-Caboose/Re: Hooks finally out!!

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Hi ,

I'm so sorry about your family members. I hope they were able to

evacuate safely and that the storm will turn away and not damage

their homes.

My husband just came back from Biloxi and was horrified by the

devastation down there. We met while we were both in the Air Force

at Keesler in Biloxi (and where I started this whole orthognathic

journey). After we married, we moved into my beach house in Long

Beach and rented out his house in Ocean Springs. When we moved to

NC, we sold the beach house and continued to rent out his house. I'm

glad we did it that way because the beach house (and most of Long

Beach) is completely gone. All that was left is a few stubs of the

large concrete stilts it was on. There was very little rubble. I

only hope that all of our former neighbots got out. Our friends'

houses, the place we met, the restaurant where we had our first

date, the church we married in, the B & B we stayed in for our wedding

night, our favorite restaurants, etc is all gone. I'm heartbroken

for all the people that still lived down there. I can't even begin

to imagine what it would have been like if we still lived there and

had kids.

Hang in there with the chewing. It will get better for us. I've

actually worked up to soft pieces of chicken that I cut up into

small pieces. I still drink my Boost at work so I make sure I get my

calories in and don't lose more weight. Lexi, my four year old,

keeps asking me " Mommy, can you eat steak now? " especially right

after I come back from a doctor's appt or PT. She's such a sweetie

and so far has perfect teeth. At least someone in the family does!

Good luck at your next ortho appt. Mine wasn't too bad. They were

very gentle with me and besides I'm still very numb. The numbness is

good for some things!

I'm praying for your family. Keep us updated on how they're doing.

minirascal

> Hi ,

>

> It is nice to hear from you. I like you have been so busy these

past

> few weeks. I don't know if I am coming or going. This back to

> school routine for the kids has surely been tiring. I am so busy

> running the kids to soccer practice, cheerleading practice,

tutoring,

> etc., not to mention my full time job and my own school load.

Life

> of a parent..(haha)

>

> I didn't realize you had a place in Biloxi. I am so sorry to hear

> about your rental home. I have spent many weekends in Biloxi. I

> hope that you will be able to get the repairs needed to get your

home

> back up and running. I like you have been so busy with the

Katrina

> aftermath with my family down in Lousiana. The sad part is that

we

> now have the new hurricane looming in the gulf and many of my New

> Orleans relatives have evacuated to my family members in Corpus

> Christi, Texas and Galveston, Texas which is right where the storm

is

> headed. Their funds are short from the Katrina devestation, so I

do

> not know if they will be evacuating Texas or not. It is just

> unbelievable.

>

> I like you am finding chewing rather difficult. It is a little

> painful for me right now, but my OS says that he wants me to

continue

> trying and promises it will get better if I can get past the pain.

I

> was lucky to get the bottom hooks off because the only reason they

> were taken off was because I had a broken bracket that had to be

> fixed so the OD had to change the wire which was a little damaged

to

> put back on. He kept picking on me saying that the real reason I

> came in was not because of the broken bracket, but was for the

hopes

> the hooks would be taken off. Yes, he was right, and it worked..

> (haha) Anyway, I have to go back to him next week for my first

> tightening post op.

>

> Anyway, it is great to hear from you and keep me posted on how you

> are doing!

>

> --Caboose