Metal Mouth Message Board

great news that you made it through!! I had SARPE last november. some advice from my OS After about 3 days only use ice if it makes it feel better. Heat will do more to reduce swelling after 3 days. Take Advil around the clock for about 4 days even if you are not in pain. It also will reduce swellin...

AWESOME!!
Here's to hoping you aren't stressed much.
KIM

Great news!!!!

Remember that a lot of us think the buildup and wait was worse than the actual surgery!

Kim

My advice about your cheek is to blow it out often to make sure it didn't catch. Also wax anything that sticks out to catch and chew on the left side.

kim

Welcome to the board!
kim

Nice to meet you!!! I loved your intro!

Kim

Life has been in the way of much time on the computer. I thought I'd update a bit. Surgery on 11/23/06. http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3116/picture044ce4.jpg End of expansion 12/15/06. http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9905/picture024wq9.jpg Brace day 1/15/07. http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/2874/...

I only have pictures of my red on brace day and the orange and white I"m sporting now. I had baby blue and metallic purple in between.




kim

I think I'm at the ortho's a lot. I think I went in 3 times before my first adjustment. Now they clip the wire almost too short so I"m not in all the time. They have bent hooks and the ortho even ground off the back of a bracket that was poking me. Hydration really works tho. If I think a wire ...

My BCBS of Kansas covered my surgery. I"m an educator (obviously) so I'm on the government employee group plan.
Kim

Well, I can sympathize with you and the expander thing.

I used a lot of salt water rinses to help my tongue heal. I was never sucessfull at putting the wax on my expander but you can certainly try it.

Kim

I'm sooo jealous. Mine comes out in may and I get a TPA for a while yet.

Kim

It's great to hear from you. I wondered how you were doing. My numbness is pretty well gone. Just a little bit left in the gums. I don't notice it until I floss. I have gone to far and got blood before pain. I hope your surgery will come quickly. I'm very lucky that I don't have any more in the work...

Looking good!!! I can't wait until my gap starts closing.
Kim

DAmn the bad luck!!!!!
It's great to hear you so positive. Around here, I'd go to Dairy Queen and get a large cheesecake blizzard.

Kim