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

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Carol, for your continued support. This might seem really

weird but I find that I'm so excited about all this that it's hard to

stay focused at work. My mind wanders and my concentration wanes

throughout the day, and I find it hard to stay productive; not a good

sign, but my co-workers and bosses have been very supportive and

understanding. I think that everything will be better once the

consults are over and I'm finally in braces. My surgeon told me that

he will take good care of me, not to worry about anything, and to

continue to read the info on this site. So, here I am on a Friday

nite!! / Diane

> > 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)