Got hooks put on today!

Went to my orthodontist's office today for the final time til surgery is complete! There they installed "hooks" into my braces wire... 3 on top & 3 on bottom... and that's when I learned I won't really be "wired" shut at all but actually RUBBERBANDED shut! :) That was an incredible relief, just knowing I'm not truly STUCK in a closed position. I know that probably sounds weird but it's just comforting to know that even though I carry around wire cutters that I'll be able to open my teeth apart even just a TINY bit to let in air, maybe medicines, who knows.

Oh & speaking of medicines, I was a little concerned because I take a bipolar med called Lamictal every day that can't just be stopped abruptly. So luckily I found out that we can crush up that pill & put it into a milkshake so knowing that was a relief because the only other option was to have it compounded into a liquid but that isn't covered by insurance so it would've been crazy expensive.

So yeah, got the hooks on today (with pink rubberbands too, just for fun. Normally I wear pearl rubberbands on my clear braces so they look nearly invisible but she said with the blood & stuff those definitely WILL stain to an ugly brown so I figured why not get something fun for once?) :)

Have my pre-op appt with my jaw surgeon (Dr. Daniel Levin in Huntington Beach) tomorrow at 10:30am so I better get some sleep! More soon! :)

Lower jaw surgery in 1 week!!

Sorry I haven't been writing like I should! I healed well from my SARPE & got my surgery date scheduled last week for Wed. May 15th!! I'm nervous & excited! More to come, I promise!