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Hey courtney...

i also had open bite.. and the expansion appliance ur referring to

was part of my braces as well.. ive had braces for the past year and

a half.. started with the expanding appliance... for surgery i had

upper/lower/genio done last wednesday.. really extensive work on the

upper

here is what u can expect in the hospital.. or from what i

experienced..

first off.. dont be afraid of pain.. because there is little pain i

found.. more discomort from the swelling.. i wasnt nautious but that

would vary from person to person so be prepared to ask for gravol.. u

will have a wafer on ur top teeth.. so you dont want to have to

vomit.. chances are alot of blood will be going into ur stomach.. but

it will be pumped out to keep you from vomiting.. most ppl wake up

with these tubes still in and are removed shortly after.. i however

was bleeding alot and had them in overnight.. i think that was the

worst part... these tubes.. because they go in ur nostrils.. dont be

scared though.. thats the main thing.. if u get scared u might vomit

easier...

i was told that i would be expecting to go home saturday(surgery was

on a wednesday last week) and i actually went home on friday.. im

still just as swollen as i was when i was in the hospital.. and the

wafer and almost completely numb bottom lip and chin from the lower

makes it impossible to drink from a glass.. im using a suringe to get

all my fluids... im hoping that soon i will start to see some

reducement in the swelling of my face around my upper jaw.. and

regain some feeling in my lip.. cos the suringe is quite annoying..

this is where i am so i cant tell u any further sorry.. but i hope i

was of some help.. i dont think i was informed good enough b4 i had

this done.. i wish i knew about this site before.. i would have still

went through with it tho.. time heals all wounds courtney.. keep that

in mind.. u can contact me on msn if u wish krazyken69@...

or aim dj krazy ken

> Hi my name is courtney and I will be havind the surgery to fix my

> open bite in January. I wanted to compare notes with you about what

> you have gone through with this problem. I had a mechanism cemented

> into my mouth when I was 3 and my parents would have to turn it

every

> night trying to widen my upper jaw. I had it again at 7 and then

11.

> Obviously it didnt work. I had braces put on when I was 12 and had

> those for three years and ended up with perfectly strait teeth but

> still the open bite. The ortho decided to take the braces off. Here

I

> am at 20 with braces back on since june and getting ready for

> surgery. I am very nervous about the pain and nausea after but my

mom

> will be right there so I will have support. I am looking forward to

> talking with everyone and particurly those with open bites or upper

> surgery.

> Age 20 from MI

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I just want to let you know that there should not be any

worries... I had class III underbite and had surgery 4 days ago.

The surgery was done to move my upper out, bring back my lower, and

straighten up my chin... it was a 5 hours surgery. So far, the only

complication I have experienced was breathing problem (due to

internal bleeding which blocked my respiratory system). That was

just for one night. AFter that, no issue. I don't feel pain and I

don't take any pain killer, surprisingly. Just like anyone else at

the moment who had surgery, my face is pretty swollen but that was

expected. It is getting better and better every day though. It is

only 4 days and I actually began to feel sensation in both my

jaws... I think I am one of the lucky one who is going

exceptionally well. I wish you best of luck with yours... Don't

worry about anything...

> Hi my name is courtney and I will be havind the surgery to fix my

> open bite in January. I wanted to compare notes with you about

what

> you have gone through with this problem. I had a mechanism

cemented

> into my mouth when I was 3 and my parents would have to turn it

every

> night trying to widen my upper jaw. I had it again at 7 and then

11.

> Obviously it didnt work. I had braces put on when I was 12 and had

> those for three years and ended up with perfectly strait teeth but

> still the open bite. The ortho decided to take the braces off.

Here I

> am at 20 with braces back on since june and getting ready for

> surgery. I am very nervous about the pain and nausea after but my

mom

> will be right there so I will have support. I am looking forward

to

> talking with everyone and particurly those with open bites or

upper

> surgery.

> Age 20 from MI

[Guest guest]

Howdy, all! I had my surgery last Monday and I got home Thursday,

but I haven't had a chance to check up on the list messages. I'm

feeling really good! The hard part right now is making myself eat

because I don't feel hungry at all. And when I do eat, I stop right

at one oz. I haven't gotten that full feeling yet. I haven't tested

my limits yet, but I'm sure that day will come.

