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I'm 27 and have had my bottom braces for a couple months and once I am healed from my sarpe surgery they're going to put the top ones on. My top teeth are the worst so I am extremely excited to have them done soon. I've wanted braces for many years but my family couldn't afford them along with every...

Thanks for all the replies. I am actually really feeling better about everything. And I really should try the cookies and cream trick; that's one I haven't done yet. I have to say, surusuru, my swelling really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Most of it was gone after a couple weeks. I'm 6wks...

I read a little bit of your blog. I had SARPE done Aug 16, 2011. I guess I was lucky I didn't have any of the bad experiences like you did right after the surgery. I woke up pretty easily and didn't feel nausious at all. They had given me pain meds prior to me waking up so I wasn't in any pain. I do...

Thanks for the response. I finally got to email my actual surgeon. She explained one of my doctors was a first year and told me wrong on some stuff. She also told me not to chew at all or do any sort of exercise until my jaw is healed (4 1/2 weeks from now). I'm still a bit worried but when the time...

I'm 27, female, and had sarpe surgery 4 weeks ago. We (my husband and I) finally stopped turning my expander a week ago. Unfortunately I don't just have one doctor, I have 3 that I randomly get to talk to. The problem is I keep getting conflicting information. So, to my fellow sarpe experiencers out...