Re: To Kate: my turn to apologize

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Sara,

Not a problem at all! Like I said... I was on a not-so-smooth roll

this weekend anyway! LOL My parasitology professor made that

abundantly clear during class today, too! Oh, well... just call my

Lynnette!

Funny thing about o-rings... So I got a stiffer wire put in yesterday

(a " 6 " ?) and tons of steel and power thread. Ugh. But anywho, there

was a great little kid in the chair next to me talking up all of the

techs, and mussing over which " color " he should choose next time. I

turned to my tech and asked her if I could have color too, please.

So, here I am - a 30-year old student in braces with HOT PINK o-

rings! Yay!!!! Just in time for the Race For The Cure, too!

Chips... oooooh, do they sound good. I have told my friends we

couldn't go to Don Pablo's anymore, since I can't gorge myself on the

chips and salsa! lol I popped a wire out of my back bracket during

formal a couple weeks ago. Apparently I bit down on a pretzel,

went " uh, oh, " spit it out and went to bed. Needless to say, I don't

remember much until the next morning when I woke up with the end of

my wire impaled firmly into my cheek. I was able to put my surgery

skills to work and pop it back into place, though, which was good to

know I could do since the other side popped out the next week!

I've taken to eating half a jar of peanut butter at a time, so I

don't think the weight thing will be too much of a problem much

longer if I keep going on like that! Reduced fat Skippy - it's

awesome! Not the stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth peanut butter, but

more like a Reese cup consistency. Good stuff!

Anyway, I'm babbling and I have midterms to study for.... Once

again, all is good!

Have a good night!

Kate

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Sara "

<sararegine@a...> wrote:

>

> Kate, after reading your message to Connie worrying about having

come

> across as offensive I went back and re-read my posting and it seems

> abundantly clear that it is me and NOT you that suffers from

> communication problems! So it really should be me apologizing if i

> came across as too harsh in my objections to metalic vs. ceramic

> braces. truth be told i am a little too sensitive on the subject.

> ooops.

>

> as far as the weight loss is concerned i lost 7 lbs when i first

put

> my braces on. i couldn't eat anything, it hurt so much. contrary to

> you, i personally thought that i could benefit from the weightloss

> having gained 12 lbs since i started grad school 2 years ago. The

bad

> news for me but the good news for you is that eventually you start

> eating again and the weight comes back...FAST. I quickly learned my

> way around eating stuff (must be the previous 10 years experience)

> and I am now not only able to eat crunchy nachos but I'm also

> munching on nuts....gasp, horror! Haven't broken anything yet but

i'm

> desperate to get my fill of crunchy stuff pre-surgery because i

know

> i'm going to be missing it for a long time after. So hang in there,

> you'll get back to eating soon and even though you may not

recognize

> the you in the photos (I had a similar experience during the early

> stages of braces) the same beautiful you is still in there. And

> remember, very often we're our own harshest critics so let's cut

> ourselves some slack:-)

>

> Apologies again for having come across as so harsh. It wasn't my

> intention.

>

> Take care,

> Sara

>