(Caboose) Re: 4 months Post Op!!---to Shirley

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Good Morning Shirley,

It sounds like you have on the band configuration I had on a few

months ago. I had a mouth full of bands. It's funny because I have

people coming up to me who have known me for years saying that they

didn't know I had braces. Helllooo, I have had them on the past 20

times I have seen you..(haha) Actually I think it is the rubber

bands that make them notice the braces. The checkout lady at my

grocery store told me last night that she just noticed I had

invisibles. I had no clue what the heck she was talking about and

then realized she was talking about my clear braces. She has also

known me for the last 3 years. Those small bands are extremely hard

getting on. I found those all over my bathroom because they would

keep popping off when I was trying to get them on.

Sorry to hear about that rash you have. I hope you can get that

cleared up quickly.

I am also still having a time with my insurance company . My

hospital sent in a claim for 29,750.00 and I pulled it up today and

Care First stated it was finalized/closed out and nothing was paid to

the hospital. I am getting ready to call them shortly. My OS claim

for $7,000.00 has finally been received by the insurance company and

is in pending status. The assistant OS fees for $1,750 has been

reimbursed by the insurance company. I received back $960.00 of the

$1,750. I am starting to get a little annoyed by the entire ordeal.

I will keep you posted if I ever get this mess settled.

Anyway, keep wearing those bands and you will hopefully be the next

of the June group to get a date for the braces to come off!! Sara

gets hers off next week and then (minirascal) will be the next

with fingers crossed me following.

Have a Great weekend & take care of that rash!!

--Caboose

>

> Hi ,

>

> I had to laugh. I've done that before - thought I had the rubber

> bands on, but didn't. I now carry them in my purse and have some

at

> home. I sure wouldn't be able to get them in now without the

little

> tool they gave me a OD. I went into the hairdresser yesterday and

> one says " you do have mouthful of rubber bands " ! Smile and all you

> see is braces and rubber bands. As long as it does the trick and I

> get this finished up, I'll struggle with the rubber bands. My

> husband was complaining about my rubber bands today (as sometimes

> they shoot off holder and I loose track of them). Such is life

with

> rubber bands!

>

> Next week it's into the OS and cardiologist (for re-check on the

> niacin he's had me on. I thought I was doing good-no reaction from

> it in 2-3 weeks and then wham, 1:30am today I woke up with the red

> burning rash worse than I've ever had it! Trying to figure out

what

> I ate or did that could have made so bad this morning). I'm

> definitely not going to be able to take the 1000 mg they want me to

> take. Still taking just 500 mg.

>

> I'm still arguing with my insurance company. I've ordered my

> hospital records as my surgeon's office hasn't sent the records

> they've wanted. Of course they're charging me for the copies!

>

> What type of retainers will you be getting? I'm suppose to have

the

> clear ones, but will have to wear them for quite a while if not

> indefinitely. But at least I shouldn't have bread and the like

> caked into them like the braces!

>

> Well I meant this to be short - didn't end up that way.

>

> Shirley

>