Re: My braces are finally off!!

[Guest guest]

Congratulations !

What a relief it must be. And, I'm glad to hear you're happy with the

results.

Your posts have been helpful to me (as a fellow Cigna-insured patient).

Good luck to you.

>

> What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after 20

> months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture for

> me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks for

> all of the support over the last couple years.

>

> For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this journey, it

> is totally worth it in the end.

>

> I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

>

> Best,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations !

What a relief it must be. And, I'm glad to hear you're happy with the

results.

Your posts have been helpful to me (as a fellow Cigna-insured patient).

Good luck to you.

>

> What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after 20

> months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture for

> me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks for

> all of the support over the last couple years.

>

> For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this journey, it

> is totally worth it in the end.

>

> I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

>

> Best,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey , I can totally relate to the torture feeling, mine were

removed last Tuesday and I was crying when they did all of that

scraping. Especially my bottom teeth have become very sensitive since

the surgery. Do you still see a bit of the glue on your teeth? I

definately need a good teeth cleaning and some more polishing (which

I'm scheduled to have next week). I agree, it's been worth it,

although I am one of the lucky ones to have the whole process over

with in exactly 6 months (surgery & braces). What kind of retainer do

you have? I have the removable hawley's (both up and down), got them

yesterday. I still have to get used to it with talking, but I've had

an expander in for 3 months, so the feeling is not " new " for me.

Good luck with your new smile!

Nathalie

>

> What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after 20

> months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture for

> me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks for

> all of the support over the last couple years.

>

> For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this journey,

it

> is totally worth it in the end.

>

> I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

>

> Best,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey , I can totally relate to the torture feeling, mine were

removed last Tuesday and I was crying when they did all of that

scraping. Especially my bottom teeth have become very sensitive since

the surgery. Do you still see a bit of the glue on your teeth? I

definately need a good teeth cleaning and some more polishing (which

I'm scheduled to have next week). I agree, it's been worth it,

although I am one of the lucky ones to have the whole process over

with in exactly 6 months (surgery & braces). What kind of retainer do

you have? I have the removable hawley's (both up and down), got them

yesterday. I still have to get used to it with talking, but I've had

an expander in for 3 months, so the feeling is not " new " for me.

Good luck with your new smile!

Nathalie

>

> What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after 20

> months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture for

> me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks for

> all of the support over the last couple years.

>

> For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this journey,

it

> is totally worth it in the end.

>

> I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

>

> Best,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Nat,

How you are lucky you had everything done in 6 months! That is so

great. Did you post a picture? I want to see. I also have the

regular Hawley retainers. I had them when I was a kid, so I am use

to them. To be honest, I hate wearing them because with them in, you

can't see the amazing results. The retainers just take away from the

visual final result. I was told to wear them 24/7 for the first 6

months and then just to sleep after that. I have a few big social

events in the coming weeks and I asked if it would be ok to not wear

them, ortho told me no prob, just as long as I put them in when I get

home.

> >

> > What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after

20

> > months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture

for

> > me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks

for

> > all of the support over the last couple years.

> >

> > For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this

journey,

> it

> > is totally worth it in the end.

> >

> > I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

> >

> > Best,

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Nat,

How you are lucky you had everything done in 6 months! That is so

great. Did you post a picture? I want to see. I also have the

regular Hawley retainers. I had them when I was a kid, so I am use

to them. To be honest, I hate wearing them because with them in, you

can't see the amazing results. The retainers just take away from the

visual final result. I was told to wear them 24/7 for the first 6

months and then just to sleep after that. I have a few big social

events in the coming weeks and I asked if it would be ok to not wear

them, ortho told me no prob, just as long as I put them in when I get

home.

> >

> > What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after

20

> > months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture

for

> > me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks

for

> > all of the support over the last couple years.

> >

> > For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this

journey,

> it

> > is totally worth it in the end.

> >

> > I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

> >

> > Best,

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Congratulations !!! Hopefully, I will be singing the same song come

February! Good luck to you!

With regards,

Dale

Upper/Lower 06/02/04

New Orleans LA

[Guest guest]

Congratulations !!! Hopefully, I will be singing the same song come

February! Good luck to you!

With regards,

Dale

Upper/Lower 06/02/04

New Orleans LA

[Guest guest]

I've been meaning to post pictures but just haven't gotten around to

it. I have a lot of them, been shooting since day one. I'll try to get

at least a few up tomorrow on site 2.

I have to wear my retainer for sure, because you can understand if you

can do big movements in only 6 months, that my teeth move really

quickly. I have the feeling though that the wire of the upper retainer

doesn't fit well enough, is yours really tight around your front

teeth? I have another appt with my ortho next week, I hope he can make

adjustments on the retainer (is that even possible?).

Nathalie

> > >

> > > What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after

> 20

> > > months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture

> for

> > > me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks

> for

> > > all of the support over the last couple years.

> > >

> > > For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this

> journey,

> > it

> > > is totally worth it in the end.

> > >

> > > I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

> > >

> > > Best,

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I've been meaning to post pictures but just haven't gotten around to

it. I have a lot of them, been shooting since day one. I'll try to get

at least a few up tomorrow on site 2.

I have to wear my retainer for sure, because you can understand if you

can do big movements in only 6 months, that my teeth move really

quickly. I have the feeling though that the wire of the upper retainer

doesn't fit well enough, is yours really tight around your front

teeth? I have another appt with my ortho next week, I hope he can make

adjustments on the retainer (is that even possible?).

Nathalie

> > >

> > > What a long & interesting journey this has been. Finally after

> 20

> > > months of surgery & braces, they are gone. Removal was torture

> for

> > > me, lots of scraping & drilling. I am glad it is over. Thanks

> for

> > > all of the support over the last couple years.

> > >

> > > For anyone that is just starting or in the middle of this

> journey,

> > it

> > > is totally worth it in the end.

> > >

> > > I will post a brace-free picture under " Miami " .

> > >

> > > Best,

> > >

> > >