braces off/Smooches

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Hey Smooches, I get my braces off this summer, too. (6months postop)

but I don't have any bands in my mouth. My orthodontist took a look

and said, nope don't need them. (which is a good thing because I had

no idea that was even a possibility!) Funny thing, to go from Don't

chew, Don't open to absolute freedom with my jaw. I'm in physical

therapy right now though because my opening is so limited. Well, not

that limited, I'm sitting here eating snickerdoodles while I write

this! By the way, I also do the same thing in the car! I keep moving

the rear view mirror down so I can stare at my teeth when I hit red

lights! Whoo hoo! It's such a great feeling! And I sure envy you

Florida. I'm freezing my teeth off here in NM right now!

Alix-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " johnetta

myers " wrote:

> Boy Alix...do I know THAT feeling!! Believe it or not, it's been

7 weeks since I got my splint out and I'm still grinning in the

mirror. I can't even put my car in " drive " without looking at my

teeth first. I've NEVER had straight teeth before and I'm just in

awe of the work my OS and Ortho have done...of course, so are they.

LOL! So many, many congratulations to you...this is just another

BIG step closer to " freedom " ! Any mention on when you will be

released from your " chains " completely? My ortho says I should be

free by this summer, but I'm hoping to be done a lot sooner than

that...oooh, that reminds me...better go put my bands back in. :-}

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> CONGRATULATIONS also on the new house. I know that feeling too.

We had our house built in Florida (I'm from California) and closed

on 28 May 2002 - I'm still grinning about that, too. For some

reason, over 18 months later, the elation of owning my own home

still has not worn off. :-) My Fweetie and I like to just sit in

the front room and grin at each other. LOL!

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> Smooches

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> splint out!!

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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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