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Subject: Re: hyrax expander and starvation!! for Kristie

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Kristie

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Date Posted: 13:29:53 07/16/04 Fri
In reply to: Melissa 's message, "Re: hyrax expander and starvation!! for Kristie" on 12:33:22 07/16/04 Fri

Melissa-
My ortho is trying the expander first. If it doesn't work he is really pushing the surgery on me. I am petrified of the sugery!!! I am hoping the expander will work though but I am 30 now...well I will find out next few weeks. The goals of the expander for me are to widen my upper jaw and fix a slight crossbite. After that ceramic braces on top to straighten out the teeth.
Anyways in regards to your sugery...how bad was it? How long till the gap was gone???
Did you still have to wear an expander after the surgery or did they just put braces one you?
Sorry for all the questions but I soon may be a candidate for the surgery if this doesn't work. I'm so nervous!!!!

When I came out of surgery I had a VERY noticable gap.
> The OS actually made the initial 6 turns and that is
>all it took to keep me from venturing outside of my
>house.
>
>Question to all of you with expanders...I guess I
>don't understand how the expander is supposed to work
>for you without surgery like what I had. I had an
>expander a year ago and the ortho I had at that time
>thought it would work without the surgery...he was
>very wrong and I experienced a terrible amount of pain
>by turn 7. I was 26 at the time and after that we
>decided not to fix my crossbite and to make things
>better cosmeticly. Since then I have moved out of
>state and my new ortho convinced me to go ahead with
>the surgery. I guess I am just curious what goals are
>going to be accomplished for you?

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Re: hyrax expander and starvation!! for Kristie	Melissa	14:15:51 07/16/04 Fri