Re: upcoming surgery, feeling a little discouraged

[Guest guest]

Don't be discouraged. Patience is the hardest part of the whole pre-

op process. My surgery was delayed several times, but I just plugged

on. (Ok, I admit it, I whined some)

The surgical hooks don't hurt at all. I didn't even notice mine. I

was in braces 17 months before my surgery Dec. 10. I expect to be in

braces another 6 months or so for fine tuning. What exactly are you

having done?

There are lots of good folks here to help you through this. Ask away.

Take care,

Becky

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a

little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

I am having my upper jaw moved forward and my lower jaw moved to the

right and slightly back. My OS also said something today about

shaving some of my chin off so it wouldnt look to prominent. Im not

sure about the latter, but we'll see. Im just ready to have a

definate surgery date so my family and I can do some planning.

Tammy

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , eledog2001

wrote:

> Don't be discouraged. Patience is the hardest part of the whole pre-

> op process. My surgery was delayed several times, but I just

plugged

> on. (Ok, I admit it, I whined some)

>

> The surgical hooks don't hurt at all. I didn't even notice mine. I

> was in braces 17 months before my surgery Dec. 10. I expect to be

in

> braces another 6 months or so for fine tuning. What exactly are you

> having done?

>

> There are lots of good folks here to help you through this. Ask

away.

>

> Take care,

>

> Becky

>

>

> > Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> > oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

> have

> > to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was

hoping

> to

> > have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

> 18,

> > 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready

to

> > move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

> in

> > mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

> hooks

> > on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about

a

> > month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im

having

> > trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a

> little

> > sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

HI, I have braces and am having the surgery tomorrow. (and don't

worry, the day will be here before you know it!) Just wanted to let

you know that the hooks don't bother me at all. I hardly know

they're there, and if they do buy, wax takes care of it! Alix

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a

little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

HI, I have braces and am having the surgery tomorrow. (and don't

worry, the day will be here before you know it!) Just wanted to let

you know that the hooks don't bother me at all. I hardly know

they're there, and if they do buy, wax takes care of it! Alix

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a

little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

HI, I have braces and am having the surgery tomorrow. (and don't

worry, the day will be here before you know it!) Just wanted to let

you know that the hooks don't bother me at all. I hardly know

they're there, and if they do buy, wax takes care of it! Alix

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a

little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

I've had my surgical hooks and wires on since Monday. I miss my

Christmas color ties - no more compliments on my red and green. I

didn't know I was getting wires, only knew about hooks, so I was

already to pick out black and red ties for my braces - my stepson's

college colors (SOU). I was bummed to find out that I have to have

actual wire wrapped around the brackets. The wires hurt my lips

while my ortho wrapped them around the brackets. I was allowed to

look in the mirror and see all of the wires before the assistant

trimmed and tucked the wire. The surgical hooks are tearing up the

inside of my lower lip. The ortho's assistant gave me three packs of

wax but I'm being strong and resisting the urge to put a big glob of

was in my mouth. I might submit to the wax today because it really

hurts. The assistant forgot to tighten 4 of the 14 hooks so they

slide around when I eat and brush. This is annoying and might be

contributing to the inner lip pain.

~

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

I've had my surgical hooks and wires on since Monday. I miss my

Christmas color ties - no more compliments on my red and green. I

didn't know I was getting wires, only knew about hooks, so I was

already to pick out black and red ties for my braces - my stepson's

college colors (SOU). I was bummed to find out that I have to have

actual wire wrapped around the brackets. The wires hurt my lips

while my ortho wrapped them around the brackets. I was allowed to

look in the mirror and see all of the wires before the assistant

trimmed and tucked the wire. The surgical hooks are tearing up the

inside of my lower lip. The ortho's assistant gave me three packs of

wax but I'm being strong and resisting the urge to put a big glob of

was in my mouth. I might submit to the wax today because it really

hurts. The assistant forgot to tighten 4 of the 14 hooks so they

slide around when I eat and brush. This is annoying and might be

contributing to the inner lip pain.

~

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

How very sad! Jaleah's ortho gave her a tool to push the hooks down and to

the side. She had to cheer at a game the day she got the hooks on so he

provided her with a method of removing the discomfort. Both the Ortho and the

OS said it was just fine to do this. The OS said when he needed them, he would

just lift them back up. He didn't need them until the Sunday after the

Wednesday surgery and then he just lifted up the ones he wanted to use and put

the elastics on them.

I think that a tooth brush or some sort of tough tool that you can push a

little bit with would do the trick.

