I'm becoming a bit obsessed I'm always looking at my teeth, examining slight movements, gaps that appear then close up, how my bite is sitting, how much of an underbite I have, analyse each time my braces start cutting up my lips and cheeks as a good thing - they are moving! I'm a teeth mad woman, I've even been caught at work with a ruler in my mouth trying to measure my underbite!? I need to get a grip!
Over the last few months I have witnessed many fellow Orthognathic Surgery Bloggers go through their surgery and come out on the other side happy. It has been a real pleasure and certainly an eye opener to be able to witness and follow individuals journeys through surgery and recovery and life after. I'm just getting a bit excited I guess about the prospect of me having a lovely bite, being able to eat and speak properly, not having jaw ache all the time, not worrying about pictures being taken, feeling horrible about my face, worrying if I'm going to be subjected to a nasty comment today and being able to bite into and through things!
So my constant assessing and obsessing over my teeth and any slight movement is just because I'm so excited to be normal and to be able to enjoy all the things that many people do everyday without a second thought. Upon reflection, maybe getting the ruler out at work was a tad bit too far, but at the time it was a really good idea! It didn't work anyway, the ruler was too big!
Here are some current pics of my lovely underbite! I've been in braces for over 5 months now and my teeth have moved so much. I'm gradually getting closer to being ready for my double jaw surgery to correct my underbite. I cant wait to get rid of it!
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| 5.5 Months in braces |
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| Straight teeth, top front teeth gap is closed, but bottom teeth have developed one? |
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| Please mind the underbite! |
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| I'm sure that gap between my two bottom teeth is there for a reason, I hope!? |
Ha! I am another who is as obsessed as you are about every little movement & check my teeth out every time I am near a mirror. I am almost at my third tightening also - and wondering when I'll be ready (although I expect its about a year in). Glad that there is someone out there who is about the same stage as me. Good luck with your next tightening.
ReplyDeleteOk - make that second tightening...... Too excited, got a bit ahead of myself :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha, I had to double check mine, I was optimistically thinking I was on my 4th!
DeleteI just think it's near impossible to tell if your teeth are ready, I have no idea how they line it all up and the sheer magnificent science behind it all. How do my teeth know where to move?! It hurts my brain when I think about it. xxx
Your teeth are looking so wonderful !! I am so excited for you (and extremely jealous) It gets so hard watching others on their way to recovery and feeling so far from surgery. We will get there eventually :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Cassie, I know what you mean, I do get quite impatient at times and it hasn't even been 6 months yet.
DeleteOnly 4 hours till my appointment and I'm stuffing my face beforehand as I think this one is going to hurt. Well I hope it will or I've been a complete pig all weekend for no reason and I will need to get my fat ass down to the gym!
Natasha do you have facebook??
DeleteJust think, we can eat all we want now because when surgery comes we will lose it! haha
Hahaha i think that a brilliant plan, but also a dangerous one!
DeleteYes I do, I'm Tasha Sephton-Pike on Facebook, I'll be the only one, what with my stupidly long surname.
I tried looking you up, but you are not found haha
DeleteI cant find you either!? My pic on FB is of me and my BF were both wearing sunglasses and it's black and white. try searching for tasha rather than natasha. x
DeleteSo strange, still cannot find you lol try searching my email instead of my name "cassie_oliveira@hotmail.com" tht should narrow it down
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