Re: Hi It's Me Again! (to Mia)

[Guest guest]

Hi Mia,

thank you for listening to my complaints. I of course will come on

this message board to complain all I want because that's what it is

here for right? I have been putting on the weight recently, I figure

I'll lose it anyway! Hahaha, maybe that's not really the healthy

thing to do but oh well.

Thank you for your encouragement!

Norma

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I posted a few months ago saying that I would be getting surgery to

> > fix my open bite (photos: Cozmia). Well my surgery date is 2 weeks

> > away. I'm starting to get nervous or anxious, I can't find the right

> > word to describe it.

> >

> > Anyway, I've been trying hard to be positive, by thinking of the

> > outcome like being able to actually bite into things such as, lettuce,

> > which is always nice. However, I want to ask a question to all

> > those who have had this surgery. What did you do on your time off? I

> > have planned to read a few books that I haven't had time to read, and

> > watch movies, but I want to remain mentally active (to not get so

> > depressed) and try not to spend all my time on the internet (which I

> > am pretty sure I will end up doing anyway).

> >

> > I'm 21 years old and and it hurts when my friends make plans for the

> > summer that I know I will not be able to participate in because of my

> > surgery. I hate talking about the surgery to my friends because I

> > feel they won't understand and I feel like I whine too much about it,

> > which I am doing right now (and I haven't even gotten it yet). Other

> > than that, I'm hoping that everything turns out okay. I also have a

> > great therapist and mentor that I can always cry to. I will write

> > again to let you know how my surgery/recovery goes.

> >

> > I hope everyone in the states has a wonderful fourth of July weekend.

> >

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> > Norma Landeros

[Guest guest]

I had a good time pigging out for a couple of weeks before my surgery. I

pigged out so much that I didn't feel like eating much the night before. It was

so much fun! I didn't even lose weight after the surgery. Must have been all

the chips. donuts, pop etc. beforehand! LOL Who cares. I lost the weight

eventually, doing other stuff. You'll be fine!

Mia

> Hi Mia,

>

> thank you for listening to my complaints. I of course will come on

> this message board to complain all I want because that's what it is

> here for right? I have been putting on the weight recently, I figure

> I'll lose it anyway! Hahaha, maybe that's not really the healthy

> thing to do but oh well.

>

>

> Thank you for your encouragement!

>

[Guest guest]

Norma,

I gained 10 pounds pre surgery thanks to some major pigging out that

was a result of anxiety over the upcoming surgery and doing finals for

my master degree. I enjoyed every minute of the pigging out and I don't

regret doing it all because now I sure miss those nachos with cheese.

Post surgery I lost 13 pounds. I've now moved on to a soft diet and

having gained any weight back yet. In fact, I fully intend to keep the

weight off and maybe lose a couple of more lbs. I've now gone back to

how much I weighed 2 years ago before I moved to the US and before I

started my master degree. Something about being a student and eating.

MMmmm...anyway, all of this to say, don't worry about eating too much

now. EAT EAT EAT! And eat some more for those of us who can't eat very

much or well at the moment:-)

Sara