Re: sounds like nastybands, neil

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OWWWWW!

I am soooooo glad I don't know anything about that.

C.

> I think I had the same kind of banding that Meredith is describing.

> Immediately post-op there were several thin white rubber bands

> wrapped and rewrapped in multiple ways around multiple brackets.

> These were different from the " regular " patient-installed rubber

> bands in that they were longer and wrapped multiple times. They're

> also wrapped very tightly so all you can do is barely wiggle and

open

> a slight crack.

>

> I don't think those types of bands are intended to be touched by

the

> patient. Mine stayed in for a few days until my bite slipped, at

> which point I got wired instead :-(

>

> --Neil

>