& Fay/Re: Bulldozer for fellow Juner??? :(

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Hi and Fay,

I'm glad you two are feeling a little better now. I wanted to be

here a little earlier with the bulldozers but between the kids and

PT, I haven't been on the computer much. It's another sleepness

night for me but at least I get a little peace and quiet in the

house at this hour.

Fay, elastics and braces can do wonders. Probably part of the reason

you feel like your overbite is coming back is that you've had that

bite for so long that now your muscles are trying to pull your jaw

back into that bite. The elastics can retrain your muscles. I'm glad

your OD appt went well.

, I would have been frustrated too after that appt. Was your OD

suggesting that you need another surgery? I certainly hope not. How

do you feel your teeth come together? Do you think the crossbite is

bad enough to impair your ability to chew? I know we all want a

perfect bite but sometimes we need to settle for less than perfect

as long as its functional. My surgeon has warned me that after all

my joint issues, I'll probably never have a perfect bite and he

wouldn't want to do anymore surgeries on me. We're going for

functional. Six surgeries is enough!

As for me, I'm not doing much better. By the end of the day, my left

side is really painful. Tonight I tried adding a muscle relaxant to

see if that would help. I thought it might be the muscles because my

jaw is pulling over to the left. My lower midline is now off by 3-4

mm and was dead on last week. Between the muscle relaxant and the

pain meds, I slept for four hours but as soon as they wore off, the

pain woke me back up. I don't want to take more because then I'll

sleep all day. My right side feels fine and the swelling is almost

gone so now I look like a lopsided chipmunk. Talk about a mess!

I'm going back to bed now. Between the Motrin and the ice, the pain

is subsiding. My parents are taking the girls all day today so I can

get some rest. I'm sure that will help a lot. Have a great weekend!

minirascal

> > > > Hi everyone.

> > > >

> > > > Well, it's officially Friday, which means I am now 4 weeks

post-

> > op.

> > > > Everything is great. No swelling, no bruising, feeling is

> > beginning

> > > > to return....Unfortunately so is my overbite and I seem to

also

> > > have

> > > > developed a small crossbite. I never had a splint, just

> > elastics. I

> > > > feel like my bite is good untill I remove the bands to eat

or

> > > brush.

> > > > Then my jaw joint relaxes into a more functional position,

and

> > my

> > > > teeth no longer meet as well.

> > > >

> > > > So grrrrrr! I have an appointment tomorrow morning with my

OD.

> I

> > am

> > > > frustrated with the elastics because I feel like they are

just

> > > > tugging my jaw out of its best position (for the joint).

> > > >

> > > > I was pretty depressed today about it. So much so that I

> haven't

> > > > discussed it with anyone. I just feel a bit raw about it,

and I

> > > > don't want anyone to see how upset I really am. Could it

just

> be

> > > the

> > > > full moon that has me all worked up??? I didn't cry even

once

> > > during

> > > > my recovery. I guess I should have known it was a bit too

easy.

> > > >

> > > > I'll post about what my OD says in the morning. Grrrr.

> > > >

> > > > Fay