Re: Desplinted...feels so weird! Fran

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Thanks Fran:-) It is delovely and I'm just so pleased my mom was able

to share in my happiness too and get some satisfaction. Somehow she

feels that it's her fault that my bite developed as it did when I was

child. Despite the fact that I keep on telling her that there is

nothing she could have done any better she's always asking the

doctors what she could have done better. Now she's already talking

about her future grandchildren and how we have to watch out for them

from early on. It gets me thinking that throughout this whole process

she has suffered more than I have or just as much as I have on many

fronts. Thank goodness she gets some satisfaction finally!!

Hip hip hooray for moms!!

Sara

> > Hey All

> >

> > So today I got desplinted and it feels soooooo weird! Suddenly I

> have

> > all this tissue and gum area for my tongue to roll around on and

> it

> > feels all gooey and strange. And my back teeth are so much more

> forward

> > than they were before. Strangest of all is seeing how well my

> front

> > teeth close now. Absolutely no open bite at all. Impressive. My

> mom

> > started crying when she saw me without the splint. She said she

> hadn't

> > seen my teeth close that well since I was a toddler. Anyway, I

now

> have

> > very tight elastics again, like the ones I had immediately post-

> op. I

> > have to keep them on until tomorrow morning when I go and see my

> OD who

> > will put in my new archwire to support my upper jaw without the

> splint

> > so soup it is again for me tonight!

> >

> > On the way back from my OS we almost got into a car accident

(when

> it

> > rains in NYC drivers seem to go crazy) and I was just so

terrified

> of

> > something happening to my jaw now that I don't have the splint.

> Almost

> > started crying. I know, I'm ridiculous. I think the sensitivity

is

> > coming back to my teeth and gums because I am getting sharp pain

> in

> > that area. Anyway, I go back to my OS on Thursday just before I

> head to

> > the airport and hopefully he'll be pleased with what he sees and

> won't

> > have to put back the splint in. Fingers crossed.

> >

> > I must say, this new bite will take some getting used to. Because

> > everything is positioned in a new place right now I still talk

> funny.

> > Much better than with the splint obviously but I still have a

> slight

> > lisp. My OS said that as I talk more and more it should go away.

> Here's

> > to hoping. Right now I'm just so pleased with the results. I have

> a

> > proper bite! Whooohoooo!! I still look weird when I smile because

> my

> > upper lip area is still numb but I am so happy!! I'll try to post

> some

> > more pics of my new bite later. For now I just wanted to update

> all of

> > you on my progress.

> >

> > Thanks so much for listening!

> >

> > Sara