Jeez, Jack - three times in braces. Cant say as that i would envy that
record! What kind of surgery will you be having? How long will the
braces be on this time? At least you should know all the ins and outs
of having them. Wish you good luck with them! I am going on my 38th
month with mine. Hoping to be brace free by may.

Mike


--- In adultswithbraces@yahoogroups.com, "Jack" <jackkovalski@...> wrote:
>
> I joined this group in Jan of 2001, seven months before I got braces
> for the second time. I had been in a serious accident and some of my
> injuries included a head and jaw injury, along with incomplete spinal
> fractures at C6 and L1. My dentist decideded that the best way to
> deal with my chronic jaw pain would be to avoid surgery and try
> orthodontics.
>
> I agreed to see an orthodontist because it seemed like a good way to
> regain the nice smile I had after my first round of braces were
> removed in 1963. After a couple of false starts I found myself in
> braces again at 52.
>
> After almost three years in braces I was finally in retainers and
> ready to start the next phase of my mouth reconstruction. Health and
> insurance issues delayed the next phase of my treatment and
> eventually my TMJ pain returned with a vengeance.
>
> Now 58, I left my orthodontist's office last week in full braces
> again in preparation for jaw surgery. So, here I am again trying to
> get used to braces again and an active member of this group after
> spending the last couple of years lurking in the background.
>
> Most of you have probably never heard of me but I posted most of the
> pictures in the photo and files department under the name of
> steel4jak or steel4jakk. My photo album is called Jax New Pix.
> The last photo was placed shortly after I got my Hawleys and had some
> cosmetic work done.
>
> Here I am again...
>
> Jack
>