Re: Braces update ... and weight/surgery question

[Guest guest]

Hi Luna,

I'm glad my post made you laugh! You've got to keep your sense of humor about

this stuff.

Don't worry at all about being moved after surgery. People of all sizes have

this and other

kinds of surgery. There are actually special teams in the hospital called " life

teams " who

help move people. It's all in the technique. You'll be fine.

Maddie

>

> I posted a month or so ago about how fast my teeth were moving in the

> braces. My two front teeth, which were tilted back quite a bit, were

> lined up straight in less than two months. I went in for my first

> adjustment last week, and my ortho didn't seem too excited about it.

> But today I saw my dentist and he and the tech were blown away. So I

> guess my teeth have moved unusually fast. I'm amazed -- and now I know

> why I was in so much pain the first 11 days.

>

> I'll be having lower advancement about a year from now, and Maddie's

> post about her surgery and being moved to a gurney has me thinking.

> Are there difficulties involved for big folks in surgery? By big, I

> mean 250+ pounds. I don't want to hear from the fat-haters out there

> -- I mean, I'd love to drop a hundred pounds by next year, but it

> probably ain't gonna happen -- but if you have any actual knowledge or

> experience about challenges I might face due to my size, I'd like to know.

>

> Thanks,

> Luna

[Guest guest]

Hi Luna,

I'm glad my post made you laugh! You've got to keep your sense of humor about

this stuff.

Don't worry at all about being moved after surgery. People of all sizes have

this and other

kinds of surgery. There are actually special teams in the hospital called " life

teams " who

help move people. It's all in the technique. You'll be fine.

Maddie

>

> I posted a month or so ago about how fast my teeth were moving in the

> braces. My two front teeth, which were tilted back quite a bit, were

> lined up straight in less than two months. I went in for my first

> adjustment last week, and my ortho didn't seem too excited about it.

> But today I saw my dentist and he and the tech were blown away. So I

> guess my teeth have moved unusually fast. I'm amazed -- and now I know

> why I was in so much pain the first 11 days.

>

> I'll be having lower advancement about a year from now, and Maddie's

> post about her surgery and being moved to a gurney has me thinking.

> Are there difficulties involved for big folks in surgery? By big, I

> mean 250+ pounds. I don't want to hear from the fat-haters out there

> -- I mean, I'd love to drop a hundred pounds by next year, but it

> probably ain't gonna happen -- but if you have any actual knowledge or

> experience about challenges I might face due to my size, I'd like to know.

>

> Thanks,

> Luna

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Maddie! Luna

> >

> > I posted a month or so ago about how fast my teeth were moving in the

> > braces. My two front teeth, which were tilted back quite a bit, were

> > lined up straight in less than two months. I went in for my first

> > adjustment last week, and my ortho didn't seem too excited about it.

> > But today I saw my dentist and he and the tech were blown away. So I

> > guess my teeth have moved unusually fast. I'm amazed -- and now I know

> > why I was in so much pain the first 11 days.

> >

> > I'll be having lower advancement about a year from now, and Maddie's

> > post about her surgery and being moved to a gurney has me thinking.

> > Are there difficulties involved for big folks in surgery? By big, I

> > mean 250+ pounds. I don't want to hear from the fat-haters out there

> > -- I mean, I'd love to drop a hundred pounds by next year, but it

> > probably ain't gonna happen -- but if you have any actual knowledge or

> > experience about challenges I might face due to my size, I'd like

to know.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Luna

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Maddie! Luna

> >

> > I posted a month or so ago about how fast my teeth were moving in the

> > braces. My two front teeth, which were tilted back quite a bit, were

> > lined up straight in less than two months. I went in for my first

> > adjustment last week, and my ortho didn't seem too excited about it.

> > But today I saw my dentist and he and the tech were blown away. So I

> > guess my teeth have moved unusually fast. I'm amazed -- and now I know

> > why I was in so much pain the first 11 days.

> >

> > I'll be having lower advancement about a year from now, and Maddie's

> > post about her surgery and being moved to a gurney has me thinking.

> > Are there difficulties involved for big folks in surgery? By big, I

> > mean 250+ pounds. I don't want to hear from the fat-haters out there

> > -- I mean, I'd love to drop a hundred pounds by next year, but it

> > probably ain't gonna happen -- but if you have any actual knowledge or

> > experience about challenges I might face due to my size, I'd like

to know.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Luna