Guest guest Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Cori, WooHoo!!!! Awesome news!! Congratulations on your new-found freedom!! :-)#) I bet it's a bit scary though, not having the splint to lean on. Wow, you're almost at the end of your Orthognathic Journey, and I'm just at the beginning! I've just completed my third week in braces and, boy, my teeth are moving like there's no tomorrow! I went to my OD's office today to change my appointments and got to see my OD briefly. He asked me to show him my smile and he was very pleased with my progress. My first adjustment appointment is next Tuesday; he says we will discuss my treatment timetable in light of the current rate of movement. I asked him if my surgery could be moved up (it's next summer but maybe move it to the spring?) and he said we'll discuss it. I'm supposed to go to my OMS in December to discuss my need for the LeFort (I will be definitely having the BSSO set-back for my underbite), which will depend on how much my teeth have aligned themselves in my arches. The gap between my upper two front teeth has closed up and on my lower the teeth are turning to close an area involving a crossbite. For me, everything's moving right along!! /// Again, congratulations on your wonderful news. Good luck Friday at your ortho appointment. Take care. ~~~ Diane--- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " cori w " <stpauliegirl@g...> wrote: > so today was my BIG day, I got my splint out! my OS is a great guy. he started clipping > the wires holding my splint in. it did not hurt, though at times the tongue depressor he > was using to hold my upper lip out of the way would hit a tender spot of my incision. he > finally clipped them all out and I was free! my mouth/jaw kinda freaked out. I didn't bite > down, I was kinda afraid to, I liked having my splint in to tell me where to bite! > > I brushed my teeth quite throughly (I had brought my electric toothbrush!) but they still > felt funny afterwards. kinda porous/rough. eww. my OS checked my bite, and when I bit > down it was weird, but did kinda fit together. my front teeth touch! (I had an open bite > before). > > my OS also took out most of my stitches. while they were the resorbable kind, they > needed a little help. getting my stitches out hurt a little, but again it was usually the > tongue depressor hitting something sensitive. > > I of course, had more questions for him. (I always go in with a bunch of questions) Yes, I > can floss right away. No more restrictions other than contact sports (two more weeks for > that!). Eat softer foods for a while and transition to harder stuff over a few weeks. Yes, > state fair food like corn dogs, etc is ok (MN STATE FAIR THIS FRIDAY FOR ME!). > > my OS wouldn't stop saying that he thinks that my ortho did an amazing job, great set up, > my bite immediatly post op is great. he doesn't think there is much left, some tweaking, > etc. of course I'll find out a little more on friday when I go to my ortho. > > my OS gave me the casts he used for my surgery. I now have a lower presurgery cast, and > upper presurgery cast, and the cast that he did 'surgery' on. these are super cool for me > as I had a bite plate before braces to wear at night when sleeping. I have molds from 9th > grade and from my sophomore year of college (they were exactly the same) so now I can > see pre-anything, after ortho yet pre-surgery, and then what surgery should do. yea! > I'm a goof, I know. > > with all that my hubby and I were off, in search of soft food! > > my first food that I ate and that I could CHEW was Noodles & Co. unfortunately, though > we go there all the time, our food this time was not good. of course we got it to go and > once we got home to eat we found that it was essentially noodles wiht a little tomato and > no creamy goodness sauce! (yes, I did call to complain). though the food was not > spectacular, eating went well! I just had a snack a little bit ago and it was a hamburger > and fries from Mcs. I was able to bite through the bun and hamburger, mostly (I > think it's that I have NEVER been able to and I need to practice!). > > I'm kinda finding my new bite. I miss my splint, it was nice to know where my teeth were > supposed to go, right now I feel a little kittywhompis with my bite. it seems to fit if I slide > where I want to bite slightly to the right. I can't tell if this is where I'm supposed to be > biting or not. I figure I'll talk to my ortho about it friday morning. > > anyway, sorry for the novel! thanks for letting me share! > > cori w > upper/2-piece Lefort 7/20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Hi Cori, Congrats on getting the splint out. It is amazing that the splint gave you some comfort, but I wear a hinged knee brace for more-than- routine activities, so I do know what you mean about missing the support of knowing " where " you are supposed to be, whether it is your knee or your bite. I am glad it is a temporary situaion for you. And congrats on the fair too! You are going to have a load of fun, biting things that will be new to you! Way to go! And here is hoping you don't need much tweaking post op too! Bonus! Hugs, Fran > so today was my BIG day, I got my splint out! my OS is a great guy. he started clipping > the wires holding my splint in. it did not hurt, though at times the tongue depressor he > was using to hold my upper lip out of the way would hit a tender spot of my incision. he > finally clipped them all out and I was free! my mouth/jaw kinda freaked out. I didn't bite > down, I was kinda afraid to, I liked having my splint in to tell me where to bite! > > I brushed my teeth quite throughly (I had brought my electric toothbrush!) but they still > felt funny afterwards. kinda porous/rough. eww. my OS checked my bite, and when I bit > down it was weird, but did kinda fit together. my front teeth touch! (I had an open bite > before). > > my OS also took out most of my stitches. while they were the resorbable kind, they > needed a little help. getting my stitches out hurt a little, but again it was usually the > tongue depressor hitting something sensitive. > > I of course, had more questions for him. (I always go in with a bunch of questions) Yes, I > can floss right away. No more restrictions other than contact sports (two more weeks for > that!). Eat softer foods for a while and transition to harder stuff over a few weeks. Yes, > state fair food like corn dogs, etc is ok (MN STATE FAIR THIS FRIDAY FOR ME!). > > my OS wouldn't stop saying that he thinks that my ortho did an amazing job, great set up, > my bite immediatly post op is great. he doesn't think there is much left, some tweaking, > etc. of course I'll find out a little more on friday when I go to my ortho. > > my OS gave me the casts he used for my surgery. I now have a lower presurgery cast, and > upper presurgery cast, and the cast that he did 'surgery' on. these are super cool for me > as I had a bite plate before braces to wear at night when sleeping. I have molds from 9th > grade and from my sophomore year of college (they were exactly the same) so now I can > see pre-anything, after ortho yet pre-surgery, and then what surgery should do. yea! > I'm a goof, I know. > > with all that my hubby and I were off, in search of soft food! > > my first food that I ate and that I could CHEW was Noodles & Co. unfortunately, though > we go there all the time, our food this time was not good. of course we got it to go and > once we got home to eat we found that it was essentially noodles wiht a little tomato and > no creamy goodness sauce! (yes, I did call to complain). though the food was not > spectacular, eating went well! I just had a snack a little bit ago and it was a hamburger > and fries from Mcs. I was able to bite through the bun and hamburger, mostly (I > think it's that I have NEVER been able to and I need to practice!). > > I'm kinda finding my new bite. I miss my splint, it was nice to know where my teeth were > supposed to go, right now I feel a little kittywhompis with my bite. it seems to fit if I slide > where I want to bite slightly to the right. I can't tell if this is where I'm supposed to be > biting or not. I figure I'll talk to my ortho about it friday morning. > > anyway, sorry for the novel! thanks for letting me share! > > cori w > upper/2-piece Lefort 7/20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 I'm now 5 weeks post op. I have a splint and a rubberband on each side. I was just wondering when you got you splint off. I think I should be really close to getting mine off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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