Jaw Jigsaw

Had an adjustment yesterday evening. It was supposed to be my "final wires." But, since I'm not having the jaw surgery for a while... I'm not sure what's going to happen next. I have this crazy band around my four front, top teeth. It hurts like a bitch. Also has a key on it that will be turned I think at my next appointment in four weeks. I really don't know. He doesn't explain things well sometimes and I just don't care and want to get out of there asap. LOL The tech explained it a little more to me but all everyone wanted to do was talk about babies. Ugh. Anyway here's a shot of my crazy banded teeth. There was a huge space (still is) between some of the top teeth but he said he did that on purpose so they will pull together nicely. Which is what we are doing right now! Crazy. The wire thing on the left (technically on my right) is REALLY freaking annoying. So I will be going back. It's a half-hour appointment next time. I have no ...

My orthodontist called me today and said he met with the surgeon and went over my molds and they think I'm READY for SURGERY. Possibly this summer. Oh baby. Literally oh baby. I had to kindly remind my orthodontist that I would be giving birth in July- thus surgery is very much out of the question. Darn baby. (Whom I already love dearly and do not blame in any way, LOL) I should have known that my braces wouldn't be on for too long since my teeth weren't that crooked to begin with. So while this is GREAT news... I'll still have braces until at least early winter. The ortho said I'll get my "final" wire on next week... then it's a waiting game. He suggested waiting until after the baby is born to call the surgeon- then we can start the process of getting it scheduled, since it will take several months to set that up. Here's my current mouth- my teeth are all very straight and just my jaw is whacked clearly. More so since I got that tooth pu...

4-1-2013   Well my #31 tooth is out. My bite is completely different now. (Actually straighter) My poor teeth on the left side of my mouth hurt for like 2+ weeks because they weren't use to actually hitting each other. Two hours after the tooth was out I felt 1,000x better. Even though it sucks and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with one less tooth- I'm so glad I did it. The surgeon said he wouldn't recommend it with me being pregnant- but I had already talked to my obgyn and she had absolutely no problem with it. The surgeon was all like- if you can wait until July to get it out you should. And I'm like- are you freaking kidding me? 4 months of pure torture? Why would I put myself through that?! The general anesthesia took in no time and I felt nothing when they pulled the tooth. Just a little pressure. Thank goodness. He had me freaked out that I would feel it since I had an infection. The swelling went down that night- I continued on the antibiot...