! Re: first bite!

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Hi !

Good luck at the surgeon's today. Hoping for good news for you!

My appointment is rescheduled for this Wednesday, but so far, all

looks ok for me, too.

I hear you about the desperation of cheating! And not to torture

you, but wait until you can practice that new bite on a slice of

pizza. You will appreciate making this decision even more when you

can do that without doing the old tearing trick (I, too, had an open

bite and had to do all sorts of tricks to eat " properly " ). Part of

the roof of my mouth (like right behind the front teeth) was still

numb before this surgery, so I felt like I wasn't truly " feeling " how

great it was to eat that pizza, but when I first realized how easy it

was to bite through it, WOW! Sorry to torture you there, as you

reach for yet another piece of sliced cheese But the day will

come soon enough for you.

I'm glad you feel this was all worth it. I would like to post that

too, but am reluctant until the ortho looks in and says, " Wow, this

is looking good now! " Not sure when the surgeon is releasing me to

the ortho yet. Hopefully soon!

Keep on healing!

Irish!

> Hi everyone,

> I'm supposed to see my surgeon today for my follow up. He told me

> the other day if anything had " regressed " he would wire me back up.

> I think everythings great though. Nothing seems to have moved out

> of place. Oh, I'd like to tell everyone I cheated. heh. This may

> sound trivial to most everyone. I know I can't chew food for a

> few more weeks, but I just couldn't stand it. I had to try out my

> new bite! Ok, it was just a thin slice of cheese. lol But I have

> to tell you that for as long as I can remember, I've never been

able

> to bite into anything, even as a child. With the open bite I

always

> had to tear it. I'm sure the majority of you may know how it

> feels. So, yes, I was terribly excited about being able to BITE a

> slice of cheese.

> I feel a lot better than I had expected to feel after only 3

> weeks. My swelling is almost totally gone. I actually have people

> who have known me for years asking me when I had braces put on.

> Before the surgery, with the open bite, I would have to really part

> my lips for anyone to have seen it. Now, during just regular

> conversation, I'm flashing my " smile " without even trying.

> I'll be honest, the first couple of days after the surgery, I

> thought I had really messed up ( the swelling, congestion etc.)

> but now I know it's one of the best things I have ever done in my

> life! I guess I'd better quit before I put everyone to sleep. lol

>

> Janelle, I hope your swelling is going down now and that you're in

> good health. Be careful with those stitches!

> Irish! I hope everythings great with you. I'm looking forward to

> seeing pics of that perfect midline. Talk to you later!

> Bye,

>