Re: UPDATE Week 8 Post-op - a little long

[Guest guest]

Neta-lee,

Congrats and I hope you get the wires out before the wedding.

cheers,

on

[Guest guest]

Hi Neta-lee,

Glad to hear everything is going well for you. I'll be glad to add

some mental vibes to your June 6th wish.

Sorry about the shredded/tender cheeks. I can relate, thankfully now

it's only my tongue (from running it over my tongue-scraper/retainer).

Stay away from the citrus fruits!

[Guest guest]

Hi Neta-lee,

Glad to hear everything is going well for you. I'll be glad to add

some mental vibes to your June 6th wish.

Sorry about the shredded/tender cheeks. I can relate, thankfully now

it's only my tongue (from running it over my tongue-scraper/retainer).

Stay away from the citrus fruits!

[Guest guest]

Hi Neta-lee,

Glad to hear everything is going well for you. I'll be glad to add

some mental vibes to your June 6th wish.

Sorry about the shredded/tender cheeks. I can relate, thankfully now

it's only my tongue (from running it over my tongue-scraper/retainer).

Stay away from the citrus fruits!

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

It's funny you mention citrus fruits because I love them- the sourer

the better! Today I blended myself a little shake of rainbow

sherbert, 1/2 a banana, and a loadful of pineapple! The pineapple was

fun to clean out of my braces (NOT!)- you'd think that it would hurt

my sores and scrapes but somehow it's not painful. Weird, eh?

> Hi Neta-lee,

>

> Glad to hear everything is going well for you. I'll be glad to add

> some mental vibes to your June 6th wish.

>

> Sorry about the shredded/tender cheeks. I can relate, thankfully

now

> it's only my tongue (from running it over my tongue-

scraper/retainer).

>

> Stay away from the citrus fruits!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

It's funny you mention citrus fruits because I love them- the sourer

the better! Today I blended myself a little shake of rainbow

sherbert, 1/2 a banana, and a loadful of pineapple! The pineapple was

fun to clean out of my braces (NOT!)- you'd think that it would hurt

my sores and scrapes but somehow it's not painful. Weird, eh?

> Hi Neta-lee,

>

> Glad to hear everything is going well for you. I'll be glad to add

> some mental vibes to your June 6th wish.

>

> Sorry about the shredded/tender cheeks. I can relate, thankfully

now

> it's only my tongue (from running it over my tongue-

scraper/retainer).

>

> Stay away from the citrus fruits!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Net,

I love sour fruit too - when I was a kid, I would pick the green

pears right off the tree in our backyard for a couple of bites. I

can't stand the taste or texture of ripe pears. There's only a hour

in the life of a banana for me, after that it's too ripe.

Beware the pineapple, though. A week after my braces came off, I ate

some fresh pineapple slices. That stuff packs a way more powerful

punch than anything I've ever eaten - the acid was like a big bad

burn on my irritated tongue (irritated from checking out my

new " tongue-scraper " ).

Good for you if there's no problems with it - I would love to eat

more citrus fruit!

[Guest guest]

Hi Net,

I love sour fruit too - when I was a kid, I would pick the green

pears right off the tree in our backyard for a couple of bites. I

can't stand the taste or texture of ripe pears. There's only a hour

in the life of a banana for me, after that it's too ripe.

Beware the pineapple, though. A week after my braces came off, I ate

some fresh pineapple slices. That stuff packs a way more powerful

punch than anything I've ever eaten - the acid was like a big bad

burn on my irritated tongue (irritated from checking out my

new " tongue-scraper " ).

Good for you if there's no problems with it - I would love to eat

more citrus fruit!

[Guest guest]

Wow Neta-lee,

I bet you can't believe it has been 8 weeks huh. I really hope you

are able to get those wires off before the wedding, it sounds

promising!!

<netalee@h...> wrote:

> Has it really been EIGHT weeks? YES!!!

>

> Eight long weeks at that, but I'm now at the two month

mark...hoorah!

> Went to go see the surgeon today and he seemed please as to how the

> bite is holding up and seemed super pleased to see how wide I can

> open my mouth (next time I'll ask him to measure- it's roughly

about

> 2 fingers and just big enough to be using my normal toothbrush

> again).

>

> He wanted to keep the internal wires in for another four weeks (he

> keeps on extending his timeframe thinking I don't notice!) but I

told

> him that I would REALLY like them out for my brother's wedding if

> possible so we made a deal: In order to see how much these wires

are

> actually necessary he told me to not wear any rubber bands at all

for

> the next two weeks. If at that point nothing has moved he'll take

> them out. So put some thoughts out there for me on JUNE 6th!!!

