First Post Op OD Appointment Tomorrow

[Guest guest]

Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm expecting the

OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end up

with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together where they

don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two weeks

and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the pressure

they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get in

there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening width,

but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my jaw

and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send me back

to Vicodin.

Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and can you

tell me how it went?

Dammit

[Guest guest]

I was two weeks and one day with my first visit back to the Ortho. I asked

about seeing him so soon, and he said that it was best to get in there and have

him look and add elastics if needed. I did have a few brackets that came off

that I didn't even know about, so I was glad to get that fixed before my teeth

got too out of alignment.

~Cathy

First Post Op OD Appointment Tomorrow

Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm expecting the

OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end up

with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together where they

don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two weeks

and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the pressure

they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get in

there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening width,

but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my jaw

and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send me back

to Vicodin.

Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and can you

tell me how it went?

Dammit

[Guest guest]

Yes I went to the ortho two weeks post-op. He removed some of my

surgical hooks but not all. He gave me " Ram " elastics. One elastic

formed a box around teeth 4-6, upper and lower. The other elastic

goes from the lower 6 to the upper 2. This is on both sides. He

wanted to put the elastics on my 7's but didn't because he thought

my stitches might get irritated. The next time I go, he'll no doubt

change the elastics configuration.

The good news is, my jaw didn't break. The bad news is, the pain

was excruciating. As soon as he put the elastics on, I knew it was

going to be rough. Later that night I had the really bad tooth pain

you get from a big-time orthodontic adjustment. I had to hammer

myself with my remaining tylenol/codeine syrup just so I could

sleep. The next morning was much better.

They will probably not press hard on your jaw, only put in some

elastics. You'll be saying, " hello, Vicodin! "

Jay

> Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm expecting

the

> OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

> something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end up

> with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together where

they

> don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two

weeks

> and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

pressure

> they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get in

> there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening

width,

> but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my

jaw

> and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send me

back

> to Vicodin.

>

> Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and can

you

> tell me how it went?

>

> Dammit

[Guest guest]

Dammit, I am going back just at the three week mark and have been

thinking about the same things. I was given permission at my 2 week

OS visit to make an appt for the " next week " , it just so happened

that they could not fit me in until this Friday, thereby making it a

full 3 weeks from surgery. the whole pain thing from the adjustment

is making me a bit nervous. i have always been able to manage a small

space in my bite even with the 5 elastics and worry that if the new

OD adjustment is too tight i won't be able to get my Advil in there.

OUCHY. Let us know how that visit goes.

> Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm expecting

the

> OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

> something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end up

> with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together where

they

> don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two

weeks

> and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

pressure

> they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get in

> there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening

width,

> but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my jaw

> and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send me

back

> to Vicodin.

>

> Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and can

you

> tell me how it went?

>

> Dammit

[Guest guest]

I saw my orthodontist 6 days after my surgery. This was because he

needed to start expanding my upper jaw with the expander. Usually,

you would do that yourself, but because I also had lower advancement

and genio, I could hardly open my mouth so I really needed him to

activate the expander. The first time he turned the expander was

really scary: I had a feeling he was pushing my lower jaw way down!

I almost started crying because I thought he was making me relapse

or something. But every day for 5 days he expanded and it became a

little easier every day. On the last day, he also but very light

wires on the top front teeth, I did not feel any pressure of this. I

also got a few elastics.

I am now 4 weeks post-op today and everything looks perfectly in

place, the lower jaw is where it is supposed to be according to my

surgeon (I am officially without elastics as of today!), so that is

a great relief! So don't worry about 'rebreaking', if my jaw could

withstand the expander pushing down, it can definately withstand

wire replacement. And of course, talk to your ortho, tell him your

specific situation and I'm sure he'll handle you with extra care.

