Please just look at this!? No way to close my mouth

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#16 Post by **joney** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:47 pm

Gennel

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you that this can be sorted out soon to make life a bit easier for you.

Regards
Laura

#17 Post by **hathetran** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:44 pm

gosh that looks painful...hope it gets better

#18 Post by **MS1** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:09 pm

That looks so painful.

I feel for you. Sure hope it gets better soon. Sounds like a great excuse for a milkshake.

#19 Post by **Gennel** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:44 pm

I went in this morning to see my ortho. I actually felt bad going in today. I told him I did not want to go in just to bother him. I told him that this problem was causing a lot of pain and I knew that this is the ONLY way to do this. I told him that if there was another way to speed these molars moving upright, that I would do it even if it was painful. So he told me that instead of getting elastics in 6 weeks that he would put me on 1/4" medium elastics to get these molars moving faster. He asked to see me in 2 weeks for a progress check. So he opened up the cleats on the inside of the band ,facing my tongue and put elastics from the inside of my bottom molars to the outside of my upper molars. As soon as I swallowed I felt the cleats scrape my tongue like fishing hooks! So everytime I swallowed it was getting cut. I went immediately and got wax and got instant relief from that at least. So far the wax has been on for 6 hrs. I can't feel that the elastics are in my mouth but I can feel the pain on those teeth!!! I can see his expression of sincere sympathy and he assured me that I wasn]t bugging him! lol So I'm taking 2 Tylenol now and taking a much needed nap! We are currently waiting for Hurricane Ernesto that should be here by Wednesday so I've been out all day getting supplies!

Gennel

#20 Post by **tamsteve** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:11 pm

Wow, yeah i can imagine it hurt really bad!! But, i don't blame you for going back even if you have to feel more pain to speed the moving of those teeth! I have been in top braces going on 3 wks now and i will get my bottom ones next month. I hope i won't be hurting to bad with the bottom ones but, i hear that they are more painful!!

Hope you feel better and good luck with the hurricane....i'm from Louisiana and it's a year today since katrina hit so, i know how ya'll feel!!

#21 Post by **wiredkitty** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:22 pm

You poor thing. You've made me realise how easy I have it in comparsion - I will never complain again!

I hope it gets easier for you soon. In the meantime, lots of cold drinks and ice cream!

#22 Post by **joney** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:28 pm

Gennel

Worried about you. What did the ortho say on Monday? Have been checking in to see how you were getting on but no news. Hope all is well. Hope you are well.

My youngest daughter is getting her brace tomorrow. Older daughter a bit happier now that I pointed out what a lovely 10 teeth smile she has compared to some of her friends.

Regards
Joney

#23 Post by **Joanna20** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:36 pm

Hey, I agree - that does look painfull

I'm glad u got braces to correct it

Good luck with those elastics,
Joanna

#24 Post by **joney** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:35 pm

Gennel

I am so silly! I have been worrying about you but not checking the post properly. Just read it properly now. Hope that it helped. I believe that Ernesto fizzled out. The hurricanes haven't been too bad this year for you guys, glad about that.

Regards
Joney

#25 Post by **PaulKariya** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:40 pm

All I can say is OUCH!