tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post8379212252302414279..comments2012-11-27T18:24:38.654-08:00Comments on My Weird Year: Not sure what to Believe- Post-Op Day 25Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167216047426366605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post-9202085526614714982010-08-17T09:37:53.159-07:002010-08-17T09:37:53.159-07:00Thanks for all the comments you guys! I think you ...Thanks for all the comments you guys! I think you guys are right, and I wish my surgeon could have explained it to me the way y'all did! I have had such a horrible overbite all my life that my muscles are probably just super confused right now and need to learn how to accept this new bite. Thank you guys for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. Here's to hoping that my stubborn jaw learns it's natural place! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167216047426366605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post-5994155291986481212010-08-17T03:17:51.865-07:002010-08-17T03:17:51.865-07:00well, at least the doctor said it could be fixed. ...well, at least the doctor said it could be fixed. I did have a relapse, and i went through a hell of a lot more than most people do before the surgery, to get the surgery, and from everything I've heard/read spent a lot more too. My energy or positivity had nothing to do with my jaw moving back and becoming even more painful...and I had people praying for me...Just because the answer wasn't what I wanted doesn't mean God isn't there though. God isn't all about blessing us, i've learned he's more about breaking us...which I'll admit, I hate it. It would be nice for something to turn out good for once, it really would. but don't expect it. I hope everything turns out ok for you though, but if it doesn't, life does go on. praying for you..Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772955254543216401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post-89917896764357200012010-08-16T23:09:12.762-07:002010-08-16T23:09:12.762-07:00I was REALLY worried about this same thing - I was...I was REALLY worried about this same thing - I was in some sort of rubber bands until the day my braces came off. I kept thinking - oh man, if I need to be in rubber bands and then go to nothing, won't it shift? <br /><br />In my understanding, the rubber bands are for training your muscles - so, I had to wear really strong rubber bands on my front and sides for 8 weeks after surgery, and then suddenly in the last week my front teeth started to bump - and the muscles were finally trained well enough that they didn't need as tight of bands. I went to no bands, and it started to shift back a little so they put me in weaker bands at night only... it was a game of where my muscles were struggling to go after having such a wicked overbite for so long. <br /><br />I don't know if being negative would hurt your bite, but it probably makes you feel much worse all the time. I am the praying type, so I'll send a few your way :) <br /><br />Good luck!stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593644503311170383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post-61793905080097320162010-08-16T22:03:05.575-07:002010-08-16T22:03:05.575-07:00Hey..Iam 5 weeks post-op (upper jaw moved forward ...Hey..Iam 5 weeks post-op (upper jaw moved forward lower back)...just wanted to say not to worry too much about this..keep those spirits up...I had similar experience...On day 2 my lower jaw did not fit into the splint...it was too far backward..I was afraid that they had overdone it in movement of my jaws and given me and overbite...i also freaked out....but they did the same thing as they are doing to you...they used rubber bands...my jaw moved forward to where it was supposed to be and the bands were removed two weeks later...Iam happy to say now 3 weeks since they were taken out my jaw is still in place...Iam sure yours will too then we could throw a party in honor of the annoying though bite saving rubber bands!..haha..hope this makes u feel better..just looking forward to that BIG TASTY meal we will be having in a couple of weeks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444463013530116830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post-17227019983951727112010-08-16T19:25:15.402-07:002010-08-16T19:25:15.402-07:00Hang in there, tune into what your body is telling...Hang in there, tune into what your body is telling you right now, and if you feel like you need to see the surgeon before a week time is up then do it! I will pray for a perfect recovery for you, I do believe it helps!!!!<br />brentBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513428080374439750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post-32971011133836643412010-08-16T19:08:51.155-07:002010-08-16T19:08:51.155-07:00He said very little, but I asked very little. All ...He said very little, but I asked very little. All I said was the bites changed. and he was like well let's take a look. The second he saw it he was like yeah you need the bands. I asked what caused it and he said he didn't know but that it could be fixed, and then he asked me who my ortho was, which is funny because I've told him 100 times, but I know he has a lot of patients. Anyway, he seemed concerned, but I think he's playing the wait and see game. I go back in exactly a week and then I'm hoping we get the changes we want and then we can move from there. Until then, I just have to try and stay positive and wear my bands! He did say despite the problem I look great! ha which was nice for him to say but I want everything to be going perfectly!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167216047426366605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630895101358324631.post-28827160214419417952010-08-16T19:02:18.544-07:002010-08-16T19:02:18.544-07:00Hi Sarah!
Well, that is certainly not the news tha...Hi Sarah!<br />Well, that is certainly not the news that you wanted to hear! Staying positive is really important, and you are being postitive! These are really hard time for you right now so don't get those feeling confused with not being positive! Did the surgeon mention how much your jaw has moved back? Other than sticking you in bands, did he give you a treatment plan? You will get through this, that is forsure!! Hang in there, everything will work out!<br />BrentBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513428080374439750noreply@blogger.com