Re: smashed donuts - to Jane

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Jane,

I am starting to crave a donut now!! I'll have to indulge sometime

this coming week. Just like you, I have one side I favor much more

than the other side. I am getting inklings that I might be starting

to get a tiny bit of feeling back on my numb left side- I hope so! It

is so nice to just try and chew and eat new things.... sometimes I

get frustrated, but other times I'm really happy. I think my opening

is very slowly getting a little bit bigger... like everything else, I

should stop looking for daily improvement and look at it week to

week. The eating/chewing/talking basically is physical therapy.

(Isn't it nice to have your energy back though!?!?!) Just like you, I

got sick right after my 5 week marker. I've had this cough with

congestion I can't get rid of. Oh so much fun... hopefully it will

disappear in a few more days. Anyway, I'm glad you're doing so well

eating so much and enjoying every bite of it I'm sure! I have found

that I cant do much with rice yet... I end up swallowing it whole for

the most part!

This thinness thing poses a dilemna definitely... now you have to

chose at what weight you'd like to stay and then figure out how to

maintain it. I do have the seed planted in the back of my mind that I

am going to have to change my eating soon and curb the consumption of

some of the garbage I have been enjoying lately before it really does

start to catch up with me!! Enjoy this dilemna... most never get

to revel such a quandary!

I see my ortho tomorrow, so I'll let you know how that goes and what

he tells me about how much longer I have with the braces. Keep me

posted!! Katja

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > Hi Jane, , and everyone!

> > > > > > > > > > I was trying to post earlier but Yahoo was being

slow

> > and

> > > > > > > > lumbering

> > > > > > > > > > so I gave up.... Anyway! My splint was removed

today

> > and

> > > > I

> > > > > > have

> > > > > > > > > been

> > > > > > > > > > so pleased and thrilled ever since... Firstly,

it

> > was

> > > > > > totally

> > > > > > > > > gross!

> > > > > > > > > > I asked my OS if I could see it and he fished it

back

> > out

> > > > of

> > > > > > > the

> > > > > > > > > > trash with pliers for my viewing. After a quick

> > glance of

> > > > > > > horror,

> > > > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > > > had enough and they were promptly returned to the

> > garbage!

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > My surgeon gave me the clearance to eat whatever

I

> > > > wanted. I

> > > > > > > > think

> > > > > > > > > > he knows it's a matter of my trying what I can

manage

> > and

> > > > > > > > gradually

> > > > > > > > > > easing back into this strange new business of

eating

> > > > again. I

> > > > > > > had

> > > > > > > > > > meatballs and rice tonight. I am eating a

somewhat

> > > > gingerly

> > > > > > > right

> > > > > > > > > > now, but my biggest obstacle seems to be how wide

I

> > can

> > > > open

> > > > > > my

> > > > > > > > > mouth

> > > > > > > > > > to get food in and to chew it. I was reassured

that

> > my

> > > > > > opening

> > > > > > > > > would

> > > > > > > > > > increase the more I ate and stretched my mouth

open.

> > So

> > > > far

> > > > > > > that

> > > > > > > > > has

> > > > > > > > > > seemed true.... I haven't measured my exact

opening

> > size

> > > > > > > though,

> > > > > > > > so

> > > > > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > > > can't report that... probably around an inch. My

> > surgeon

> > > > > > didn't

> > > > > > > > > > comment on my opening one way or the other, so I

> > guess it

> > > > is

> > > > > > > > > normal.

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > Anyway, I brushed and brushed when I got home

which

> > was

> > > > > > really

> > > > > > > > > > nice... I definitely relished being able to brush

the

> > > > backs

> > > > > > of

> > > > > > > my

> > > > > > > > > > teeth finally after 6 weeks! Lindsey, I'm sorry

about

> > > > your

> > > > > > > > concern

> > > > > > > > > > about the cavity... that would make me feel

terrible.

> > I,

> > > > > > > myself,

> > > > > > > > > have

> > > > > > > > > > felt like my teeth have been rotting away in my

> > splint

> > > > all

> > > > > > this

> > > > > > > > > time.

> > > > > > > > > > I hope I don't have any cavities too, but it's

> > definitely

> > > > > > > > possible.

> > > > > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > > > wish your surgeon had been more reassuring to you

> > about

> > > > your

> > > > > > > jaw

> > > > > > > > > not

> > > > > > > > > > feeling quite right. I hope your Ortho does a

better

> > job

> > > > of

> > > > > > > > easing

> > > > > > > > > > your concern. Let us know how that goes!

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > Well, it seems that the horrible pain I was

having

> > from

> > > > > > > clenching

> > > > > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > > > grinding my teeth at night since about week 2 or

3

> > post-

> > > > sx

> > > > > > has

> > > > > > > > paid

> > > > > > > > > > off because my " muscles of mastication " aren't

> > totally

> > > > shot

> > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > my

> > > > > > > > > > jaw seems pretty good with the eating I've done

so

> > > > far.They

> > > > > > > seem

> > > > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > > > be about to withstand and exert some force on

each

> > other.

> > > > > > Cross

> > > > > > > > my

> > > > > > > > > > fingers and yours, but no soreness YET at least!

Let

> > me

> > > > tell

> > > > > > ya

> > > > > > > > > > though... I paid for it already with plenty of

pain-

> > it

> > > > would

> > > > > > > > wake

> > > > > > > > > up

> > > > > > > > > > all night long in horrible pain from the

clenching.

