oh my gosh you have said everything i have said and felt...it is so
great to know others have been there(not that it's good we have to go
through it at all , but you know what i mean.) and can tell me it will
get better, thank you so much...


--- In Denture_Dentures@yahoogroups.com, Tsmith1095@... wrote:
>
> Christi, I have to tell you just a few weeks ago I was feeling the
same way.
> I had the last 18 of my teeth pulled on August 9,. 2 days after
my 42
> birthday. Two weeks later I was still gagging and choking trying
to swallow. I
> lost 6 pounds the first week that I had dentures. And several more
the next
> week or two. I felt like crap, thought I looked like crap and was
missing
> my husband so much. I didn't want to kiss him with them in because
it hurt the
> top gum where the dentures hit. Didn't want to kiss him with them
out as
> then I would be toothless.
> Food was so hard. I'd mush PB & J sandwiches with them out. Soup
(from the
> can no spoon I couldn't fit it in my mouth). All the soft foods I
could do.
>
> Then I had the first reline done and suddenly the teeth felt more
like "me".
> I went out to dinner with the husband about two weeks ago and had
my first
> special meal. ( With dessert). The reline really helped.
>
> I still need to do another adjustment next week to make them fit
better
> again. The dentist thought I wouldn't need it til November, but it
needs to be
> done sooner as they are starting to hurt and fall out again. Sandy
has been a
> big help in walking me through this process.
>
> It really will get better every day. There will be moments with you
back
> slide again but that just means it's time to make the dentist work
for his
> money again.
> I thought at first that everyone was looking at me and thinking I
had a
> speech problem. Now I realize that is just me thinking that. S is
still a hard
> letter to say but then I had a problem with it as a kid as well so
no biggie.
> I still find myself staring at other's mouths trying to figure out
if they
> have dentures or just beautiful teeth and rarely can I tell. So if
I wear
> them and can't tell, I'm betting no one else can tell I'm wearing them.
>
> I too was very concerned because it seem the shape of my mouth was
different
> with the teeth in (and really bad with them out). Seems like I
have a lower
> lip full of chew. But the dentist has assured me that my permanent
dentures
> will not look of feel this way. I'm praying thats the truth.
> Please know that it really will get better. I know already
physically I
> feel better then I have in years without my sick teeth in my mouth.
I haven't
> had a headache in almost 6 weeks now and they were a daily thing for
me until
> August 9.
> Hang in, hang tough and know we are all here to cheer you on to a more
> beautiful, more healthy you.
> Tracey
>
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