Re: And the pain has begun....

[Guest guest]

Your ortho is e-vil.

Just kidding. I've heard that spacers are one of the most painful

parts of this process. My ortho tried to put a spacer in, couldn't

get it in and gave up, for which I am extremely grateful. I had no

pain in any of my ortho treatment (my ortho said if there's pain,

he's moving too fast and he'd slow down) other than a little bit of

sensitivity once (I bit into a slightly stale granola bar after one

of my first removeable ALF adjustments and just about hit the

ceiling). Teeth were a bit sensitive post-op, but no big deal,

really, and definitely no pain post-op.

Try to hang in there, I'll bet this is the worst part of it all for

you and it won't last forever.

>

> Ughh... I got my spacers today. I didnt think I would have a

> problem with them because I dont remember anything bothering me

with

> them the first two times..but my teeth are killing me..feels like I

> already got the braces on my molars. I have 12 spacers total

> (3,3,3,3). Found out the bad news that he is going to put full

> bands around at least 8 of my molars because my teeth are tipped

> inward so far. He is afraid the brackets will pop off when he pulls

> them straight. I remember clearly having a horrible tolerance to

> bands... I'm not looking foward to this one. I have also realized

> how screwed up my jaw is and why I need this surgery even more now

> though. I knew I clenched my back teeth before, but now with my

> back teeth so tender, I really know when I am clenching. And it

> hurts..and its giving me a sinus-like headache on my cheekbones and

> between my nose. So now I have been trying to keep my teeth from

> touching and my jaw is soooo tired/sore. Ahh...I cant wait for it

to

> be this time next year when I am hopefully getting my braces off

> soon....This year can go by as fast as it wants so I will be done

> with the surgery!! Just felt like venting a bit..this is not a

good

> start to the whole process since now I have a painful reminder of

> what I am about to get myself into next week.

[Guest guest]

Your ortho is e-vil.

Just kidding. I've heard that spacers are one of the most painful

parts of this process. My ortho tried to put a spacer in, couldn't

get it in and gave up, for which I am extremely grateful. I had no

pain in any of my ortho treatment (my ortho said if there's pain,

he's moving too fast and he'd slow down) other than a little bit of

sensitivity once (I bit into a slightly stale granola bar after one

of my first removeable ALF adjustments and just about hit the

ceiling). Teeth were a bit sensitive post-op, but no big deal,

really, and definitely no pain post-op.

Try to hang in there, I'll bet this is the worst part of it all for

you and it won't last forever.

>

> Ughh... I got my spacers today. I didnt think I would have a

> problem with them because I dont remember anything bothering me

with

> them the first two times..but my teeth are killing me..feels like I

> already got the braces on my molars. I have 12 spacers total

> (3,3,3,3). Found out the bad news that he is going to put full

> bands around at least 8 of my molars because my teeth are tipped

> inward so far. He is afraid the brackets will pop off when he pulls

> them straight. I remember clearly having a horrible tolerance to

> bands... I'm not looking foward to this one. I have also realized

> how screwed up my jaw is and why I need this surgery even more now

> though. I knew I clenched my back teeth before, but now with my

> back teeth so tender, I really know when I am clenching. And it

> hurts..and its giving me a sinus-like headache on my cheekbones and

> between my nose. So now I have been trying to keep my teeth from

> touching and my jaw is soooo tired/sore. Ahh...I cant wait for it

to

> be this time next year when I am hopefully getting my braces off

> soon....This year can go by as fast as it wants so I will be done

> with the surgery!! Just felt like venting a bit..this is not a

good

> start to the whole process since now I have a painful reminder of

> what I am about to get myself into next week.