No Pain, No Gain?

I saw the orthodontist again yesterday. The upper and lower wires were changed to the final wire gauge for surgery. The lower incisors were "slenderized" - meaning that they have this sanding gizmo that sands down the sides of my teeth. Imagine your teeth being sanded with an emory board. Unfortunately with the stiffer wire trying to fit into the brackets there was lots of pushing and tugging going on. The ortho and my tech, Jen were trying to be careful but the wire really didn't want to go into the bracket.

Anyway, lots of pain last evening and today. Difficult sleeping with my teeth throbbing. I will be glad when things settle down again.

The surgery date still looks like it will be late October. My ortho advised me to make contact with the oral surgeon and let them know that I am 4 month out from surgery. I can't believe that we are actually closing in on a date.

Dad is still waiting for a surgery date. All of his diagnostic tests since the original biopsy have come back clear. We are grateful for good news but anxious to get the cancerous lymph node GONE!