I will see my ortho again on the 31st of july, he was already

mentioning using new elastics to get my lower molars to come up that

are tipped in right now...he also did not want to remove my surgical

hooks because he had 'his reasons'. I'm sure those reasons had

something to do with those nasty elastics...One thing I am looking

forward to is that I really hope he's going to close my hockey

playing gap between my 2 front teeth! I don't care if that'll hurt,

I want it gone!!It will be Advil for me!

Nathalie

> Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm expecting

the

> OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

> something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end up

> with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together where

they

> don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two

weeks

> and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

pressure

> they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get in

> there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening

width,

> but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my

jaw

> and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send me

back

> to Vicodin.

>

> Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and can

you

> tell me how it went?

>

> Dammit

[Guest guest]

Well , I'm back from my OD.

MY OD was surprised to see me, and a little tentative about doing any

work on me, but I assured him that this is the way my OS wanted it,

and when he figured out I was feeling 100% and up for whatever he

could do to get me out of the surgical hooks, we went for it.

I was surprised at how much they did. It was nearly a two hour

appointment.

First, off came the surgical hooks and wires, and one broken

bracket. I then was able to do a really good brushing and

flossing. Man, that felt good! Then, I got a full set of x-rays and

about a gazillion pictures. I think they even took more than they

did when I first got my braces on! LOL... Back in the chair I got a

new set of wires top and bottom after the broken bracket was

replaced. My OD was surprised that after two surgeries there was

only one that popped off.

The part that I was most concerned about was obviously the lower

wire. The assistant was even more nervous than I was, especially

after she had to nearly stand on my chest and push until she was

shaking to get the top wire in. When it was time for the bottom

wire, she measured it, then went to the back and ground down the ends

so it would go through the brackets easier. That helped

tremendously, but she still had to push a bit to get it in place. I

ended up asking her to stop a couple of times because of the

pressure, but my jaw held up fine.

The end of the procedure ended up with me getting power chains top

and bottom, along with a new set of elastics. I'm now the proud

owner of triangle shaped elastics on both sides with a manatee on the

package.

All in all, it wasn't too bad. I think it was Marco who predicted

I'd be back on the Vicodin. No such need, but 4 ibuprofen before my

visit surely helped.

The best news is that now that I'm free of the surgical hooks, I

won't be picking my SOFT CHEW out of the wires tomorrow when I get to

start chewing!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!

Dammit

> > Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm expecting

> the

> > OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

> > something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end

up

> > with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together where

> they

> > don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two

> weeks

> > and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

> pressure

> > they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get in

> > there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening

> width,

> > but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my

jaw

> > and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send me

> back

> > to Vicodin.

> >

> > Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and can

> you

> > tell me how it went?

> >

> > Dammit

[Guest guest]

Question,

If you were wired up til today...then how did you get in there to

floss? I have been told if I am wired 6 or banded 3 I will not be

able to open at all the entire time.

?? hmm, very curious, Jo AND congrats on another step forward!!

> > > Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm

expecting

> > the

> > > OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

> > > something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end

> up

> > > with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together

where

> > they

> > > don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two

> > weeks

> > > and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

> > pressure

> > > they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get

in

> > > there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening

> > width,

> > > but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my

> jaw

> > > and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send

me

> > back

> > > to Vicodin.

> > >

> > > Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and

can

> > you

> > > tell me how it went?

> > >

> > > Dammit

[Guest guest]

I was only banded shut before today. The wires that came off were

the surgical heavy duty wires with the surgical hooks attached.

Dammit

> > > > Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm

> expecting

> > > the

> > > > OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them

with

> > > > something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll

end

> > up

> > > > with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together

> where

> > > they

> > > > don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only

two

> > > weeks

> > > > and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

> > > pressure

> > > > they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get

> in

> > > > there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the

opening

> > > width,

> > > > but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on

my

> > jaw

> > > > and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send

> me

> > > back

> > > > to Vicodin.

> > > >

> > > > Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and

> can

> > > you

> > > > tell me how it went?

