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Yes, I feel like I have also been through an extreme makeover also.

Eye surgery, sinus surgery, jaw surgery, and knee surgery. Think I

just about got it all covered...(haha)

You are going to have all those men chasing you with your new look

and red hair..(haha) Your husband is going to have to keep an eye on

you! My husband is chasing me all over this house. He says I now

have sexy lips and is enjoying the 23 pound weight loss. He is a

mess!! I am sure these bands will help bring off the remaining 5 to

10 pounds and then I should be a perfect 10..(haha)

Yes, I would do jaw surgery any day versus the knee surgery. The 10

root canals and 3 apico's is something I would also never want to

endure again. I was up nights on end with constant pain which lasted

for 3 years. The infection just kept jumping from tooth to tooth! I

ended up being on a total of 30 different antibiotics and endless

painkillers in the 3 years. I felt like a drug addict..(haha) But

just like you and all that you have been through, we have survived

and we are almost at the end of this long journey. Well almost for

me, I still have the 8 crowns & implant, but compared to everything I

have been through it should be a walk in the park!

Your explanation of the class II and III configuration made perfect

sense to me! You and I would make a perfect team because you know

all the names of your teeth and I know all the numbers of the teeth

from all my root canals..(haha) Yes, you can tell we have had our

share of the dental world.(haha)

Enjoy the remainder of your weekend,

--Caboose

> > > > > > Hi all,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I just got back from the OS. I am officially banded. I

> am

> > > > > already

> > > > > > feeling the pressure on the upper and lower teeth and

> jaws.

> > > He

> > > > > has

> > > > > > the bands wrapped around 4 to 5 brackets and has I think

a

> > > total

> > > > > of 4

> > > > > > bands in. He stated that the jaw is trying to relapse

> > > creating

> > > > > the

> > > > > > crossbite. He is hopeful the bands will shift the jaw

> back

> > > into

> > > > > the

> > > > > > correct position. (Cammie you were correct!) The bands

> are

> > to

> > > > > stay in

> > > > > > at all times even while eating. This is where I wish I

> had

> > > the

> > > > > > numbness back so I wouldn't feel all of this. He said it

> > will

> > > be

> > > > > > about another 4 weeks or so before he releases me back to

> my

> > > OD.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I hope all my June buddies are doing okay and recovery is

> > > going

> > > > > along

> > > > > > well.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Take Care,

> > > > > > --Caboose