To Jane- Re: Hi Katja........Hi Bob!

[Guest guest]

Hi Jane,

So far my lips have been in the clear. But my cheeks aren't having

the greatest time of it. They seem to get caught sometimes in the way

back right between all the hard ware with a nice pinch! I know what

you mean about having a wider mouth! There doesn't seem to be as much

room now in my cheeks between them and my teeth. There isn't a lot of

room back there for my baby toothbrush! And oh, keep having the

corners of my mouth split open from being pulled so wide and that has

been a killer. Get a little toothpaste in there for goodmeasure, and

oh boy yowie. My worst problem seems to in what I would describe as

my gums.... back behind my last molar in the upper right side, there

is just I guess what you would call a ridge of gum there and it

iskillng me. It just aches and I have no idea what could be there

that is hurting. There is no tooth there or anything. It doesn't seem

to be swollen so I just dont know but it aches and aches.

I have who knows what caught back there in the splint. I try to get

it clean, but it is pretty disgusting, I am sure. I rinse forever

too. My surgeon said it was ok to use listerine, just nothing with

peroxide. So I use my listerine and phosflur mouthwash too. I

alternate between then and I think they help- I hope so anyway!! But

I have had on two occaisions little potatoe chunks stuck in there for

a week each I think before they finally " went away " . What else still

lurks there, I don't know!

I know what you mean about trying to find your bite. My lower teeth

don't really fit into my splint. My surgeon didn't seem that

concerned and said the bone is where it needs to be and explained

that it is due to swelling still in my tmj, but it is alarming. And

some of my lower teeth have shifted a bit too just due to the bands.

I was looking in the mirror last night and almost started panicking

because it seems so off. I think I will call and ask about it just to

put my mind to rest. When I tried to lightly chew some noodles the

other day, I couldnt' figure out where I was supposed to be biting

down. My muscles are all out of wack now. We are now in physical

therapy for eating I guess!

Woe is we....

Keep in touch,

Katja

> > >

> > > Wish I could type as fast as you.!!....

> > > It's neat watching how every OS has there own way of doin

things,

> > > I got my bands removed on day 10 and you were just getting

banded

> > > around then ???....

> > > I am happy with the results so far , because it was an instant

> Fix

> > as

> > >

> > > far as the torment I have been living with, for the past 27

> months,

> > > since my Dentist created a Monster by changing my bite ..Since

> > > surgery

> > > I have not even thought about my splint that I HAD to wear 24/7

> > > before

> > > Surgery...without It I was Toast!!!

> > > I am still swollen enough to not be able to tell how my

> appearance

> > > will be changed , I think I still look Like me , so my twin

> brother

> > > is

> > > happy about that part...

> > > My kids took some digital Pics of me looking pretty cranky in

the

> > > beginning...I'm going to need them to show me how to post

them???

> > > Have you posted your aftermath pics yet?.......

> > > This " Cold " Thing !!!....It almost canceled my surgery...got it

> > > cleared up in the nick of time....and now I've got it back as

> > well...

> > > this is the 4th time since Christmas , Nasty Bug!!... hope you

> feel

> > > better soon....

> > > How did your 1st day back at work go ?

> > > Anyhow, Happy Healing

> > > Katja later

> > > Bob