the braces though. I totally know how you feel about having your jaws grow and having to wait and wait and wait. Every year (since the 7th grade) they [the doctors] kept telling me " Next Summer " i would have the surgery done...it really aggravated me and caused me to become really emotional sometimes. When they finally told me that i would definitely be getting the surgery done though, i was estatic. I am in my 11th day post op and couldnt be doing better (atleast i hope). Im glad that they waited so long because i don't seem to be having any problems whatsoever. If i had gotten the surgery done earlier than i did...then i might have complications with shifting and whatnot. It'll all be worth it later! KENDALL > Hi, I am new. > > I have been looking for a website like this for ages, great to see > one up and running! > > I am 17 years old, from the UK and I have an underbite as well as > countless gaps in my teeth resulting in me never wanting to open my > mouth. After an appointment with my orthodontist 2 weeks ago I was > told my Lower jaw was still growing and that I would have to wait for > surgery, although I am still in the dark about what is happening > anyway. I am contemplating getting my gaps closed using a brace via > the 'cosmetic surgery' route - i.e. Several thousand £'s out of my > account... and then getting the pre-surgical braces fitted (with the > NHS or usual hospital route) whenever my relentless jaw stops getting > longer and longer. It appears I'll be still worrying about my mouth > for many years to come and this agrevates me very much. > > I am going in for some type of 3-D scan of my mouth soon > (Although 'soon' usually means in a decade or two) But I will have to > wait for a year till another assesment of my jaw is made and then, if > my Jaw has finished growing I can begin the process... in theory. > > Oh well, just wanted to get all that of my chest > > j0_ey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2003 Report Share Posted July 6, 2003 No, luckily i did not have to have my teeth or jaws wired together after the operation. I was only stitched and screwed () However i did have to have a liquid diet for the first week and a half. Right now i am at 12 days post op and i am doing mushy stuff. Um, mashed potatoes scrambled eggs soup...The only part that was a pain in the butt was the drinking problem. I would have to drink out of a styrofoam cup (because it was bendable and stuff) with a paper towel below my mouth to catch the drippage. And don't worry about all of the questions. ALL of us here have asked a lot of questions. I know that i still ask tons of questions so don't feel bad. I'm glad that i can help. Kendall > > > > > Hi, I am new. > > > > > > > > > > I have been looking for a website like this for ages, great > to > > > see > > > > > one up and running! > > > > > > > > > > I am 17 years old, from the UK and I have an underbite as > well > > as > > > > > countless gaps in my teeth resulting in me never wanting to > > open > > > my > > > > > mouth. After an appointment with my orthodontist 2 weeks ago > I > > > was > > > > > told my Lower jaw was still growing and that I would have to > > wait > > > > for > > > > > surgery, although I am still in the dark about what is > > happening > > > > > anyway. I am contemplating getting my gaps closed using a > brace > > > via > > > > > the 'cosmetic surgery' route - i.e. Several thousand £'s out > of > > > my > > > > > account... and then getting the pre-surgical braces fitted > > (with > > > > the > > > > > NHS or usual hospital route) whenever my relentless jaw stops > > > > getting > > > > > longer and longer. It appears I'll be still worrying about my > > > mouth > > > > > for many years to come and this agrevates me very much. > > > > > > > > > > I am going in for some type of 3-D scan of my mouth soon > > > > > (Although 'soon' usually means in a decade or two) But I will > > > have > > > > to > > > > > wait for a year till another assesment of my jaw is made and > > > then, > > > > if > > > > > my Jaw has finished growing I can begin the process... in > > theory. > > > > > > > > > > Oh well, just wanted to get all that of my chest > > > > > > > > > > j0_ey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hello everyone! It's so refreshing to see a community of people helping and encouraging one another and I have very much enjoyed reading the messages on this site. I have been practicing IE for 2 months now. After years of depriving myself my mind and body had finally had enough and things needed to change. I read Jean Fain's " The Self-Compassionate Diet " and Albers " Eat, Drink, and be Mindful " . For me the most difficult part of this philosophy is knowing when to stop eating. The dieting part of my mind tells me I am no longer hungry after a glass of water while the binging side of my personality tells me to keep going until it's difficult to move. Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated! ~Christen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I recommend Bacon's book Health At Every Size. She talks about how some foods do not register in our body the same way causing peopole to still feel hungry and/or unsatisfied after eating a high calorie meal. > > > > > > Hello everyone! It's so refreshing to see a community of people helping and encouraging one another and I have very much enjoyed reading the messages on this site. > > > > > > I have been practicing IE for 2 months now. After years of depriving myself my mind and body had finally had enough and things needed to change. I read Fain's " The Self-Compassionate Diet " and Albers " Eat, Drink, and be Mindful " . > > > > > > For me the most difficult part of this philosophy is knowing when to stop eating. The dieting part of my mind tells me I am no longer hungry after a glass of water while the binging side of my personality tells me to keep going until it's difficult to move. > > > > > > Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > > ~Christen > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I recommend Bacon's book Health At Every Size. She talks about how some foods do not register in our body the same way causing peopole to still feel hungry and/or unsatisfied after eating a high calorie meal. > > > > > > Hello everyone! It's so refreshing to see a community of people helping and encouraging one another and I have very much enjoyed reading the messages on this site. > > > > > > I have been practicing IE for 2 months now. After years of depriving myself my mind and body had finally had enough and things needed to change. I read Fain's " The Self-Compassionate Diet " and Albers " Eat, Drink, and be Mindful " . > > > > > > For me the most difficult part of this philosophy is knowing when to stop eating. The dieting part of my mind tells me I am no longer hungry after a glass of water while the binging side of my personality tells me to keep going until it's difficult to move. > > > > > > Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > > ~Christen > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 I recommend Bacon's book Health At Every Size. She talks about how some foods do not register in our body the same way causing peopole to still feel hungry and/or unsatisfied after eating a high calorie meal. > > > > > > Hello everyone! It's so refreshing to see a community of people helping and encouraging one another and I have very much enjoyed reading the messages on this site. > > > > > > I have been practicing IE for 2 months now. After years of depriving myself my mind and body had finally had enough and things needed to change. I read Fain's " The Self-Compassionate Diet " and Albers " Eat, Drink, and be Mindful " . > > > > > > For me the most difficult part of this philosophy is knowing when to stop eating. The dieting part of my mind tells me I am no longer hungry after a glass of water while the binging side of my personality tells me to keep going until it's difficult to move. > > > > > > Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > > ~Christen > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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