Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hi, I'm almost five months post op. After my surgery the surgeon said I would have to wear braces for another 6 months, but while in surgery he broke the brace which meant that there has been so movement and I have another 6 months left of my braces! But I am used to them now and they don't bother me anymore. --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hi , My doctor broke 9 braces during my surgery, but I had to have them all replaced 6 days after my surgery. That hurt a lot, but my ortho says I should still only need the braces for another 4 months. Cross my fingers. Good luck > Hi, > > I'm almost five months post op. After my surgery the surgeon said I would have to wear braces for another 6 months, but while in surgery he broke the brace which meant that there has been so movement and I have another 6 months left of my braces! But I am used to them now and they don't bother me anymore. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hi , I was in hospital for 9 days after my surgery. I didn't see my ortho until one month post op and she could barely see into my mouth cause it was so sore and sensitive. But I did have an infection the same time too. mariagregbjdash <no_reply > wrote: Hi , My doctor broke 9 braces during my surgery, but I had to have them all replaced 6 days after my surgery. That hurt a lot, but my ortho says I should still only need the braces for another 4 months. Cross my fingers. Good luck > Hi, > > I'm almost five months post op. After my surgery the surgeon said I would have to wear braces for another 6 months, but while in surgery he broke the brace which meant that there has been so movement and I have another 6 months left of my braces! But I am used to them now and they don't bother me anymore. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hi I read your email and my heart goes out to you. You have had so much pain and suffering all your life and rather than people support you and help you through the hardest times in your life they scrutinise the reasons why you have done what you had to do. Your fathers girlfriend sounds very selfish and I don't blame you. I have a similar situation with a sister in law. She has not bothered to even ring up to see how my progress is going but she made a commet to my mother in law that I did not need the surgery and that changing my apperance will not change who I am on the inside. That is so rich coming from some one like her let me tell you. I had a 15mm overbite and had no choice but to have the surgery. You are better than her and if we can help you in any way just let us know. Good luck for Tuesday, let me know how you get on. Love and hugs. > > Hi, > > > > I'm almost five months post op. After my surgery the surgeon said > I would have to wear braces for another 6 months, but while in > surgery he broke the brace which meant that there has been so > movement and I have another 6 months left of my braces! But I am > used to them now and they don't bother me anymore. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! for Good > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hi , My mother and her side of the family have been fantastic through out my life. They're always there for me no matter what. I was shocked to learn how many people cared, after my surgery the gifts, flowers, balloons and cards were never ending. I live in a place where everyone knows everything, I didn't tell many people about my surgery because it was happening so soon. But after a day or two people started to ask my family where I was and the word soon got around. My dad's sister and her husband have been great also I can't thank them enough. My dad's girlfriend will never understand why I went through with the surgery. I didn't go through with the surgery because I wanted it but I also needed it badly. Some people don't realise that were not trying to change who we are, we just want to live a pain free life. Thank you!!! I will let you know how I get on! > --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hi , I was just thinking about it and I believe your father's girlfriend is probably jelous of all the attention you are getting because people care and love you so much. You keep going. You are obviously a wonderful person and all the people around you will keep supporting you until the bitter end. > Hi , > > My mother and her side of the family have been fantastic through out my life. They're always there for me no matter what. I was shocked to learn how many people cared, after my surgery the gifts, flowers, balloons and cards were never ending. I live in a place where everyone knows everything, I didn't tell many people about my surgery because it was happening so soon. But after a day or two people started to ask my family where I was and the word soon got around. > > My dad's sister and her husband have been great also I can't thank them enough. My dad's girlfriend will never understand why I went through with the surgery. I didn't go through with the surgery because I wanted it but I also needed it badly. Some people don't realise that were not trying to change who we are, we just want to live a pain free life. > > Thank you!!! > > I will let you know how I get on! > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 mariagregbjdash wrote: >Hi > >I have a >similar situation with a sister in law. She has not bothered to even >ring up to see how my progress is going but she made a commet to my >mother in law that I did not need the surgery and that changing my >apperance will not change who I am on the inside. That is so rich >coming from some one like her let me tell you. I had a 15mm overbite >and had no choice but to have the surgery. > I have a similar situation, too. It took nearly five months before *any* relative saw me in the flesh. My youngest brother (with their two kids) stopped talking to me. Now mind you, there's no " hook " I haven't told you. I didn't ask for money nor time (and lemme tell you, after paying up front for everything and still not receiving reimbursement from the insurance company, it ain't easy) but a little compassion and a " Hi, how are you doing? " would have been nice. You can't control how others feel about you, but you can control how you feel about yourself.... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Well, I suppose I do and I don't understand about this. I know it happens, more often than you'd expect. But WHY? WHY? WHY? Part of it is because some of these techniques are newly available... I have a friend who had this surgery about 25 years ago, and I still remember that my boss, whom I loved and who was the first person to hire me, called the friend (who worked in human relations department), and I heard my boss lady say, " Well, is that how you answer the phone these days -- Hmmm? " Yes, it was. She was wired shut. The boss lady never, ever understood it, thought it was dumb. Of course, the boss lady had terrible ankylosing spondylosis of the spine, which caused her terrible arthritic pain, and perhaps if anybody (including me) had explained to her that it has to do with a circumstance that can lead to severe arthritic pain, she might have reacted differently. It's just that it hasn't been a familiar procedure, in part, I think. Part is, I think, as I've said before, guilt. Part is jealousy. Part is a lack of, for the want of a better word, cojones, to do something about one's own medical problems. But hey -- if a friend of mine gets a bad haircut, I'd never walk up to him or her and say " Who scalped you? " If someone has a visible birthmark and opts to have it obliterated, I'd never not say something supportive, or at least try. I might make a mistake in trying, but at least I'd try, with something like " Wow, you look like you're feeling really good today! Hope so! " If somebody's unhappy with results and opens up a discussion, that's different. But geez. " Hmmm. You're really going to have that faulty heart valve replaced? Really, that's a lot of time and pain and money for something nobody can even see -- why are you bothering? " That's what this attitude sounds like to me. Not that faulty joints will kill you, but you know what I mean. If somebody has a bad cold, or a headache, why try to make it worse? Much less with something that involves hospitals, doctors, dentists, etc., and is a long-term prospect. I think it just shows how good your friends are, and I was mercifully treated to most excellent ones. C. > > >Hi > > > >I have a > >similar situation with a sister in law. She has not bothered to even > >ring up to see how my progress is going but she made a commet to my > >mother in law that I did not need the surgery and that changing my > >apperance will not change who I am on the inside. That is so rich > >coming from some one like her let me tell you. I had a 15mm overbite > >and had no choice but to have the surgery. > > > I have a similar situation, too. It took nearly five months before *any* > relative saw me in the flesh. My youngest brother (with their two kids) > stopped talking to me. > > Now mind you, there's no " hook " I haven't told you. I didn't ask for > money nor time (and lemme tell you, after paying up front for everything > and still not receiving reimbursement from the insurance company, it > ain't easy) but a little compassion and a " Hi, how are you doing? " would > have been nice. > > You can't control how others feel about you, but you can control how you > feel about yourself.... > > Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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