surgical hooks

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You might check with your ortho. Sometimes the docs can bend the

hooks back a bit so that they don't hurt so much. (If some can and

some can't, I don't know why.)

In any case, if I were you I'd let him know that I hurt, and see if

he has any suggestions for you.

Cammie

> I have to agree with you...I am 1 week pre-op and just

> got my hooks in yesterday...Three on top and three on

> the bottom. I hurt so bad at times I think I am going

> to cry!!! My OD used the heaviest wire for my braces

> this time when he made the hooks, and he almost had to

> stand up he was putting so much force into getting the

> wires in there nice and tight!!! I haven't been

> putting any wax on my hooks because I feel that just

> prolongs the suffering...my personal feeling is to get

> the pain out of the way and to build up callouses

> (just my feeling on the matter!)

>

> I am glad to know that I am not the only one having

> trouble with the hooks right now

>

> Are you having trouble eating/drinking with them in?

> Before I got them in, I could at least close my mouth

> while chewing for PART of the time (most of the time I

> have my hand over my mouth while I chew), but now, I

> CANNOT chew with my mouth closed and whatever I am

> eating, I can only take a few bites of it before it

> just hurts too much. The bad part is, friends/family

> are taking me out to dinner this weekend - Saturday

> and Sunday night...I want to be able to enjoy the food

> (Cheesecake Factory has my favorite dinner of all time

> - Salmon, Mashed Potatoes and Asparagus - at least it

> is mostly soft)!

>

> Hopefully it gets better!

>

> Austria

[Guest guest]

Wow!! I'm jealous!!! But glad for you, anyway!

Angel

> I don't know why, but I've had mine on for about 2 weeks now and

they

> haven't had any problems with them at all. The second day one on the

> bottom hurt a little, but that went away. Now, I hardly know they

are

> there except when I eat! Then food gets stuck really bad. Five days

> and counting til surgery. tonya