Last Adjustment

Hey readers,

BRACES RELATED

Wanted to do a little update.
So I went to see the ortho yesterday and it looks like next time I go in I'm getting booked to have my braces removed. I don't think I ever planned this far ahead, it's like a surprise.

With jaw surgery you get so used to the braces that they become part of you, you forget that they're only temporary.

A part of me is scared that when they come off stuff is going to shift, but my jaw seems pretty stable.

I did have a little issue. This past week I was getting a migraine again which  freaked me out because those were caused by my TMJ issues. It looks like it was from my molars no longer touching on the side where I had the underbite. My ortho put me in bands again and the headache is gone. I'm wearing many different bands. I have two fred bands and a ken band. My ortho gives me bands with man names, weird... who comes up with this stuff?

Rhianna:  In reply to your question about the bite opening again. I still tongue thrust and haven't been able to get back to speech therapy yet because of the infection and second surgery I had. This is a big concern for me too. I'd def go see a speech therapist asap and try to fix the tongue posture so things don't get worse, it hasn't been that long so maybe things will shift back without having to do anything. I remember talking to a girl once who was going through speech therapy to fix her open bite. I guess with the tongue where it should be the teeth will move back. Not 100% sure how this works but I'm going to try to stick with speech therapy too. 

LIFE RELATED

I'm back at university full time now that my jaw issues are over with. It's been hard adjusting back after taking time off for surgery and recovery. I'm in my 3rd year of accounting and I'm taking five courses which is a pretty heavy work load. I have seven midterms in February alone, starting this weeked. Thats the thing with my school, all my midterms on on the weekend. It's like horrible torture. I'm planning on doing summer terms to make up for the time I had off and that way I can graduate next summer.

I've hardly had time to do anything with school going on. I've been up until 2 or 3 am every night doing work, then I get up and do it all over again.

Me drugged up after having my second surgery. I'm starting to get used to this look. 

My drugs post surgery number two, I think I could open my own pharmacy with all the pills I've accumulated. 

The stuff my surgeon wanted me to squirt up the hole and into my cheek after the tube came out, yeah right buddy. 

Hope you guys are all doing well.
Once again I just want to say I am so grateful to all my bloggers, youtube, facebook jaw surgery buddies. :)

Terra

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GOOD NEWS!!!!!

So I saw the orthodontist today.
Actually its a long story.

I called my orthos office to see if they got the letter from my surgeon about the changes to my bite and how he wants my bite open. I called and it's been weeks but they still didn't get the letter. The receptionist told me to come in anyway, but i felt bummed out.
So I called my by and after him hearing me over and over talk about how discouraged I've become, he wanted to call them, and just get some answers.
He called my orthodontist and actually got my orthodontist himself to call him. He ended up reaching my surgeon and getting the letter before I went in.
I got in and I got the nicest assistant ever, coincidence? lolol
Anyway she was great, she kept commenting on how clean my teeth are and how great my alignment is.
My orthodontist came and he was really nice about everything, he sat down with me and told me my options, which was pretty much the same thing the surgeon said.

1. Do just the lower jaw and chin. 
2. Re-open the bite and do the upper, lower, and chin. 

So I said the same thing I said to my surgeon, I can't breathe through my nose because my pallet is so high, I can't fit my tongue in the roof of my mouth, so I still tongue thrust and mouth breathe. Etc etc. And of course the retrognathic upper jaw that is causing all this. 

So I told my orthodontist to reopen the bite because I want to do double jaw surgery. He agreed and said it was the best idea and would give the best outcome. My surgeon thinks is a good opportunity to work on my nose and improve my breathing. I notice my nose is a little off to one side, the septum looks like its off to the right so I can't breathe through that side at all. Anyway, I'll ask my surgeon when I see him next if he's going to fix that. 

So this appointment went very well. My orthodontist put a bend in my wires so my bite will open, he said this shouldn't take long. He also has me in elastics to bring my top jaw back more so there will be more room for movement during surgery, he said something about fixing the top midline which is probably part of why the elastics are in as well. 

I'll try to do a video soon, I was just so dead today, sooooo tired. 

Maybe I'll do one tonight, we'll see. 

Anyway I'm going back in May and he said I could very well be ready at that point with my open bite. 

Surgery is still scheduled for October 5th. 

I also saw my doctor and I'm booked to see her beginning of September, and go for bloodwork. 

I'll have to go to the hospital for more blood work around the same week. 

Anyway enough for now. 

Gnight all