Great News!

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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

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Hey Caboose!!!

That's GREAT news!! I'm so pleased for you!! That must have been a

pleasant surprise hearing that the braces were coming off sooner than

expected. I just saw my OD last week and he said that fingers crossed

I should get all my braces off on Nov 8th. Eeeeep!! I'm trying not to

keep up my hopes too much because just in case he doesn't take them

off I don't want to be too disappointed. We're basically waiting on

one tooth on the top to move a little more forward. Other than that

everything looks in tip top shape. I now have brackets only on 12

teeth, basically the front 6 on the top and bottom. Let me tell you,

taking off the metallic brackets on the bottom was a walk in the park

but getting the top ceramic ones was painful as hell!!! I'd forgotten

about that! The glue they use to put on ceramic ones is apparently a

lot tougher and he had to use what pretty much looked like a wench.

Ugh. But it was worth it although my teeth were sore after.

I also went were for my first teeth cleaning since the surgery and my

dentist was super pleased too. I must say I'm most anxious to get

these braces off so I can bleach my teeth white again. The mouthwash

I used after the surgery has stained my teeth yellow and I hate the

way I look when I smile.

How is school coming along? I'm trying to settle back in Italy and

have managed to find a freelance consulting project workwise which

allows me enough time travel back and forth with the US. I hope this

orthognathic surgery is soon over though because my body is seriously

tired of all the travelling. How are your folks in New Orleans??

Sending you a huge hug Caboose! And you sure moved forward in the

train line!!! You deserved to!!!

Sara xx

>

> 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

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Nky_guy77,

Great news!!! I just posted you on another thread, but this is a lot

better than hearing about it later!!! lol Way to go!

Hugs,

Fran

>

> I just talked to my insurance company, the lady told me that becuase

I

> did everything " in network " I will not have to pay a thing! I called

> about mu surgeon bill which was about 2750 which said I owe that and

> the insurance lady said the claim is still processing and I shouldnt

> have to pay anything.

>

> I feel alot better, i thought this was going to cost me a few grand,

> its not written in stone or anything yet but it appears I wont pay

> anything according to her.

>