>

> Besides that I'm still eating as slow as ever with the tiniest

> portions you have ever seen but managing to get a regular diet

down.

> The scratches on my cheeks/tongue from the braces make it a bit

> difficult to talk sometimes but the wax helps. Joints are a little

> tender but that's cause I sing way too much and probably overwork

> them a little. It's funny but my surgeon never mentions any

> restrictions and becomes my cheerleader whenever I tell him

something

> I've done that I assume he'd think is too much (using a waterpik,

> FINALLY sleeping on my side and stomach amongst other joys!). My

> ortho on the otherhand is more reserved and cautious.

>

> Good luck to the rest of the May people, can you beleive May is

> almost over?? I don't check this site often enough but someone else

> might want to start up a June list.

>

> Take care,

> Neta-lee

[Guest guest]

Wow Neta-lee,

I bet you can't believe it has been 8 weeks huh. I really hope you

are able to get those wires off before the wedding, it sounds

promising!!

<netalee@h...> wrote:

> Has it really been EIGHT weeks? YES!!!

>

> Eight long weeks at that, but I'm now at the two month

mark...hoorah!

> Went to go see the surgeon today and he seemed please as to how the

> bite is holding up and seemed super pleased to see how wide I can

> open my mouth (next time I'll ask him to measure- it's roughly

about

> 2 fingers and just big enough to be using my normal toothbrush

> again).

>

> He wanted to keep the internal wires in for another four weeks (he

> keeps on extending his timeframe thinking I don't notice!) but I

told

> him that I would REALLY like them out for my brother's wedding if

> possible so we made a deal: In order to see how much these wires

are

> actually necessary he told me to not wear any rubber bands at all

for

> the next two weeks. If at that point nothing has moved he'll take

> them out. So put some thoughts out there for me on JUNE 6th!!!

>

> Besides that I'm still eating as slow as ever with the tiniest

> portions you have ever seen but managing to get a regular diet

down.

> The scratches on my cheeks/tongue from the braces make it a bit

> difficult to talk sometimes but the wax helps. Joints are a little

> tender but that's cause I sing way too much and probably overwork

> them a little. It's funny but my surgeon never mentions any

> restrictions and becomes my cheerleader whenever I tell him

something

> I've done that I assume he'd think is too much (using a waterpik,

> FINALLY sleeping on my side and stomach amongst other joys!). My

> ortho on the otherhand is more reserved and cautious.

>

> Good luck to the rest of the May people, can you beleive May is

> almost over?? I don't check this site often enough but someone else

> might want to start up a June list.

>

> Take care,

> Neta-lee

[Guest guest]

Wow Neta-lee,

I bet you can't believe it has been 8 weeks huh. I really hope you

are able to get those wires off before the wedding, it sounds

promising!!

<netalee@h...> wrote:

> Has it really been EIGHT weeks? YES!!!

>

> Eight long weeks at that, but I'm now at the two month

mark...hoorah!

> Went to go see the surgeon today and he seemed please as to how the

> bite is holding up and seemed super pleased to see how wide I can

> open my mouth (next time I'll ask him to measure- it's roughly

about

> 2 fingers and just big enough to be using my normal toothbrush

> again).

>

> He wanted to keep the internal wires in for another four weeks (he

> keeps on extending his timeframe thinking I don't notice!) but I

told

> him that I would REALLY like them out for my brother's wedding if

> possible so we made a deal: In order to see how much these wires

are

> actually necessary he told me to not wear any rubber bands at all

for

> the next two weeks. If at that point nothing has moved he'll take

> them out. So put some thoughts out there for me on JUNE 6th!!!

>

> Besides that I'm still eating as slow as ever with the tiniest

> portions you have ever seen but managing to get a regular diet

down.

> The scratches on my cheeks/tongue from the braces make it a bit

> difficult to talk sometimes but the wax helps. Joints are a little

> tender but that's cause I sing way too much and probably overwork

> them a little. It's funny but my surgeon never mentions any

> restrictions and becomes my cheerleader whenever I tell him

something

> I've done that I assume he'd think is too much (using a waterpik,

> FINALLY sleeping on my side and stomach amongst other joys!). My

> ortho on the otherhand is more reserved and cautious.

>

> Good luck to the rest of the May people, can you beleive May is

> almost over?? I don't check this site often enough but someone else

> might want to start up a June list.

>

> Take care,

> Neta-lee