Re: To Dianne

[Guest guest]

I was -- and am -- profoundly grateful that my ortho put the whole

shebang in at once, when I started out. To me, the feeling of the

brackets without the wires installed was most unpleasant, second only

to the splint post-op. Of course, the other side of that is that you

can still floss easily. And I didn't have to have spacers, as they

did the slenderizing thing on me to accommodate the bands. (I got

some spacers later on, though, when they'd removed my back bands to

use brackets only. Then, with the heavier wires, the brackets

wouldn't stay on, so THEN i had the spacers.

At least I was accustomed to sore teeth, by then.

But I'd wager you'll feel better, actually, sore or not, with the

archwires in place.

Cammie

> Hello there, Braces-Buddy!! So, how are things? I haven't seen any

> posts from you lately regarding your own status: how's the process

> going for you? Have you gotten your braces on yet? Yesterday I got

my

> ceramic brackets installed on the top and bottom, and received a

one-

> week reprive on the spacers. I go back to the OD next Tuesday for

> them, then the next Tuesday to have them removed and the bands,

> archwires, and ligatures/o-rings put on. My brackets feel better

> today; the ones on the top feel okay but the ones on the bottom are

> still bothering me. They feel like they are trying to attach

> themselves to the inside of my lower lip. I have put lots of wax on

> the offenders - wax works really well. My co-worker named

has

> had braces for about a year now, and told me the first week for the

> brackets were the worst for him. He told me to use alot of wax.

> Probably next Tuesday they will feel good just in time for the

> spacers to be put in! LOL! I will be taking lots of Naproxen! All

> this misery - just in time for my appointment with my OMS on

> Wednesday - it's round two of " Question & Answer Time " and I am

> accumulating questions every day for my beloved Dr. to

answer.

> I hope I can come to a final decision regarding the LeFort; he told

> me three weeks ago that if I decide not to let him do the LeFort,

he

> will do all he can to persuade me otherwise. He firmly believes

that

> I would benefit greatly from that procedure, or he wouldn't have

> mentioned it in the first place. I feel that I am really leaning in

> the direction of letting him do it, but need him to answer some

more

> questions and address some more of my concerns before I can give

him

> the go-ahead. Wow! - I've come a long way in just three weeks; I

was

> so-o-o against the LeFort three weeks ago. I guess I just needed

some

> time to think about it, and all the feedback I received from the

> people in this group was instrumental; thank you to all who have

> supported me throughout this!! I'll keep all of you posted. ~~ Diane

[Guest guest]

-Hi Cammie - Today was a better day, for the top brackets at least.

The ones on the bottom are still irritating the inside of my cheek

and lip though, especially the ones on my lower central incisors and

the ones on my cuspids (teeth near my lateral incisors?). The ones on

my central incisors are on crowns, and I tasted some blood this

morning. Everything felt better after I ate lunch (I had chicken

enchiladas and refried beans - yum!), but towards late afternoon the

lower ones started to act up again. But, I feel so-o much better than

I felt on Tuesday. The reasons my OD didn't want to put everything on

all at once is because he was concerned about keeping my mouth open

for too long due to the jaw joint issues I have, and also because he

wanted me to get used to the sensation of having something on my

teeth. I'm very happy with my OD and his decision. He says that I

will feel better once the wires and ligatures/o-rings are in, so

we'll see. I will take Naproxen routinely whenever I go to the OD -

it really helped on Tuesday to have a painkiller on-board prior to my

appointment. Next Tuesday is " spacer day " and the following Tuesday

the spacers come out and the bands, wires, & ligatures/o-rings get put

in. I'm excited to finally get this process started and begin to see

my teeth move! I have an appointment with my OMS on Wednesday - it's

another question & answer session, and I have lots of questions and

concerns for him to address. I'm almost certain I will let him do the

LeFort on me, as well as the BSSO, but he needs to answer those

questions first before I will give him the go-ahead. Thank you,

Cammie, for your continued support, as I begin my Orthognathic

Journey! ~~~~ Diane-- In

orthognathicsurgerysupport , ceast36532

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

> I was -- and am -- profoundly grateful that my ortho put the whole

> shebang in at once, when I started out. To me, the feeling of the

> brackets without the wires installed was most unpleasant, second

only

> to the splint post-op. Of course, the other side of that is that

you

> can still floss easily. And I didn't have to have spacers, as they

> did the slenderizing thing on me to accommodate the bands. (I got

> some spacers later on, though, when they'd removed my back bands to

> use brackets only. Then, with the heavier wires, the brackets

> wouldn't stay on, so THEN i had the spacers.

>

> At least I was accustomed to sore teeth, by then.

>

> But I'd wager you'll feel better, actually, sore or not, with the

> archwires in place.

>

> Cammie

>

>

> > Hello there, Braces-Buddy!! So, how are things? I haven't seen

any

> > posts from you lately regarding your own status: how's the

process

> > going for you? Have you gotten your braces on yet? Yesterday I

got

> my

> > ceramic brackets installed on the top and bottom, and received a

> one-

> > week reprive on the spacers. I go back to the OD next Tuesday for

> > them, then the next Tuesday to have them removed and the bands,

> > archwires, and ligatures/o-rings put on. My brackets feel better

> > today; the ones on the top feel okay but the ones on the bottom

are

> > still bothering me. They feel like they are trying to attach

> > themselves to the inside of my lower lip. I have put lots of wax

on

> > the offenders - wax works really well. My co-worker named

> has

> > had braces for about a year now, and told me the first week for

the

> > brackets were the worst for him. He told me to use alot of wax.

> > Probably next Tuesday they will feel good just in time for the

> > spacers to be put in! LOL! I will be taking lots of Naproxen! All

> > this misery - just in time for my appointment with my OMS on

> > Wednesday - it's round two of " Question & Answer Time " and I am

> > accumulating questions every day for my beloved Dr. to

> answer.

> > I hope I can come to a final decision regarding the LeFort; he

told

> > me three weeks ago that if I decide not to let him do the LeFort,

> he

> > will do all he can to persuade me otherwise. He firmly believes

> that

> > I would benefit greatly from that procedure, or he wouldn't have

> > mentioned it in the first place. I feel that I am really leaning

in

> > the direction of letting him do it, but need him to answer some

> more

> > questions and address some more of my concerns before I can give

> him

> > the go-ahead. Wow! - I've come a long way in just three weeks; I

> was

> > so-o-o against the LeFort three weeks ago. I guess I just needed

> some

> > time to think about it, and all the feedback I received from the

> > people in this group was instrumental; thank you to all who have

> > supported me throughout this!! I'll keep all of you posted. ~~

Diane