Diane/Re: Great News!

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- Thank you for your continued support. Sometimes I feel like

my surgery will never get here and I get a little bit depressed, but

your post boosted my spirits, so Thank You! Today was a GOOD day for

me - it was my OD adjustment day. My wonderful OD, Dr. Slattery,

continues to be very pleased with my progress, and although I hadn't

noticed much movement this past month, he certainly noticed that my

teeth are continuing at their steady movement pace. He again changed

my #16- Nickel-Titanium wires for stiffer ones; put a #17-Nickel-

Titanium wire on the top and a #16-stainless steel wire on the

bottom. He also put a powerchain on the top between my two front

teeth, and a powerchain entirely on the bottom. He says he will now

be " consolidating any gaps " , as well as pulling my upper and lower

teeth back. He will be putting the bands on my second molars

sometime before Christmas - see, , even I get a Christmas

present! LOL.(I like YOURS better though!) I told him that my morale

was waning and I was hoping that he would tell me that I was just a

tiny bit ahead of schedule, which he agreed to promptly. He also

told me that if my teeth continue to move at their current pace, he

feels that I may be ready for the surgery a little bit earlier, but

that's Dr. 's decision, and he hasn't discussed it with him

yet. I interpreted that to mean " don't hold me to this - Dr.

hasn't given me clearance to say this " . He says he will touch bases

with him about the progress I'm making; he does this monthly and

assured me that Dr. still " loves me " ! I'm supposed to go back

to my OMS in Dec. for a progress check-up and to make the decision

about the LeFort, and my OD says he will be taking another

Cephalometric xray in late Nov. for me to take along with me. When I

got back to work, my mouth was really starting to ache as Dr.

Slattery said it would, so I took a Naproxen. He says that the

combined force of the wires and the powerchains will exert lots of

pressure on my teeth (and the roots), and I will feel that force all

month long. Yippee! Well, this turned into a longer-than-expected

post so I'd better end it. Thank you again for your support and

words of wisdom, . Take care.~~~~~Diane

> > > Hi All,

> > >

> > > I just wanted to post to all my surgery buddies that my OD

> > informed

> > > me today that my Orthognathic journey is almost complete. He

is

> > > hoping to take my braces off by Christmas! Wow, what a great

> > present

> > > if this hopes hold up! He stated that hopefully by next month

we

> > > will be able to schedule an appointment to take the braces

off.

> > Also

> > > I had my first dental cleaning last week post op and my

dentist

> > was

> > > so happy with the results of my surgery. He stated he has

never

> > seen

> > > nothing like it. He even had to give me a big hug because he

was

> > so

> > > pleased! Yahoooo, my toughest critic, my dentist, has given

me

> > the

> > > thumbs up!!

> > >

> > > So all you post opers out there & those waiting for surgery, I

> can

> > > say yes there is an end to this long journey we have all

embarked

> > > on! The light at the end of the tunnel is closer than you

> think!

> > > Hang in There!!!

> > >

> > > Now for all my June buddies, the caboose is moving to the head

of

> > the

> > > train..(haha)

> > >

> > > I will keep you all posted if I get what I want for Christmas

> this

> > > year! These braces off!!!!! I promise Santa, I have been a

good

> > > girl all year!!

> > >

> > > Hugs to ya,

> > > --Caboose