A Smile Connects Us You And Me

This just in- new medication! The endless amount of change going on everyday with my healing mostly goes unnoticed. I don't feel my bone healing, and rarely feel nerves regenerating anymore- I am just so used to the feelings that they have become my "norm." This being said, my muscles are a constant reminder that I had surgery. They are so unhappy. They were rotated, torn, pushed, cut, and Lord only knows what else. Yesterday, they told me they were angry- very angry, unable to chew type of angry. The Botox is yet again wearing off, this time at the 1.5 month mark...couldn't even last two months. So yesterday I saw my ortho, She said everything looks excellent and we just need to "get these things off"- in reference to my braces. On her end there is no cause for the pain. I talked with Dr. Gunson's office and through our discussion they've decided the best course of action is to put me on a new medication to take in combo with my other muscle rel...

Whoohooo !166 days post-op! Today I met with Dr.'s Chira and Mac. Dr. Mac flew up from NYC, so it was nice not to have to travel to see him! The appointment was bitter sweet. I am making great progress, and my bite is perfect, BUT I'm not quite ready to be out of all of my braces yet. The plan is that at the beginning of May I will have impressions taken, from these models Dr. Chira will make a partial banded retainer for my bottom front teeth (eye tooth to eye tooth). At the end of May I will have those brackets taken off and have the retainer banded into place so my teeth don't move. All of the bottom braces can't come off because the back brackets need to be used with rubber bands to help control my bite while the top teeth are being tweaked. Dr. Mac is going to use the models to help decide what/how my teeth need to be tweaked and adjusted via periodontics, hopefully I can see him at the beginning of June to have work done. I don't know when the top and the res...

FIVE MONTHS POST OP!!! Very short post here, but excited to be this far along! I am anxiously awaiting debracing (date TBD) and still struggling with my joint pain a bit; however compared to pre-surgery I feel like a million bucks! Thank you everyone for your continuing support! Longer post with pictures when I get back from visiting family in TX on Wednesday! Smiling On!