Good Morning everyone! I've been out of town for a few days and I see that you all have been real busy here. :) I'm going to post a few reponses to a few...
For years I only wore nude lipliner with a little gloss or nude in attempts to hide or make my lips less noticeable. A friend had Revlon Colorstay in Raisin...
I like Stila 'Bare Color' in "bare nude" (kind redundant! lol). It's a moisturizing color that works nicely for me. I like MAC products also, and they have an ...
Hi Karen! Your ps might try the surgery to close the palate - I was 47 the first try and 48 the second try. As you know if you've read the post it still isn't...
I recently had surgery and have recived my insurances claims for the hospital and the anesthesiologist. I went out of network and so I had to pay 20% of the...
Hi, I am a new member to the USA site but would just like some info about operations. My daughter is just 4 and was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate...
Lori, I never knew the anesthesia was in units either. I guess we learn something new everyday. :) <br>I don't really have any advice on what you can do with ...
Hi Jaki!! My name is Ana and I was born with a bilateral cleft lip & palate. I have had so many operations and about 3 or 4 of those have been bone grafts. The...
I had a bone graph at 6 years old. They took a bone from my hip and put it in my mouth, it took me about a month before I could eat solid food again, you just...
I read waterfront852001's message and I have the impression that the situation in the UK, in spite of (or perhaps because of) NHS seems to be worse than in the...
Hi everyone!<br><br>The Cleft Palate Foundation is new to this club, but has had the pleasure of looking at some of the messages posted here before. Many of...
I have to say that finding this club has been life-changing for me. For once in my life, I can talk to others about what it is like to have a cleft and I feel...
I'm new here, I have a four year old twin born without most of her soft palette. The other twin had no birth defects. She had the reconstructive surgery when ...
You state: "If there's any way we at the Cleft Palate Foundation can be of assistance to you, please let us know. Thanks!"<br><br>- Yes you can. You could ...
I support the comments you make. The only groups I could find in the UK were those that were geared up for young people and parents of children with cleft...
Hey Martin! I heard from Dan at Cleftline when I sent him an e-mail to get on their monthly e-mail newsletter and also asked for information on adult cleft. He...
Would you be so kind as to send me the email address so that I can follow this up and investigate further.<br><br>Gratefully - Martin, Southampton, UK...
I had my mouth closed up at 1 year, it re-opened at like age 3. I had the same problems. But now it has been closed ever since, you may have to wait untill the...
Hi Martin! Their e-mail address is:<br>cleftline@...<br><br>You can also go to their site: <br>www.cleftline.org<br>on the left hand side of the home...
I had a small hole in my palate for years…not too many problems with the exception of the occasional milk coming out and fruit seeds getting stuck (to the ...
Hi Jaki. I'm 26 and was born with a bilateral cleft lip. I had a bone graft done in 1986, I was 11 at the time. I had it taken from my left hip. It's not as...
Im haven the same problem....i have a lil hole in the roof of my mouth again....but i dont wanna get surgery on it unless i really have too it doesnt bug me....
I've been away for the last couple days... been sick :( (I don't recommend it ;) ). I see I have a lot to catch up on!<br><br>I'll try and post again when I'm...
dsummerall,<br><br>Welcomr to the club! My son Bryan was born with bilateral cleft lip and palate. Had his lip repair as well as his palate. His palate repair...