(minirascal)Re: How's my June Buddies?

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Hi ,

My trip to pick up the kids went well except for the heat. We

actually picked the girls up in Tennesse which is where we met my

parents. They are so glad to be back home back with their friends.

I am trying to adjust to the routine once again of running the kids

around town etc...Today we are heading out school shopping in the

crowded malls.

I am so glad you found your fav Butter Pecan. Believe it or not I

bought some yesterday as I was thinking about you at our local

Walmart. I thought I would give it a try and will let you know what

I think.

Your pics look fantastic! Your daughter is so so cute!! Your open

bite looked so similar to mine. I guess since you got your pics

posted, I will have to get mine posted soon. I still don't have my

computer back which I will hopefully pick up next week. As soon as I

get it back I have some pics on my digital camera that I can upload.

So it sounds like you are approaching the end of your journey. I am

extremely happy for you. You have been through so much and have been

a real trooper through your entire ordeal. That is so great you

finally got your hooks off. My upper hook is tearing my upper lip up

which is causing the lip to hang down which is annoying. These hooks

have been on since the beginning of May. Also my upper wires were cut

during surgery so I can't wait to get that fixed.

I will keep you posted on how my appt. with my OS goes on Tuesday.

Maybe I will hear those words I have been waiting for that I can be

released back to my OD to put the finishing touches on these teeth.

Have a Great Weekend!

--Caboose

orthognathicsurgerysupport , minirascal2002

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

> Hi Stranger!

> How was your trip to Louisiana? It must feel good to finally have

> your kids back home.

>

> Sorry about the bands. I can just imagine how frustrating that must

> be. I saw my ortho today for the first time post-op. He saw how my

> jaw still wants to go to the left so he changed the configuration

of

> my bands. They are mediums though so I can still open my mouth

> pretty easily. I can take them out to eat and for PT but otherwise

> I'm supposed to wear them 24/7.

>

> I brought pictures of my joints. Everyone at my ortho's office

> thought they were really cool. Most had never seen them before.

Even

> though my ortho does a lot of surgical cases, I'm the first patient

> of his to get artificial joints.

>

> I was finally liberated from my surgical hooks after getting them

in

> April. My mouth feels so good now. There is still a lot of ortho

> work to be done. I have about three teeth touching on the left now

> but none on the right. My ortho put a bunch of step-ups (or step

> downs, I can't remember exactly what he called them) to bring the

> rest of my teeth together. Neither he nor my OS will tell me how

> much longer they think I might need my braces. Oh well, at least

> they offer a family discount when I start going with in a few

> years.

>

> Yesterday I finally found my butter pecan Boost again. Yay! Now I

> can " eat " at work again. For the last few weeks, I was losing 2-3

lb

> everytime I worked a few shifts in a row because I just can't

> stomach anymore chocolate or strawberry Boost. There's never any

> time to run to the cafeteria for some soup or to heat any up so

> Boost is really the only thing I have time for.

>

> Sorry you're still caboosing along but we're getting there. Now

> it'll be a race to see who can get their braces off first. The end

> is in sight!

> minirascal- (who no longer has a bloody mouth!)

>

>

>

> > Just checking in to see how the June crew is doing. I went to my

> weekly

> > OS appt. today and was banded with 3 very tight bands just on the

> left

> > side. I can't even fit a straw between the teeth now. I have to

> talk

> > now with my teeth clinched which is surely a challenge at work.

> This is

> > really starting to get a little stressful, but I am still

> caboosing

> > along..(haha) I can't believe I am 8 weeks post op and still

> tightly

> > banded and having weekly OS appts. So it looks like being

> released to

> > my OD the first week of September is now out of the picture. I

> joked

> > with my OS today and told him that one of these days he will get

> tired

> > of me and ship me back to my OD..(haha)

> >

> > I hope all of you are doing well in your recoveries!

> >

> > Hugs to you all,

> > --Caboose

> > Lefort 3-piece, June 28th