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 pulled. Still haven't figured out what we're doing about that.
Well that's my update. Life is pretty crazy with baby stuff right now. Just trying to survive it all. :) I'm loving every second of it.
My braces suck, but really they don't affect me very much anymore. I can handle them. The surgery on the other hand- is a whole 'notha story. Especially with a newborn. I'm nervous that it will affect my ability to be a good mom, but I just need to remind myself that it is only a month or two that I won't be "myself." Clearly I'm not defined by my eating habits and shouldn't let that hinder my ability to be a normal person, whether or not I can open my mouth or not, LOL.
Have a great day, peeps! So happy that it's feeling like spring outside finally! :)
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 pulled. Still haven't figured out what we're doing about that.
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| Still banded, but as straight as they're gonna get! |
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| This was in November I think. Definite improvement. (It's backwards, fyi) |
My braces suck, but really they don't affect me very much anymore. I can handle them. The surgery on the other hand- is a whole 'notha story. Especially with a newborn. I'm nervous that it will affect my ability to be a good mom, but I just need to remind myself that it is only a month or two that I won't be "myself." Clearly I'm not defined by my eating habits and shouldn't let that hinder my ability to be a normal person, whether or not I can open my mouth or not, LOL.
Have a great day, peeps! So happy that it's feeling like spring outside finally! :)
Just ran across your blog : ) I just had double jaw surgery 14 days ago, and I was just telling my husband that I am now glad I went ahead with it. I can imagine especially the first 2 weeks will be difficult with a young baby, but you will survive! Seems like you are optimistic, that will help you get through it! : ) Hope you have safe delivery and the little one is healthy! : )
ReplyDeleteHey Heather! Just getting around to responding to your comment now- haha! Life is crazy with a newborn obviously. And I know that those first two weeks will be the worst but thankfully I'm going to have some awesome family members helping me out. So I'm trying not to stress so I can focus solely on getting healed up quick! Hope your recovery is going great! :)
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