Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Hi Diane, One of the things I'm going to ask my surgeon is the exact terminology for what he plans to do. He did mention screws/plates at one point, does that mean a lefort? All I know at this point is that it's going to be upper and lower jaws. I have an open bite. It's so hard not knowing what to ask sometimes. I told my orthodontist that I haven't played my flute since I got my braces on, and he said he never told me to stop playing, that I should be OK, and after everything is done I should be OK as long as I faithfully wear my retainer(s). So I went home and practiced, and found I could play pretty good...but I had to pull back my lower jaw and blow downward into the flute, which I've been doing all along and is painful for my jaw joints. So this'll be something else I'll have to talk to my OMS about, and I'm not seeing him til Sept. Aaarrgghhh! Hope your OS puts your fears to rest ~Joanne > Hello Joanne - Hope you're having a nice weekend. I'm trying to > relax and get a grip on the whole LeFort situation, but I will > probably call Dr. next week to talk to him about it. I don't > get my brackets and spacers til July 26th, and then August 9th I get > spacers out, archwires in, bands on molars, and maybe power chains > on the top. So, I have a few weeks left to really enjoy eating > things that will soon be forbidden, like popcorn. I just want to get > this whole process started; the sooner the braces get put on, the > sooner I can get the surgery done (whatever procedures I actually > end up having: BSSO, LeFort (YUCK!), and Lipo). Thanks for the > support. ~~ Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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