frustrated - can't eat even before surgery

[Guest guest]

When you guys write about how frustrating it is to be wired and live

on shakes or anything you can get through I kind of know what you

mean - and I am well before surgery.

I can open my mouth - although that first opening when I begin

eating is just very small - and I can clean my teeth but I can't

chew anything really. I have open bite and teeth only touch in two

places. It has been getting worse and worse in the last few months

and whenever a food commercial comes on or we are at friends and

they are eating those great crackers and I could go on it is really

frustrating. All I want is bite into something and CHew!!!

I got my upper braces on 5 weeks ago and the lower ones 2 weeks ago.

So the wires and brackets made bad worse. I think I am slowly

getting used to them although I could tear them out sometimes.

Someone wrote here that he had a sort of attachment to his braces -

well I have none at this point.

MY ortho said he is going to make things worse and I can't imagine

how he is going to do that but I am sure he is capable of making

this mess in my mouth even worse.

I hope surgery will come in a year and then it is gonna be crappy

but at least it will be recovery.

I envy all who are on their way to healing even if they feel

miserable.

I hope you heal quickly and then leave all this behind fast.

All the best

Karola