Metal Mouth Message Board

I had surgical brackets. They were a bit like a second tier of brackets fixed above (top jaw) and below (bottom jaw) my normal brackets. They were fixed by wires wound round each tooth. Mine weren't fitted until surgery itself, though, so I didn't know about them until I woke up. They were removed a...

Just popping in to say hi to the December-ites. It'll be over before you know it. Wishing you all the best

Dani -- sorry for the confusion. I can't even blame it on the meds since I'm not taking any any more. Hope the appointments go well and you start feeling better soon.

Elizabeth -- ouch. Hope you feel better soon.

Schwin -- thinking of you!

Hi to everyone else

Hey, we're all here for ya :) ! Know what you mean, though. The other day at the ortho I bumped into an acquaintance who told me that her mother had SARPE some years ago as a 40-year-old. It's odd how comforting that was to me. It was the first real live connection I've had with any other adult who'...

Thank you for that post, bracesat30. Good of you to come back and encourage the rest of us, and glad that things are going well for you

^^ PS I meant Izzy, of course, sorry! I got distracted! Welcome to the newbies :) -- Foxparadox, I'm a SARPE survivor too. I actually found my SARPE recovery tougher than BSSO. Hope it's going well for you. -- Elizabeth, yes sleeping upright really does help. I still prop myself up on 3 pillows and ...

sauerkraut - I was browsing throught the thread and saw your post about having an open bite now. I remember you were in the same situation as me as far as advancing one vs 2 jaws. Did he say if this is happening because you did only lower? And what do they call "open bite"? Cause both my ...

My surgery was at a hospital 2 1/2 hours away. They admitted me the day before the op so they could do all the checks (x-rays, blood, EKG etc) in one go on that day. Then they kept me in a week for the follow-up. It worked out OK and I was prepared to travel coz my ortho told me that was the only su...

Hey folks! Hit a bit of a low point today, hence typing this at 6.30am! Beowulf, glad you're doing OK. You can liquidize pizza, y'know! Best to cut the crusts off, first, and you'll need to add some liquid. No, I haven't tried it myself but I think there are people here who have. My bottom lip is st...

Oh, Dani, you poor thing. That must have shaken you up. Hope you're OK now (and your sister!) And thanks for the good wishes

Super results, Izzy. Thank you for sharing

I wouldn't worry too much! My splint was taken out before I came round from surgery and I had both jaws done.. my surgeon doesn't like leaving them in because he believe they're "unhygenic". I'm about 8 weeks post-op and everything has been fine so far ;). That's comforting to know. Thank...

That's looking brilliant, Rodney. You must be very pleased. Thanks for sharing. I'm a bit nervous that my splint's coming out tomorrow already, when you've got yours for another week and we had surgery the same day. I did only have the lower done, though, which probably makes a difference. Here's to...

Ross -- hi and welcome to the club :) We had surgery the same day. I only had the lower, though. Hope your recovery's going well. I'm British too by the way but have lived in Germany for yonks. Dvd & CG -- yeah, I have gained a crooked smile, or rather a mouth that's on a permanent diagonal slop...

dvd, if you're basing your concerns about your appearance on how you look right now, then it's much too early to be worried. It takes months before all the swelling goes down completely, and you can't tell the final results until then. I only went into this to fix my bite, but I know I shan't be ver...