Yesterday, I went to the orthodontist for my first adjustments since before my surgery. In addition, it was the first time my orthodontist has seen me since my surgery, and she is very pleased with how everything looks. At this point, everything that is done to my mouth is simply fine tuning. Right now, I have to wear four rubberbands in my mouth all the time. This is to help my bite fit together better, especially on the left side. While I have to get used to having rubberbands in my mouth all the time again and my teeth have been sore, I know that everything is almost over. My orthodontist said that if my mouth responds well to the rubberbands and the few wire adjustments she made, my next appointment around Thanksgiving could possibly be the last adjustment appointment. This means that I could possibly get my braces off around Christmas which would be wonderful. However, I'm not going to get too excited since this is all a 'maybe' for right now. Even though it would be great to get my braces off by Christmas, I want to make sure that everything is perfect after everything I've been through.
Here are some pictures from the past few weeks. They start from a few weeks ago and the last two pictures (I'm in a green sweatshirt) are from today. As you can see, there still has been some decreasing in the swelling, and I still feel like there is a little bit left around my lower jaw and in my cheeks. Everything is looking great though! :)
Hi Meggie!!! Good to see you this past week, and it was especially fun laughing with you again in church!! Shhh - don't tell Fr, although since we were sitting in the first row, he probably noticed anyway!! Have fun and study hard!! Mrs Prowseeee ;-)
ReplyDeletehey there, you look amazing!! i've just found your blog and i'm so glad, as i'm going to be having surgery to fix my overbite, hopefully some time next year. i can really relate to what you went through before surgery..i've had jaw issues my whole life that have really gotten worse over time.
ReplyDeletei'll be 24 next week, so i'm soooo looking forward to getting my surgery and fiiinally being able to eat/smile/speak etc. normally lol..thanks so much for sharing your experience, it's a huge comfort to know someone else has been there! =)