Re: Surgical hooks on today...luna and norma

[Guest guest]

it's exciting to know your pre-op is coming to a close! i remember

getting my hooks on like it was just yesterday...it took my ortho

forever just a note, during the surgery they may " move " the hooks

around a bit to get them where they have to go. i was so numb and

swollen for the first two weeks - i didn't even realize...but as

things started coming back to life i found that one of them was really

digging into my cheek. when the ortho saw it, she promptly moved it

out of the way - and it felt great.

moral of the story is...don't be afraid to ask them to move the hooks

around after surgery. i kinda thought things were where they had to

be...but it doesn't have to hurt that much )

good luck!

-becky

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Becky, that's good to know.

I think I need to remember to be assertive where pain is concerned. My

first 11 days in braces were so very painful, and my ortho and doctor

didn't believe me and wouldn't give me anything for pain. A month

later the pain had gone but my teeth started moving FAST. They were

STRAIGHT in less than two months. My dentist said, " No wonder you were

in pain! " Although I'm happy now that my teeth moved fast, at the time

it was pretty traumatic.

Lesson learned: If you're really in pain, don't take NO for an answer.

Demand relief, whether it be meds or moving a wire or whatever.

Luna