Re: smooches, splint out!!/wires off

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LOL, no Smooches, I was writing in a hurry, (with a 4 year old on my

lap!) I have no rubber bands, but I still have braces! My

orthodontist said she was amazed that my bite was in such alignment

that she had no place to put any bands. The braces come OFF in June,

which will be 6 months after surgery. How I wish they were off

now...sigh. Overall, I am soo excited about my bite though. All of

my tmj problems are gone, no popping etc, and I really like my

profile. (I had an open bite.) While the recovery has been very,very

hard, the results have been just mind boggling. Alix

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> > Hey all, funny but it just seems like yesterday I was

> > typing all my

> > fears about going into this surgery. And today was

> > such a wonderful

> > day! I arrived at my os's office READY to have this

> > thing out!

> > Everyone was so supportive and happy for me at the

> > office. I'm

> > pretty fond of my os so we had a few laughs, he

> > plopped me in a

> > chair, promised me it wouldn't hurt and snip- it was

> > out! The

> > freedom in my jaw and mouth was overwhelming, I just

> > sat really

> > still for a minute taking it all in. Then I said

> > something and a

> > nurse said, WOW, I understood you!! I brushed the heck

> > out of my

> > palate, talked about diet, (no restrictions) and also

> > had an xray.

> > My os said everything was as close to perfect as he

> > could dream, and

> > I can't stop looking at my BITE! I had an open one

> > previously and

> > now my teeth just fit right with each other. I have no

> > idea how to

> > chew, I tried tonight and food kept falling out of my

> > mouth. But my

> > os said that will take a few weeks. I'm just excited,

> > I feel really

> > really great. (I also bought a house today, had the

> > final

> > walkthrough 30 minutes after my splint came out! Crazy

> > day...)

> > Anyhow, Thank you to all of you who gave so much

> > support during

> > these last 6 weeks. Right now, I just can't stop

> > smiling. Pete and

> > , (Aileen?) I know you get yours out this week

> > too, it's a

> > GREAT feeling. Alix

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