Photos photos and more photos
Well, i don't know about you guys but im a sucker for photos. I love seeing comparisons of before and afters so i thought i would give everyone some visual stimulation :) I have gone through some older photos (pre-braces) to find you some images of my jaws. As can be seen, my underbite is noticeable even though i didnt consider it to be that bad. Obviously, as in every photo im laughing or having a good time. Enjoy and leave feedback please and soon enough in a few months i will be able to put up some after photos YAY!!!!!
Show and Tell
Ok...so its been nearly 8 months since i had my braces re-attached to my face. I thought i would give you guys a bit of a photo update even though not allot has changed. The space between my jaws is bigger now and you can really start to tell that the midlines of the centre of the jaws is off. Im back to the ortho on Jan 4th and then to the surgeon. I only have one wire to go on my lower jaw and 2 more for the top. Hope everyone is doing well xxx
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The good ole days
Hello fellow bloggers.
I had once again another ortho visit a few days ago and my molars are moving (ever so slightly) but that means my surgery will be around April 2010 now, instead of Dec. I was a bit upset at first but whats a few more months??? Its not going to kill me :)
Overall, life has been going very well. Work is steady, my house is coming along nicely, i feel generally healthy!!! I have however, fallen into the trap of the zip-and-squeeze bags. I ordered them a few months ago only to find out that the company has closed. What a bummer. Im unsure how im going to get my money back but will sort that out soon enough. It was only like AU$15.00 anyway but its the principle of it.
Im very much over my braces at the moment though (who isnt). The worst part is when you first get up in the morning and your braces have literally sunk into your inside lip. Then trying to pry away the metal from the skin is horrible and then its sore for ages afterwards. Ha ha ha its a weird thing that only other brace faces could understand. :) Im sure you all get the whole "sticky braces" from time to time.
I had once again another ortho visit a few days ago and my molars are moving (ever so slightly) but that means my surgery will be around April 2010 now, instead of Dec. I was a bit upset at first but whats a few more months??? Its not going to kill me :)
Overall, life has been going very well. Work is steady, my house is coming along nicely, i feel generally healthy!!! I have however, fallen into the trap of the zip-and-squeeze bags. I ordered them a few months ago only to find out that the company has closed. What a bummer. Im unsure how im going to get my money back but will sort that out soon enough. It was only like AU$15.00 anyway but its the principle of it.
Im very much over my braces at the moment though (who isnt). The worst part is when you first get up in the morning and your braces have literally sunk into your inside lip. Then trying to pry away the metal from the skin is horrible and then its sore for ages afterwards. Ha ha ha its a weird thing that only other brace faces could understand. :) Im sure you all get the whole "sticky braces" from time to time.
Bad run of luck
It seems much of the time that i write in my blogs, i just bring bad news and whinge. My apologies ha ha ha. But im going to do it again. My work vehicle got broken into this morning and im furious!!!! My GPS, ipod, CD's, gift vouchers all got stolen and as its a company vehicle, were not sure if we can claim the personal items. Im so bummed right now and feel unsafe where i am. Luckily thou, my Dad has come to the rescue and has got me a brand new high tec alarm system for the house and carport so this wont happen again (touch wood). What kind of person does it takle to steal???? Dont they know how long and hard you have to work to get these things??? Whats wrong with the human race that were more willing to steal from each other then help? Its all beyond me.
In other news, i have posted up some more photos of my teeth as its has been a while. There is no significant changes since were just waiting for my back molars to move but i thought i would post them anyways :) You can really see in the photos that the midlines of my teeth dont line up and will need correcting. Also, my teeth at the bottom have been worn down in places cos of my underbite so they look uneven. Im getting really excited now for the surgery and cant wait for it to happen. Allot of you ortho bloggers are in the stages of surgery and its helping so much to read what your going through and how your coping. Good luck with your recoveries. xxx
In other news, i have posted up some more photos of my teeth as its has been a while. There is no significant changes since were just waiting for my back molars to move but i thought i would post them anyways :) You can really see in the photos that the midlines of my teeth dont line up and will need correcting. Also, my teeth at the bottom have been worn down in places cos of my underbite so they look uneven. Im getting really excited now for the surgery and cant wait for it to happen. Allot of you ortho bloggers are in the stages of surgery and its helping so much to read what your going through and how your coping. Good luck with your recoveries. xxx
What a weekend
Morning everyone.
