Shirley/Re: (Caboose)

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Hi Shirley,

Glad to hear you have made it to Utah with the family. You surely

deserve the break and I can't wait to hear how it goes!

This past week has just been so hectic because my entire family lives

in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. My family in Baton Rouge are still

without power and we still haven't heard from all family members in

New Orleans. When I see those pictures on TV I just can't believe

that it has now hit home.

Anyway, on a good note, my OD called today and told me they had a

last minute cancellation today and of course I jumped at the chance

instead of waiting until next week. He was very pleased at the

results all though he did explain to me that what he is trying to

achieve with me now is a functional bite versus a perfect midline

etc...Yes, a functional bite is my goal in this entire journey, but I

must say I was a little crushed for just a minute knowing that I

wasn't going to have that perfect bite..(haha) He did take the upper

hooks off, along with changing the upper wire that was cut during

surgery..YAHOOOO!!! But on that good note he had to put in the

smallest bands available which are really starting to hurt like

heck. He left the bottom hooks on for now. I was surely hoping

today I would be able to chew at least a little more, but there is

just no way right now. So I stocked back up on the Boost, yogurt,

etc..Next week I have to go back to my OS for my weekly appt. He

still wants to keep a close eye on things while the OD is making some

movements with the upper teeth.

Anyway, I am going to get off of hear and try to call some of my

family in Lousiana...I will keep you posted as I find out information.

Have a Great trip,

--Caboose

> Hi , Glad to hear you're able to chew finally. I know what

you

> mean about getting use to the soft food diet. It takes twice as

much

> work to eat as I have to cut it up, since I can't bite. So

sometimes

> it's easier to gulp down a Boost Plus when I'm rushing somewhere.

> And

> chewing still feels a bit weird - like my teeth aren't where

they're

> suppose to be. I guess eventually it will feel right again.

>

> I was glad to get the surgical hooks off, but they didn't remove

them

> until yesterday in case they had to use them to move teeth. Let us

> know how it goes with the OD.

>

> I made to Utah without any problems with the ears - maybe the

surgery

> helped!! I'm at my daughter's right now. Whether was a beautiful

73

> degrees when I arrived. (They had 97 the day before).

>

> Shirley