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Subject: Re: headgear for adults

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crwllc

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Date Posted: 12:48:29 08/16/04 Mon
In reply to: Maggie 's message, "Re: headgear for adults" on 11:39:52 08/11/04 Wed

Maggie,

You are kidding me about not telling you about the heargear before they started installing? Boy, that would scare the hell out of me, let alone what I was going to look like walking out of the office. I still have not decided yet on treatment. To nervous to make the a move either way. Hope everything is going well for you now?

Thanks
>>I am new, so I have been looking into the matter
>>myself. I am told that surgrey is the only way. Crack
>>the jaw and move it. I am still deciding what to do
>>myself. Headgear looks bad and sure it does not look
>>great, but I can not imagin breaking my jaw. It must
>>feel realy weird sitting in the chair when they drop
>>this thing on the table next to you, knowing that it
>>is for you and your mouth. I have see it on patient
>>next to me at the ortho's office. It must feel really
>>bad when the ortho. comes over and starts to install
>>this thing. The pressure must be trouble. Then the
>>straps that go around you head. I can not imagin the
>>pressure once this thing is in, but surgrey is another
>>thing. Good Luck.
>
>Especially when the ortho gives you no warning in
>advance, and then just starts putting it on you
>without explaining what they're doing! I was scared
>silly that day..lol

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: headgear for adults	Maggie	16:34:38 08/18/04 Wed