Well what a weekend i had! An excellent pub crawl on Saturday night was something well needed. Good mates, good times and lots of fun.
In regards to the teeth, my next checkup with the orthodontist is on the 8th of September. I have my back 2 molars on my upper jaw that need to move into position and then im done and ready for surgery. The molar on my right hand side is really out of line and i think will take quite some time to move. The molar on the left however, is nearly in the right position! Yay. The gap between my top and bottom teeth has increased slightly and now you can really see that the jaw is off center.
Will post some teeth photos soon.
For the moment, here is a pick from Saturday night with my gorgeous housemate Ailsa. Im quite happy with how easily the braces blend with the teeth in photos. Even if they didnt, i still would be smiling :)
Well what a weekend i had! An excellent pub crawl on Saturday night was something well needed. Good mates, good times and lots of fun.
In regards to the teeth, my next checkup with the orthodontist is on the 8th of September. I have my back 2 molars on my upper jaw that need to move into position and then im done and ready for surgery. The molar on my right hand side is really out of line and i think will take quite some time to move. The molar on the left however, is nearly in the right position! Yay. The gap between my top and bottom teeth has increased slightly and now you can really see that the jaw is off center.
Will post some teeth photos soon.
For the moment, here is a pick from Saturday night with my gorgeous housemate Ailsa. Im quite happy with how easily the braces blend with the teeth in photos. Even if they didnt, i still would be smiling :)
Finances
Hi guys,
Well i have spent allot of time lately reviewing what benefits i will be getting from private health insurance. I changed into the specialist plan in Feb 08, just incase there were any problems and all i have had from my insuarnce is headaches. Today im feeling quite fed up and just over it all. I hate the fact that people get insuarnce (i have had private health for 5 years) and when it comes to actually needing it for medical purposes, you get slapped in the face. Grrrrr....
Well now that my grumble is over, i get spacers in this Thursday! Yay. New metal rings on the my back molars on Monday and then its just a waiting game. I felt quite self concious last week about the gap between the jaws at the front. I had a consult meeting for work with new clients last Friday and all they seemed to do was look at my teeth. I had to laugh. That was my only option or let it get to me. Usually im pretty thick skinned and i just let things pass. Just think of the end results and that makes everything better :)
I did a very silly thing also last week and that was go onto You Tube and see corrective jaw surgery videos. Ha ha ha. You know when your just really really curious about something and you have to look, even though you KNOW your not going to like what you see. Well yeah. I looked and had a mild heart attack. I think i have learnt my lesson and realise that ignorance IS bliss :)
Well i have spent allot of time lately reviewing what benefits i will be getting from private health insurance. I changed into the specialist plan in Feb 08, just incase there were any problems and all i have had from my insuarnce is headaches. Today im feeling quite fed up and just over it all. I hate the fact that people get insuarnce (i have had private health for 5 years) and when it comes to actually needing it for medical purposes, you get slapped in the face. Grrrrr....
Well now that my grumble is over, i get spacers in this Thursday! Yay. New metal rings on the my back molars on Monday and then its just a waiting game. I felt quite self concious last week about the gap between the jaws at the front. I had a consult meeting for work with new clients last Friday and all they seemed to do was look at my teeth. I had to laugh. That was my only option or let it get to me. Usually im pretty thick skinned and i just let things pass. Just think of the end results and that makes everything better :)
I did a very silly thing also last week and that was go onto You Tube and see corrective jaw surgery videos. Ha ha ha. You know when your just really really curious about something and you have to look, even though you KNOW your not going to like what you see. Well yeah. I looked and had a mild heart attack. I think i have learnt my lesson and realise that ignorance IS bliss :)
Finally coming together
I have posted up my most recent photos of my smile. I can notice that my bottom teeth are allot straighter and all my top teeth are fine. My ortho is going to be putting on metal brackets on the 1st of August to align my very back top molars and after that, im done :)
Yay yay. Then its organizing a date for surgery and getting it over and done with.
I must say, i haven't allowed myself to think about the surgery too much to avoid a major freakout. But as scary as it is and will be, the end results will be worth it :)
Cant wait
Goodluck to everyone coming up to surgery dates.....were all together in this
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