Sara!

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Way to Go Sara!!

You know I am so happy for you! YES, I hopefully will be able to

actually talk to you on Monday before I go in!

It's amazing how understanding your doctors are towards you moving

to Italy. I think they realize how important this move is for you,

and are willing to go the extra mile to help you achieve your

lifelong dream of going back home to be with that special man in

your life Alessandro! Big hugs to your doctors!

I wonder if I can tell my OS on Tuesday that I can't have a splint

because I am moving with Sara girl to the hills of Italy to enjoy

the wine! Do you think it will work?..(haha) I am sure he will say

to bad to sad girl, you have to pay your dues before the

splint comes out..(haha) Yes, whatever doc, I will just keep you on

my nightmare list..(haha)

That's sounds like a nice outing with mom eating one of my favorites

chocolate mousse..YUMMMY!! I am going to be sure to remember to use

the forks like Sher suggested instead of the spoons! Maybe to

celebrate with you, I am going to get a chocolate mousse at lunch

and chow down!

Okay, it's time to roll off of here, and by the way, I am looking at

this giraffe here on my desk thinking of our surgery buddy Sher!

Have a Great Day!

--Caboose

> > So today I had my second post-op visit and it went WELL!!!

> >

> > My OS looked at my mouth, had me open and close a few times and

said

> > that we were right on target. I was biting right into the proper

> > position. Then I asked him when the splint would come out and he

> > told me that he ideally would like to take it out after 4 weeks

post-

> > op (I'm 16 days post-op today, actually 17 seeing that it's past

> > midnight). When he the said the 4 week thing I frowned and he

knew

> > right away something was up. So I came clean and told him that

after

> > talking to my fiance' I had decided to move back to Italy to be

> > closer to him and my family and that I couldn't afford to hang

> > around NYC until December doing a temporary job. And I told him

that

> > I was leaving for Italy next Thursday because I have a ticket

that I

> > can't change and I'll lose a lot of money on it. AND most

> > importantly I explained to him that I would really like to be

able

> > to go back to Italy without the splint on so that I can actually

> > talk properly at job interviews. He was incredibley

understanding. I

> > mean, like I never expected him to be. If I were him I would

have

> > told me to get lost. Seriously.

> >

> > So he called up my OD and they talked about my case for a while

(btw

> > my OD has calmed down since my last visit to him, apparently he

was

> > in a grouchy mood that day, go figure). The result was that I

struck

> > a bargain with my OD and OS. My OS will remove my splint this

coming

> > Monday (yes you read right, THIS COMING MONDAY!!!) at which

point I

> > will be 3 weeks post-op. On Tuesday I have to go and see my OD

right

> > away who will replace my cut of wire (they had to cut it three

ways

> > because my jaw was segmented 3 times)with a new supporting

archwire

> > that will sort of replace the splint in terms of providing

support

> > to my upper jaw. Then on Wednesday or Thursday before I leave I

have

> > to go back and see my OS and if all is ok, as in my jaw hasn't

> > shifted in any terrible way then I am home free to fly to Italy

> > splintless and just with the supporting archwire. HOWEVER, if he

> > sees anything that he does not like he will put back in the

splint

> > and I will get it removed when I get back to NYC end of July. I

> > couldn't believe it! I was so thankful for his bargain!!! I'm

trying

> > not to put up my hopes too high just in case he has to put the

> > splint back on but still, just having the possibility feels so

> > good!!! WHOOPPPEEEE!!! He did say that I would have to promise

to be

> > on a strictly liquid/soft diet for the whole time I was in

Italy. I

> > said, hey, as long as I can eat pasta I am super O.K with that

> > arrangement. In fact I think I told him that I was willing to

eat

> > liquids for another 2 months if he took the splint out. At that

> > point I think he realized just how desperate I was to talk

properly.

> >

> > Anyway, other stuff he said. He said I could start blowing my

nose

> > again *gently*. He said that I could have soft food but nothing

that

> > required more than two chews on it or that required chewing

> > sideways. He said that I could keep off my elastics for longer

than

> > I have been. I've really been taking them off for only an hour a

> > day. He told me to try to keep them off for 4 hours a day. And

he

> > said that if I leave without the splint on then I will need my

> > doctor in Italy to closely monitor me to make sure that no major

> > changes take place in my jaw. Other than that he said I was

doing

> > super!

> >

> > I am so pleased. After the visit my mother took me to the 4

Seasons

> > Hotel in Manhattan to have tea and celebrate(just liked we used

to

> > when I was in London) and I ordered the most delicious chocolate

> > mousse. I ate it with a fork because Sher is sooooo right, forks

> > work so much better than spoons! Anyway, it felt like the first

> > proper celebration since surgery and I felt like my life was

sort of

> > going back to normal. It felt GOOOOOD.

> >

> > Well that's enough from me today. Just wanted to share my happy

news

> > with all of you since you've known how much I've been agonizing

over

> > the darn splint. Some wishes do come true:-)

> >

> > Sara