Re: Just wanted to share...

[Guest guest]

Congrats Memphis Tiff and I totally relate to your feeling excited

about being that much closer to jaw surgery. The sooner we can get

this over with the better, right?!

Watch out for those M & Ms:-)

Sara

>

> I just got back from an unscheduled visit to my OD. I had my top

> brackets put on last week, and the wires were digging into my cheeks

> something awful. I went through almost 2 things of wax in 2 weeks

> trying to subdue it. Then to top it off, I popped my bottom wire

> loose eating an M & M. (Ooops!)

>

> So I went today to get these issues fixed (I'm not due for my next

> visit until May 16.) He decided to go ahead and change out both

wires

> while I was there. The beginner wire up top was apparently ready to

> be changed already, and he hadn't changed the bottom one last time,

so

> it had been in place for about 7 weeks.

>

> In the process, he asked where we stood on my surgery. I told him

that

> the oral surgeon had gotten approval for my surgery, but it was a

> pre-approval and only valid until the end of the year. His response

to

> this was something along the lines of, " Well then, we'll have you

> ready before the end of the year. Your teeth are moving well. No

need

> to give the insurance company an excuse to change their minds. "

>

> Sooooo...yay!! The sooner I can get this done, the better. I'm not

> sure how soon before the end of the year he's thinking...I'll ask at

> my next appointment in four weeks.

>

> But that's awesome news, because I've been thinking it would be at

> least January before he'd say I was ready. So I'm pretty excited!

> Who'd have ever thought anyone would be this excited about having

jaw

> surgery? I knew you guys would understand though, so I just

wanted

> to share.

[Guest guest]

> >

> > I just got back from an unscheduled visit to my OD. I had my top

> > brackets put on last week, and the wires were digging into my cheeks

> > something awful. I went through almost 2 things of wax in 2 weeks

> > trying to subdue it. Then to top it off, I popped my bottom wire

> > loose eating an M & M. (Ooops!)

> >

> > So I went today to get these issues fixed (I'm not due for my next

> > visit until May 16.) He decided to go ahead and change out both

> wires

> > while I was there. The beginner wire up top was apparently ready to

> > be changed already, and he hadn't changed the bottom one last time,

> so

> > it had been in place for about 7 weeks.

> >

> > In the process, he asked where we stood on my surgery. I told him

> that

> > the oral surgeon had gotten approval for my surgery, but it was a

> > pre-approval and only valid until the end of the year. His response

> to

> > this was something along the lines of, " Well then, we'll have you

> > ready before the end of the year. Your teeth are moving well. No

> need

> > to give the insurance company an excuse to change their minds. "

> >

> > Sooooo...yay!! The sooner I can get this done, the better. I'm not

> > sure how soon before the end of the year he's thinking...I'll ask at

> > my next appointment in four weeks.

> >

> > But that's awesome news, because I've been thinking it would be at

> > least January before he'd say I was ready. So I'm pretty excited!

> > Who'd have ever thought anyone would be this excited about having

> jaw

> > surgery? I knew you guys would understand though, so I just

> wanted

> > to share.

hey, just wanting to share. I'm with you I am so excited about all of

this. Hate to think about the recovery but by Oct. I will look fab! I

have wanted my teeth fixed since got my adult front teeth. I was a

very tiny little girl with big brown eyes and bigger teeth to boot! I

have been pushing my lower jaw forward for tooooooo many years. I

decided last April that I was finally going to do something about it

and May 5th I had my braces put on and I love them. I am getting a bit

tired of picking my teeth all the time. I have had the surgery

wires/hooks on for a month now. Bad deal now I have 20 more places for

my lunch to hang out in.

One bit of advice don't let your OD move your teeth to fast as this

will damage the roots.A few more months and another round with the

insurance will be worth keeping teeth healthy. If your teeth arn't

health what the point of all of this. Just a word of caution!

" M "

[Guest guest]

>

> ahh good news....nice surprise that you're going to be ready

> quicker, wooohh. Steady with the M & M's as you don't want to delay

> your treatment now its going to be shorter!! I have chocolate

> buttons myself, emmmmm

Buttons! I so miss buttons. Are you in the UK? I lived in England

when I was a kid, and I miss so many of the good foods and sweets!

Of course, nothing is that easy to eat these days with the braces.

Nothing except soup, hehe.