Thanks for the welcome Diane! We'll have to spot each other. ... Welcome to the group, Mira - Sounds like you and I will be going thru all this together. I've...
Hi there Mira, welcome to the group! I try to keep up with all the topics but its moves so fast, its a full time job, so i mainly read and learn! i am too...
Hi Boris! What is genio? I hope all they will need to do is my lower jaw, but I guess I will find this out at my appointment in July. I am being treated at the...
Carol, Yes, South Africa. It's a great place...you should definitely come and visit. I just think it's so cool to talk to people on the opposite side of te...
Kristin: Our thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery!! Can't wait to hear how it all goes for you. Big hugs to ya, Karen ... way. ... ...
Hi Sara, What a long day for you!! So now welcome to the world of hooks.. (haha) I really don't even notice mine are on anymore. Yes, the bottom ones seem...
hey Mira, you know its not so bad having braces, i too wore braces for 7 years when i was younger and finding myself with them again (i am now 33) really isn't...
I am now almost 4 weeks post op and am still in bands. I also have a very small mouth so I am unable to get the elastics on. I have been told to leave them...
Kate, You said that ... beautifully. Hugs! Carol ... the ... all ... we ... through ... the ... the ... scheduled ... booked. ... days ... it. ... am I ... ...
Sara, What a productive day you had! Ok then ... hospital "check!" ... pre- op discussion "check!" ... now you're off to sunny CA to relax before the big day....
Kristin, We are all thinking about you and sending you positive thoughts. It will all go smoothly - I just know it! Looking forward to "hearing" from you...
I've been on the board for a week or so but I only have good things to report today. My first surgery was 26th of April and due to hardware failure I had a ...
-surgery twice, since March 8 ...It is standard procedure to be wired shut with elastics for a week or so after rigid fixation ...I am currently wired (banded)...
thanx,....the elastics start at my eye teeth and are criss crossed all the way back, on both sides...... cant really tell how many there are.? there is no...
I had my surgery a little over a week ago and so far everything has gone fine. However, by far the hardest thing has been getting enough calories. I don't like...
-Im feeling the same way ,in need of real food, real soft food would even be nice , Ive been drinkin atkins protien shakes and it is'nt a great dining...
... enough ... the ... was ... Brian, My surgery was just over a month ago and just figured out Beans are a good and great thing. If you like beans of course....
Hi all, just wanted to let you know I made it. I woke up togreat news, I wasn't wired or banded at all. My surgeon said that the lower ended up not having to...
I worry about the same thing...my son is having surgery in July - he's 17, an athlete, 6'2 and 175 lbs. I'm gathering ideas and products now trying to head...
I wouldn't buy too much Carnation Instant Breakfast because at least for me, I was fine with Ensure/Boost for a couple of days but then just the smell of it...
I've actually been really pleased with Carnation Instant Breakfast. I use the powder in the morning to make smoothies (I add frozen fruit, yogurt, and milk). I...
I, too, was impatient to get started, and had to wait a bit over a month to see the surgeon. Tell your ortho what you want, and it may be possible to go ahead ...
Different surgeons have different approaches to this problem. I did indeed have lower advancement, and had only the screws in place, with a splint, when I left...
They don't always. But when they do, they're either to hold the wires or the elastics. Some people have hooks the whole time they're in braces. Sometimes they ...
