(minirascal) Re: Happy Birthday, -Caboose!

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Hi!

Cosmetic surgery is an extra bonus we get. I sometimes feel like

I've gone through an extreme makeover. I also started dyeing my hair

red to cover up the mousy brown/gray hair I had so I really look

different. When I sent our family Christmas picture to my old

college roommate, she and her husband argued over which one was me.

She recognized me by my eyes only since that is the only thing which

is still the same. Even my nose is different after my surgeon

straightened it out and did a septoplasty during my lefort. He even

put a stitch in my very thin lips to make them appear bigger.

I also was getting botox injections to loosen up my jaw muscles. The

last time, my surgeon had a little bit left over so he asked me if I

wanted him to inject around my eyes and forehead. His nurse smacked

him and said " No way! She already looks very young. " He just

injected the rest into my jaw muscles instead. When people ask me

how I look so young, I just tell them it's the botox and face lifts.

They look at me like I'm crazy but it's kind of true and easier than

explaining my whole situation.

If I had to pick, I'd definitely choose the jaw surgery over the

knee surgery you had. Ow, that sounds really painful.

A class II configuration of the bands means that they pull my lower

jaw forward as if compensating for an overbite (class II bite).

Class III is the opposite. Right now, I have a band going from my

left lower premolar to my upper incisor pulling the left side of my

jaw forward. I put another band on my right lower canine to the

upper premolar pulling the right side back rotating my entire lower

jaw over to the right. Does that make sense? Now if I could just

figure out what the orthodontist does, I could save a few trips

there. Ha-ha! ;-)

I go back to work on Monday, evening shift. There shouldn't be many

drunks on a Monday night but you'd be surprised. It should be a

pretty good shift but I'll call on that bulldozer if I need it.

Have fun with that digital camera. I want to see some pictures. Some

day I'll get around to posting some of my own.

> > > > > 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