Shirley/Re: Calling all post op pro banders!!

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Hi Shirley,

Yes, this seems to be the toughest part so far in this post op

recovery. I never thought that it may actually be the band that is

cutting the cheek. I did have the mouth loaded with wax today. I am

getting these sharp pains in the cheeks which is probably from all

the wax..(haha)

Sounds like you had the same problem as me in being short of bands

between OS visits. I have only 1 band remaining and my appt. with my

OS is on Wednesday. So fingers crossed I don't break any bands

tomorrow, which is highly unlikely.

Yes, I am going to get the OS to fix the wire he cut durng surgery

and is sticking out. Craziness!!!...haha

No, I haven't been using salt water since a few weeks ago because

everything was healing so nicely until now. Time to get that salt

back out...Thanks for the suggestion!

Have a Great Night & I am heading for the wax now!

--Caboose

> Hi , I feel for you. I liked to died the first week with the

> bands on after surgery the rubbing had my right cheek raw. In fact

> I think I had wax on top and bottom on both sides right over the

> brackets for most of my mouth to pull the cheek away from the

> brackets & rubber bands. Now, after all this many weeks I think my

> mouth has some what adjusted (they still rub but not as raw like

> they were). At night my mouth is full of wax, during the day I

> tolerate a little more. I haven't used this much wax before the

> surgery.

>

> I know after not having any rubber bands for two years getting

> adjusted to them has been the pits. Hopefully you OS can get that

> wire fixed for you. And maybe reconfigure the rubber bands. My OS

> turned over the rubber band thing to the OD at 3 1/2 weeks, which

> I'm not sure if that was better or worse!!

>

> Actually what I do is get a long strip of wax on both sides and

> front - I still have one side that hurts as when they put all the

> rubber bands they had on right after surgery (about 8 on that side)

> it bent the bracket hook and even though the OD tried to bend it

> back it still catches on it. This week I ran out of the bands from

> OS office and had to resort to the ones from OD called " Impala " .

> The are tighter and harder to get on and I've noticed the right

side

> is getting irritated again. It like cuts into the cheek. I know

> the petroleum industry is making money on me with all the wax I've

> used recently.

>

> I asked my surgeon if I could put one of those rolled cotton things

> the dentist uses when they fill your teeth, he said no as it would

> be bad for the lip. I wanted to put it in so I wouldn't bite my

lip.

> [i used them when I'd try to use the CPAP mask with the braces].

>

> When I first got the braces, I had a devil of time biting my

> cheeks. I know one thing - I will be ready to celebrate when these

> braces come off in 8-12 mos!!!

>

> Are you rinsing with salt water or peridex? I did that every time

I

> cleaned my teeth - the salt water I think helps heal the sores a

bit.

>

> Hang in there. Hugs, I'm thinking of you. Wish I could think of

> something else.

>

> Shirley