> > > >

> > > > Dammit

[Guest guest]

Oh, yeah! I forgot to mention, the sooner you go back to the OD, the sooner the

surgical hooks come off! That was so wonderful for me! And brushing... Uh...

you can just imagine... Yeah, I was glad to see my OD if only for that!

Re: First Post Op OD Appointment

Tomorrow

Well , I'm back from my OD.

MY OD was surprised to see me, and a little tentative about doing any

work on me, but I assured him that this is the way my OS wanted it,

and when he figured out I was feeling 100% and up for whatever he

could do to get me out of the surgical hooks, we went for it.

I was surprised at how much they did. It was nearly a two hour

appointment.

First, off came the surgical hooks and wires, and one broken

bracket. I then was able to do a really good brushing and

flossing. Man, that felt good! Then, I got a full set of x-rays and

about a gazillion pictures. I think they even took more than they

did when I first got my braces on! LOL... Back in the chair I got a

new set of wires top and bottom after the broken bracket was

replaced. My OD was surprised that after two surgeries there was

only one that popped off.

The part that I was most concerned about was obviously the lower

wire. The assistant was even more nervous than I was, especially

after she had to nearly stand on my chest and push until she was

shaking to get the top wire in. When it was time for the bottom

wire, she measured it, then went to the back and ground down the ends

so it would go through the brackets easier. That helped

tremendously, but she still had to push a bit to get it in place. I

ended up asking her to stop a couple of times because of the

pressure, but my jaw held up fine.

The end of the procedure ended up with me getting power chains top

and bottom, along with a new set of elastics. I'm now the proud

owner of triangle shaped elastics on both sides with a manatee on the

package.

All in all, it wasn't too bad. I think it was Marco who predicted

I'd be back on the Vicodin. No such need, but 4 ibuprofen before my

visit surely helped.

The best news is that now that I'm free of the surgical hooks, I

won't be picking my SOFT CHEW out of the wires tomorrow when I get to

start chewing!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!

Dammit

> > Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm expecting

> the

> > OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

> > something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end

up

> > with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together where

> they

> > don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two

> weeks

> > and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

> pressure

> > they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get in

> > there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening

> width,

> > but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my

jaw

> > and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send me

> back

> > to Vicodin.

> >

> > Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and can

> you

> > tell me how it went?

> >

> > Dammit

[Guest guest]

Dammit, Big, huge, WOW...... ALmost 2 hours, you have me freaking

out. Great great advice on the Advil or Tylenol prior to appt. I

have to say that i ahve been doing that prior to my OS appt too.

They scheduled me tomorrow at the OD for 4:40 so i kind of hope that

i will not be there very long. i THINK that this visit will be to get

the elastics going to bring one side of my bite together. I never

imagined them chaning wires yet. Hey, don't they have to use those

surgical wire hooks to attach the elastics? How did you get away with

getting rid of them then? What type of schedule did you end up on

with OD? In other words, when do you have to see him again? You

sound like such a trooper. I see OS and OD tomorrow. (Kind of)

looking forward to it

> > > Tomorrow I have my first post-op ortho appointment. I'm

expecting

> > the

> > > OD to remove the surgical hooks and wires and replace them with

> > > something to start fine tuning my bite. I also expect I'll end

> up

> > > with some rubber bands to start bringing my teeth together

where

> > they

> > > don't yet touch. The only concern I have is since I'm only two

> > weeks

> > > and two days post op, how much do I have to worry about the

> > pressure

> > > they put on my jaw causing it to rebreak? I figure I can get

in

> > > there well enough to floss, so I should be OK with the opening

> > width,

> > > but I'm a little nervous about the ortho aid pushing down on my

> jaw

> > > and either rebreaking it, or just causing enough pain to send

me

> > back

> > > to Vicodin.

> > >

> > > Has anyone had their wires changed so soon after surgery and

can

> > you

> > > tell me how it went?

> > >

> > > Dammit