I just want to say a big thank you to everyone here on the list. I

gained so much information from everyone and that has made this

journey much smoother than it could have gone.

Open RNY 10/13/03

[Guest guest]

yay jamie! it's a process, just be gentle w/ yourself. keep us

posted.

lori h.

> Howdy, all! I had my surgery last Monday and I got home Thursday,

> but I haven't had a chance to check up on the list messages. I'm

> feeling really good! The hard part right now is making myself eat

> because I don't feel hungry at all. And when I do eat, I stop right

> at one oz. I haven't gotten that full feeling yet. I haven't tested

> my limits yet, but I'm sure that day will come.

>

> I just want to say a big thank you to everyone here on the list. I

> gained so much information from everyone and that has made this

> journey much smoother than it could have gone.

>

>

> Open RNY 10/13/03

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

There is so much going on these days that sometimes I get so caught up that I don't know whether I was coming or going. I have so many domestic problems that tonight I told my husband that in a couple of months if he wants we can go our separate ways. I am tired of feeling like the last person in line and I want to be first. Since I have had surgery at first I was doing good at my weight lose and then I let all the drama get me down. I was on medication for a while that caused me to gain back some of the weight that I had worked so had to lose. I have had to decide that I need to get some priorities in order and that is I have to look for me again and put me on the top of the list. It is funny how a person can fall back into bad habits of looking out for everyone else and leave themselves till last. My weight had gone up 20 pounds that was over a period of 3 months. Since I stopped medication I have lost 7 of those pounds. I know that it was the medication that slowed me down because I haven't changed my eating habits and the weight is dropping off fairly quickly. I was just in emotional crisis with what was going on with my family and I just found this wonderful poem that I would like to share with you. These are such wonderful words that help heal the spirit.

Always a Sunrise

Look out, look in. Every day has a sunrise. Wherever you are, like a magic circle, the world is all around you. Everything has a purpose. Every action a reaction. All around you there are happenings. People, places and ideas, all offering you opportunities. Some to be touched and changed by the very nature of your uniqueness. Others to be left alone for they are not worthy of you. Life is a love affair. Love the people around you, love what you do. Every day dawns with a sunrise. Always, High days and low days. Blue skies of pleasure, there to enjoy. Celebrate. Dark clouds of storming hurt, however black, they always pass. Today was yesterday's tomorrow; yesterday is gone. History. And the wonder of yesterday is whatever we didn't like is behind us. Make a change. Unlimited you. Greatness from within. There is no such thing as failure, only learning experiences. Some things are easy to learn, others hard. What is easy for one may be hard for another. Lessons to be learned, not burdens to be carried. Everyone is different. Everyone is special. We are all creative. We are all tool makers. Greatness and humility. Both are you. Leader and follower. Warrior and water carrier. Teacher and student. Champion and cheerleader. Who is to say? One day you are one, the next day you are the other. Pace setters tread the untrodden path. Never given away your sunrise day of action to an excuse. 'When the time is right.' 'When I feel like it.' 'When I've enough money.' Sometimes it's too easy to justify not taking action. Sometimes you have to say 'no' to your inner voice when it tries to keep you too comfortably where you're at. Always a new light. Always a new day. Each day a gift of opportunity. There is always a sunrise even when it is far from our view. There is always a door. We simply have to seek. There is always a key. We simply have to persist. And, sometimes, we just have to wait a while. Patience does have virtue. There is always a future. The future is hope and the magic is faith. It begins with you today. Today a new day. Always. Today our decision to be the person we really want to be. Today our choice of courage to accept what we cannot change. Today our choice to rise to the challenge of changing what we must. These are the choices of happiness. Always an answer. You simply have to believe. The dawn. The magic of a new day given to us. A love affair. A love affair with today. Today, a gift of opportunity; to laugh; to learn; to achieve; to make someone happy, to be happy. Always a sunrise

Ramona

1/13/2003

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