Re: banded for so long - to Dammit

October 7, 2004

Hey Dammit, how many bands are you wearing? wearing all the time

except for eating and cleaning? are you experiencing any pain from

lack of range of motion?

> >

> > Does it seem unusual to anyone else that i am over 3 months post

> > surgery and still wearing bands to pull bite together all day

> except

> > for eating? I think part of the issues i am having with tmj

like

> > symptoms (seeing surgeon tomorrow about this), lack of full

range

> of

> > opening, etc are somewhat a result of always being banded. i

have

> > had my bands off for over an hour now as i have been grazing on

> > pumpking bread, brownies and now icecream and i feel as though i

> can

> > stretch really well. i put those bands back on and i am tight,

> > stifling yawns, etc. Muscle confusion? The initial thing i saw

> the

> > day i looked in the mirror after surgery was my tilted upper

jaw,

> no

> > wonder i have had bands on for so long trying to bring that one

> side

> > down. it seems to be going pretty well from a teeth, straighter

> > looking smile, but has anyone else remained banded for so long?

I

> > know this has nothing to do with sharp ear pains, locking and

> sharp

> > pains in muscle, i will find out more about that tomorrow.

October 7, 2004