Almost got my RPE in....

I went in on the 14th to get my RPE installed, I had one tooth that had been really sensitive the last two days and when the assstant tried to fit the rpe bands around my teeth I thought I would hit the ceiling. I was sure the tooth was being ripped out it hurt so bad. The assistant gave it a couple tries but decided to wait for Dr. Novak to give it a try.
Dr. Novak came in and gave it a go but could not get it on either. She decided to put spacers back on my teeth and wait a week or so to see if the tooth that was bothering me would stop hurting, she also added to more bands for good measure for extra space. Not sure how that will help with getting my tooth to stop hurting. I tried to get her to let me take the RPE home and put it in myself. It is easier to deal with pain when you are inflicting it upon yourself, but she said no she has a feeling that the RPE does not fit quite right, but she can not tell for sure untill my tooth stops bothering me so much. So I have a week and a half to call them back and tell them that my teeth do not hurt and we can try agian.
Well on the bright side that is at least a week or so that I do not have to wear the RPE before surgery.

It has begun.. The spacers are in...

The periodontist appointment went well on Oct. 14th, so my spacers went in on the 15th. OUCH! thought I was all fine till I went to bite into a sandwich, wow! was not expecting that. Good thing is I had 3 days to try out my liquid diet for surgery in December. I am now a pro at smoothies. have come to the conclusion that my nutrition supplement of choice will be carnation instant breakfast and I have a lot of soup to make and freeze.

I had my fitting for my RPE last friday and it will go in on November 14th a full month before my surgery. That should be fun, a whole month to have a huge piece of metal in my mouth doing absolutly nothing but getting in my way. But on the brighter side.. I am at least getting somewhere now. and every step I take is one step closer to finishing this process!

I had no idea..

So I got my surgery packet yesterday in the mail from my OS. In it it talks about how I will be on a no chew diet for 6 weeks and banded shut for that time also. This surgery is the SARPE and I had been under the impression that this surgery had an easier recovery then my second surgery (upper,Lower).
So I called my OS's office to ask them about this.. figuring that the surgery packet was geared more for upper, lower, ect.. surgery.... Seems I was wrong. I was informed that I would be on a no chew diet for the entire 6 weeks and banded shut for much of that time. FUN!

So I am suppse to be trying out liquid meal supplements to find some that I like now... Any suggestions on what ones taste best? Which ones to avoid, and what if any are more affordable?
TIA!

December 10th!

So it seems we have a tentitive Surgery date for December 10th.. providing everything goes well at the periodontist. Please pray that everything goes well at the periodontist I cannot afford any treatment and would hate if thing got put on hold for lack of money now. SO if everything goes smoothly I will be having my RPE installed on november 14th and surgery on December 10th with the possibility of the braces being put on right before surgery but the ortho wasn't sure if she was going to do the braces before or after surgery.
So my question is... why do I need to have the RPE installed one month before surgery? It is just going to be sitting there doing nothing but getting in my way and making me talk funny?

We have a plan.. I think?

So I saw my ortho today.. FINALLY! it seems she is going to wait to put on the braces till after my expansion surgery. The last hurdle I have to jump before the expansion is they now want me to see a periodontist to make sure I have adequate bone around my teeth. Due to the bad bite I have clentched and ground me teeth till most of the molars were broken so they want to make sure there was no further damage before they install the RPE for the expansion.
The only problem with seeing a periodontist is figuring out how I am going to pay for him. The costs just keep adding up and I am not seeing how I can cover this. I figured out how to pay for the braces... cool! Got a line of credit to pay for the dental work.. paying that off monthly, now they want mne to see a periodontist.. I am out of ideas on that one and the appt is for Oct. 14th. With any luck it with just be an evaluation and no work will be needed.
Soooo.. providing everything goes well at the periodontist on the 14th I will get my spacers placed on the 15th and fitted for the RPE on the 24th. November 14th the RPE will be installed and I should get clarification on tuesday from Dr. Mauros office but my Surgery sholuld be on December 10th, one day before my micro and algebra finals. Hoping I can take both of my finals on December 9th..LOL
So that is where i stand right now...... now back to waiting and praying....

Hurry up and wait...

I am getting so freakin frusterated. SO today is suppose to be my rescheduled consult with my ortho, my last consult was rescheduled because my ortho had to reschedule her meeting with my OS to discuss my case, so today my orthos office called and said that my consult had to be rescheduled agian because this time my OS did not show up to their meeting.

The problem is I go to school full time and have to plan my SARPE surgery between semesters. My ortho wants me in braces 4 months before having my first surgery, this was perfect as my semester break is from Dec 14th - Jan 6th. My OS only does surgery on wednesday. Dec 17th is the only wednesday that is not a holiday. I need my braces on NOW to have my surgery between semesters.
I am working at getting into the nursing program and I am down to my hardest science classes, I cannot take a week + off mid semester, my grades will suffer and I can not afford that.

I also worry that everytime my ortho and OS need to get together to discuss my case durring the course of my treatment that It will be a huge ordeal that throws my treatment schedule off by months, because they cannot find time to speak to each other.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok I think I feel a little better.... no not really

If I don't get this going I am going to be in a wedding in June with braces, an expander and a huge gap between my front teeth. If I can get my surgery done in Dec I have 6 months to close the gap and hopefully get the expander out.

I am a control freak and HATE not having control over my treatment.

porcelain or metal..that is the question? Anyone have the answer?

I brought up getting porcelain braces on my top front teeth with my Ortho.. and she said it was only like $250 more or something like that BUT... that my treatment would be longer, they are bulkier, and harder and tend to tear up your mouth more.
The bulkier part is what got my attention. as you can see in my pics below my overjet is huge and I can help but wonder if the porcelain brackets would push my lip out further then the metal? This I can imagine would make my face look even more deformed maybe to the point that i cannot close my lips around my teeth.
Does anyone know if the brackets are that much more bulky that they would make a difference? I keep going back and forth on what I want to do.
I would love to hear what everyone else thinks. Personal expirences, opinions, facts, ect... What would you do or what did you do and why? Especially from anyone with a severe overjet.
Thanks Guys!!!