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > Anyway, I've had a great day... I think today I

have

> > felt

> > > > the

> > > > > > > > > > prettiest I have ever felt in my whole life. That

is

> > not

> > > > to

> > > > > > > imply

> > > > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > > > am gorgeous or anything, but, so far I am really

> > pleased

> > > > with

> > > > > > > the

> > > > > > > > > > changes and my results. Well, the day wasn't

totally

> > > > great- I

> > > > > > > was

> > > > > > > > > > late to work because of the appointment, but my

boss

> > was

> > > > > > > annoyed

> > > > > > > > > with

> > > > > > > > > > me because I was SO late coming in to work

according

> > to

> > > > her

> > > > > > > (only

> > > > > > > > a

> > > > > > > > > > couple hours and I never promised her an exact

time

> > which

> > > > she

> > > > > > > > knew

> > > > > > > > > > and was fine with!) BUT I HAD to go home and

brush my

> > > > teeth

> > > > > > AND

> > > > > > > > > then

> > > > > > > > > > eat and CHEW SOMETHING!!! I know you all

understand

> > > > here...

> > > > > > if

> > > > > > > > you

> > > > > > > > > > haven't masticated anything for 6 weeks or more,

that

> > > > takes

> > > > > > > > > > precedence somehow in some twisted way over

work!!!

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > Jane, I know you said your bite feels all over

the

> > > > place...

> > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > know

> > > > > > > > > > exactly how that felt. Since our recovery was a

bit

> > > > different

> > > > > > > we

> > > > > > > > > have

> > > > > > > > > > had interesting overlaps and gone through the

phases

> > > > > > > > differently...

> > > > > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > > > was only splinted when first out of surgery...

then I

> > got

> > > > > > bands

> > > > > > > > > after

> > > > > > > > > > one week. At my three week check up, my surgeon

said

> > I

> > > > could

> > > > > > go

> > > > > > > > > with

> > > > > > > > > > out the bands during the day... at that point- OH

> > BOY! my

> > > > jaw

> > > > > > > > felt

> > > > > > > > > > all over the place! I think the muscles are

finally

> > > > getting

> > > > > > > > trained

> > > > > > > > > > and accustomed to their job. It takes a bit of

time,

> > but

> > > > they

> > > > > > > > learn

> > > > > > > > > > pretty fast, surprisingly enough!! Give it a few

> > days!

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > So, at this point my teeth also don't all touch

and

> > meet

> > > > and

> > > > > > > fit

> > > > > > > > > > together perfectly yet. I am anxious to meet with

my

> > > > ortho

> > > > > > next

> > > > > > > > > > monday to get an idea of what he needs to do and

what

> > I

> > > > have

> > > > > > > > ahead

> > > > > > > > > of

> > > > > > > > > > me. My midlines don't match up at this point

> > either...

> > > > but

> > > > > > they

> > > > > > > > > > totally didn't before surgery either. I think

> > ultimately

> > > > they

> > > > > > > > will

> > > > > > > > > be

> > > > > > > > > > ok, but ortho has a bit of work ahead of him. It

does

> > > > make

> > > > > > > eating

> > > > > > > > > > again a bit awkward though because the teeth

aren't

> > all

> > > > > > hitting

> > > > > > > > > each

> > > > > > > > > > other. BUT, that is how my teeth were before all

of

> > > > this...

> > > > > > so

> > > > > > > > I'm

> > > > > > > > > > used to it AND I know it is only temporary now!!

My

> > OS

> > > > wasn't

> > > > > > > > > > concerned. He said everything, with a bit of

ortho,

> > would

> > > > > > lock

> > > > > > > > > right

> > > > > > > > > > in just where it needs to be. He said he was very

> > pleased

> > > > > > with

> > > > > > > > the

> > > > > > > > > > results. So far, so am I. I just can't wait to

get

> > the

> > > > bite

> > > > > > > > > > perfected. Then I will be perfectly happy!

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > Jane, the weight issue is crazy, isn't it!?!? I

am at

> > 100

> > > > > > > pounds.

> > > > > > > > > > Right after surgery, I went down to 95. I thought

I

> > was

> > > > back

> > > > > > up

> > > > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > > > 105, but it seems to be fluxuating a bit. This is

> > WITH my

> > > > > > > eating

> > > > > > > > > tons

> > > > > > > > > > of really fattening food!! But, my change in

weight

> > > > hasn't

> > > > > > been

> > > > > > > > as

> > > > > > > > > > dramatic as yours. Like you though, some of my

> > clothes

> > > > just

> > > > > > > hang

> > > > > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > > > look terrible! Add to the cost of this surgery,

the

> > > > expense

> > > > > > of

> > > > > > > > > > needing a new wardrobe as well!

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > Ok, this is my longwinded, boring blather about

my

> > splint

> > > > > > > > removal!

> > > > > > > > > > It's late and I need to go to bed!! Thank you for

> > > > > > asking!!!

> > > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > > will

> > > > > > > > > > keep you updated and I hope you will keep me

updated

> > > > too....

> > > > > > I

> > > > > > > > > think

> > > > > > > > > > I will fall asleep tonight imagining what I will

eat

> > > > > > tomorrow.

> > > > > > > > > > Someone mentioned french fries here the other

day...

> > that

> > > > > > > sounds

> > > > > > > > > > really good! And chewy moist brownies.... Mmmm

Mmmmm

> > > > > > > > > > Cheers! Katja

> > > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > > PS, I will post pictures as soon as I can find

> > > > > > > > > some " representative "

> > > > > > > > > > Before pictures AND as soon as my boyfriend takes

my

> > most

> > > > > > > updated

> > > > > > > > > > post surgery photos.