3 months post-op

[Guest guest]

hey all... just got back from the ortho. i'll be three months post-

op (from upper and lower)this wednesday, the 16th. my upper gums are

still a little numb but getting better. i can open my mouth pretty

wide, but still not as wide as before. but for the most part, i

hardly ever think about the fact that i had this surgery. its so

weird b/c it was something that i dwelled on for about a year and a

half beforehand and now i sometimes forget that it happened. yes, i

even forget about that dreadful six weeks being wired shut. its

funny how the human brain works! its like a built in protection

system. if i truly remember how frustrated i was that whole time,

i'd still be going crazy. but as it is, i feel pretty good. i was

eating a hamburger the other day and realized about halfway through

that i wasn't thinking about it! i wasn't thinking about how wide i

could open or how difficult the chewing was... because it felt pretty

normal. that was a good feeling.

anyway, the ortho has a small gap in my teeth that he's trying to

close off. i go back in four weeks and i'm hoping he'll tell me then

that i'm ready to have these come off. if not, i still don't think

it'll be much longer. man, i'll be doing backflips when my braces

come off!

to those of you who haven't yet had surgery or are still

recovering... i wish you all the best. this is a tough thing to go

through, but you WILL get through it.

take care,

heather

[Guest guest]

> hey all... just got back from the ortho. i'll be three months post-

> op (from upper and lower)this wednesday, the 16th. my upper gums are

> still a little numb but getting better. i can open my mouth pretty

> wide, but still not as wide as before. but for the most part, i

> hardly ever think about the fact that i had this surgery. its so

> weird b/c it was something that i dwelled on for about a year and a

> half beforehand and now i sometimes forget that it happened. yes, i

> even forget about that dreadful six weeks being wired shut. its

> funny how the human brain works! its like a built in protection

> system. if i truly remember how frustrated i was that whole time,

> i'd still be going crazy. but as it is, i feel pretty good. i was

> eating a hamburger the other day and realized about halfway through

> that i wasn't thinking about it! i wasn't thinking about how wide i

> could open or how difficult the chewing was... because it felt pretty

> normal. that was a good feeling.

>

> anyway, the ortho has a small gap in my teeth that he's trying to

> close off. i go back in four weeks and i'm hoping he'll tell me then

> that i'm ready to have these come off. if not, i still don't think

> it'll be much longer. man, i'll be doing backflips when my braces

> come off!

>

> to those of you who haven't yet had surgery or are still

> recovering... i wish you all the best. this is a tough thing to go

> through, but you WILL get through it.

>

> take care,

> heather

, that's very sweet of you!!! Thanks

Ray