Re: being dropped by insurance

[Guest guest]

So that's why he was eager to move to Chattanooga!

Sorry... But post-Ivan most of us here along the Gulf Coast are

feeling the reverberations in a different kind of insurance.

Homeowners. Many companies are just refusing to write insurance on

us any more, including some of the ones that were most popular. The

others are happy to boost our rates -- mine, I'm thinking, is up by

150%. However, I can't really complain. At least they paid my claim

reasonably promptly, after a bit of grousing from me.

C.

> >

> > Hi everybody,

> >

> > It's been my 6-week anniversary since my surgery on February

24th,

> and

> > I wanted to post an update. I'm doing pretty well. I have been

> > chewing since week 3, and now I'm eating pretty much anything

that I

> > can chew (and I can't chew steak, some meat, carrots, bagels,

etc. -

> > the hard stuff). I do find that my jaw gets tired from eating

too

> > much, so I can't pig out like I used to do before. But I did

cross a

> > big milestone in my eating this past week - I finally had sushi,

> which

> > tasted great after so many weeks without it!

> > I can open my mouth a little more than 2 fingers. I excercise it

> every

> > day, but getting to open more is hard work. I am optimistic

that it

> > will get better. It has gotten better in that I can brush and

floss

> > my teeth with no problems, and I can open wide enough to fit most

> > reasonable-sided pieces (and a piece of sushi ). My numbness

is

> > also seem to be improving - I have much more feeling than

before,

> and

> > it's getting better every day (but very very slow!). My only

> concern

> > is my newly aquired crossbite, which is uncomfortable. My OD

> assured

> > me that he can make my bite almost perfect (almost because I

have a

> > tooth missing on one side, so it won't be as perfect as it

could

> have

> > been), but he asked for some patience. So, once again, I'm

> hopeful.

> > I do like my new smaller chin, and can't wait for the swelling

to go

> > down to have normal cheeks again . My coworkers, the OD, and

the

> > girls in his office are all very impressed with the results.

One of

> > them said " It took 10 years off you " . I'm 27, so what does that

> make

> > me? 17??? I think my still puffy cheeks might have

something to

> > do with this comment. My husband, on the other hand, said " I

really

> > can't tell the difference - except in our savings account " .

The

> OD

> > and his staff were amused by this comment. They were like " What

is

> > he, blind " ?

> > But nevertheless... things are getting better, slowly, but surely

> > every day. I hope that all my surgery buddies are improving and

> > recovering. Recovery is a very slow process, but looks like it's

> > working nevertheless, day by day. I'll post some new pictures

of

> me soon.

> >

> > Irene.