This surgery is invasive enough - not having the ability to make yourself as

comfortable as possible is so sad. Her Dr's said to use the wax if she was not

able to get the hooks pushed back enough. Every wound that is in your mouth is

just another opportunity for infection, hence, their willingness to make this

procedure as comfortable as possible.

If you are not comfortable with what our Dr's did, please contact your own.

You definately should not be making mouth sores before the surgery!

You are in our prayers, Juli

Re: upcoming surgery, feeling a

little discouraged

I've had my surgical hooks and wires on since Monday. I miss my

Christmas color ties - no more compliments on my red and green. I

didn't know I was getting wires, only knew about hooks, so I was

already to pick out black and red ties for my braces - my stepson's

college colors (SOU). I was bummed to find out that I have to have

actual wire wrapped around the brackets. The wires hurt my lips

while my ortho wrapped them around the brackets. I was allowed to

look in the mirror and see all of the wires before the assistant

trimmed and tucked the wire. The surgical hooks are tearing up the

inside of my lower lip. The ortho's assistant gave me three packs of

wax but I'm being strong and resisting the urge to put a big glob of

was in my mouth. I might submit to the wax today because it really

hurts. The assistant forgot to tighten 4 of the 14 hooks so they

slide around when I eat and brush. This is annoying and might be

contributing to the inner lip pain.

~

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

How very sad! Jaleah's ortho gave her a tool to push the hooks down and to

the side. She had to cheer at a game the day she got the hooks on so he

provided her with a method of removing the discomfort. Both the Ortho and the

OS said it was just fine to do this. The OS said when he needed them, he would

just lift them back up. He didn't need them until the Sunday after the

Wednesday surgery and then he just lifted up the ones he wanted to use and put

the elastics on them.

I think that a tooth brush or some sort of tough tool that you can push a

little bit with would do the trick.

This surgery is invasive enough - not having the ability to make yourself as

comfortable as possible is so sad. Her Dr's said to use the wax if she was not

able to get the hooks pushed back enough. Every wound that is in your mouth is

just another opportunity for infection, hence, their willingness to make this

procedure as comfortable as possible.

If you are not comfortable with what our Dr's did, please contact your own.

You definately should not be making mouth sores before the surgery!

You are in our prayers, Juli

Re: upcoming surgery, feeling a

little discouraged

I've had my surgical hooks and wires on since Monday. I miss my

Christmas color ties - no more compliments on my red and green. I

didn't know I was getting wires, only knew about hooks, so I was

already to pick out black and red ties for my braces - my stepson's

college colors (SOU). I was bummed to find out that I have to have

actual wire wrapped around the brackets. The wires hurt my lips

while my ortho wrapped them around the brackets. I was allowed to

look in the mirror and see all of the wires before the assistant

trimmed and tucked the wire. The surgical hooks are tearing up the

inside of my lower lip. The ortho's assistant gave me three packs of

wax but I'm being strong and resisting the urge to put a big glob of

was in my mouth. I might submit to the wax today because it really

hurts. The assistant forgot to tighten 4 of the 14 hooks so they

slide around when I eat and brush. This is annoying and might be

contributing to the inner lip pain.

~

> Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

have

> to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was hoping

to

> have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

18,

> 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready to

> move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

in

> mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

hooks

> on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about a

> month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im having

> trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a little

> sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

Shoot, -- I'd be using the wax like crazy, and I'd also be on

the phone, asking for a time to see one of the assistants to get

those hooks tied back down, unless there's a reason not to.

There's no reason to get your mouth all chopped up before surgery,

for sure!

cammie

> > Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> > oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

> have

> > to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was

hoping

> to

> > have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

> 18,

> > 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready

to

> > move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

> in

> > mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

> hooks

> > on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about

a

> > month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im

having

> > trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a

little

> > sorry for myself. haha

[Guest guest]

Shoot, -- I'd be using the wax like crazy, and I'd also be on

the phone, asking for a time to see one of the assistants to get

those hooks tied back down, unless there's a reason not to.

There's no reason to get your mouth all chopped up before surgery,

for sure!

cammie

> > Hello to everyone. This is my first post here. I went to see my

> > oral surgeon today to schedule my surgery and found out I still

> have

> > to wait 10 weeks. I am having upper & lower jaws done I was

hoping

> to

> > have it done in January, now it looks like it will be around Feb

> 18,

> > 2004. I have had my braces on for about 14 months and am ready

to

> > move ahead to the next phase. I am scheduled to go back to ortho

> in

> > mid January and he is supposed to go ahead and put my surgical

> hooks

> > on and get me all ready. This means wearing the hooks for about

a

> > month before surgery. Are they terribly uncomfortable? Im

having

> > trouble being patient. Thanks for listening to me feeling a

little

> > sorry for myself. haha