To Sara, , Shirley, & others/ Re:braces

May 13, 2005

Diane,

You're on the road now! Best of luck as you move foward!!!

Carol

> Hi there - Well, today I went to see my wonderful OMS(OS)to get my

> stitches removed from my extraction site, and guess what? - I

didn't

> have any to be removed! It seems that the extraction was so easy,

> that he didn't have to put any stitches in! I asked him about his

> preference about the braces, as suggested to me by Sara, and he

said

> it was up to me and my OD; he says that he has done the surgery on

> patients with both types(metal and ceramic)and has had no problems

> with either. So, on Tuesday when I go into the Ortho Consult, I'll

> know what to ask for. At the end of my appointment, my surgeon

> said " see you in 6 months " ; I said " see you in June for my Surgery

> Consult " and then I told him I wanted to get the show on the road

so

> I could be underbite-free as soon as possible, preferably by next

> Fall. You should have seen the shocked but happy look on his face!!

> He says if I get braces on very soon, and the teeth move as he

> expects them to, I will be going to surgery next summer (July or

> August). WOW!! (I think he was a bit shocked that I'm so

enthusiastic

> about all this - I've thought about this long enough and it's time

to

> get it done!). I gave him some info about this site and gave him a

> copy of one of the Digests I had printed up so he could read the

> incredible amount on info and advice you wonderful people provide -

> he says he'll read it and check out this group./ So, it's off to

the

> OD on Tuesday for the consult. Thank you very much for your advice

> and info. / Diane (the Idahoan)

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