Re: Surgical hooks on today ( to Luna)

[Guest guest]

Hi Luna!

I got my surgical hooks put on today as well. I actually bent them

myself...I figure it will be easy to put them back and they are,

really they are uncomfortable but I figure it's just a small bother

and it will be worth it in the end.

Good luck on your surgery, I hope that you post pictures of yourself,

(if you haven't already) and I hope that everything goes well.

Please let us know how you're doing!

-Norma

> I had my surgical hooks put on today in preparation for surgery a week

> from tomorrow. There are four on the top and four on the bottom. They

> are tiny and the hooks point toward the roots of the teeth.

>

> They felt like razor blades on my inner lips at first. However,

> someone here mentioned a while back that we shouldn't be shy about

> asking to have the hooks bent for comfort, and I am so glad. I asked

> the tech who put them on for me, and she said she couldn't. But when

> the ortho came back over, I told him they hurt and he bent them. Now

> they're really not that bad. I'm sure I'll be used to them in a few

> days, just like all the other metal in my mouth.

>

> If anyone wants pictures, I could try to take some. They're pretty

> small, though, and might be hard to see.

>

> Today's my last day at the office until July 18. Wow, it's really

> happening!

>

> Luna

[Guest guest]

Hi Norma! When is your surgery? And what kind are you having? I will

try to post some pix later this weekend. L

[Guest guest]

Hey Luna

I got my surgical hooks put on today too! It's wierd though i cant

even really tell they are there. SHe might have bent them back with

out my knowing though. My surgery is Tuesday at seven in the mornin. I

only have three more whole days to go and my nerves are about to go

through the roof.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

We can be surgery buddies! I will be thinking of you and waiting to

hear how it goes. (I think I will be able to get on the Web in

Seattle, at least enough to check in.)

I can't feel my back hooks much, either, and the front ones are still

pretty comfortable. I had a little tenderness on my inside lower lip

last night, but not bad. Bending them really helped.

Good luck! Hang in there!