I had a check-up with my orthodontist. They took some new molds, which almost made me vomit. I am just not good at opening my mouth high enough for them to get the molds out. My orthodontist said that things are going in the right direction. On my next appointment they will be taking pictures and preparing for the surgery. I asked him, what the technical term for my jaw surgery is, and he said that it's called a bilateral sagittal split. So that is what I am getting.
My next appointment is june 16. I know they won't book my surgery until after august 8. I asked them to wait because I am going to a wedding. It's one of my oldest and best friend and I could not bear to miss out on that. It is going to be a long braced summer...
tirsdag den 19. maj 2009
tirsdag den 12. maj 2009
One year in braces
Well, the one year mark for wearing braces approaches. It seems like time has just flown, and yet some how it also seems like it has taken forever.
I try not to think too much about wearing them, but I do. I feel them constantly. I don't want to bother my family and friends with my endless talk about the changes in my mouth or the discomfort of braces, but I find myself doing it all the time. They will make a sigh of relief when the surgery is over and I can start focusing on something else.
The comments about my brace-situation are some times hilarious. This little girl of four or five years old came up to me with her father. They had a question, which I began to answer. All of a sudden she spots my braces and says: "What is that in your mouth?" Her father kind of froze. I could feel him thinking about the worst case scenario she could say. I started explaining my situation and worried about her response. But all she said with the sweetest smile was: "That looks so cool. I want braces too". O what a cute little girl. For 10 seconds I felt good about myself. But then she returned and said: "Don't you think that I am nice for saying that?" Arrgh. All my illusions disappeared. Well, but she was sweet though. :-)
I try not to think too much about wearing them, but I do. I feel them constantly. I don't want to bother my family and friends with my endless talk about the changes in my mouth or the discomfort of braces, but I find myself doing it all the time. They will make a sigh of relief when the surgery is over and I can start focusing on something else.
The comments about my brace-situation are some times hilarious. This little girl of four or five years old came up to me with her father. They had a question, which I began to answer. All of a sudden she spots my braces and says: "What is that in your mouth?" Her father kind of froze. I could feel him thinking about the worst case scenario she could say. I started explaining my situation and worried about her response. But all she said with the sweetest smile was: "That looks so cool. I want braces too". O what a cute little girl. For 10 seconds I felt good about myself. But then she returned and said: "Don't you think that I am nice for saying that?" Arrgh. All my illusions disappeared. Well, but she was sweet though. :-)
tirsdag den 5. maj 2009
I am roadrunner - with braces
Found this on one of the other blogs and thought it was hilarius. I have just started running again to try and focus on something else than my braces and jawsurgery.
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