Amy's SARPE Adventure: January 2014 Update...

Well I officially missed updating everyone on my one year surgery anniversary back in December but I guess better late then never, right? Since my last update in August, a little bit of change has happened. My bottom front middle teeth now have a small gap between them which I never imagined could ever happen they from the way they started out. I will post some comparison pictures at the bottom for you to see.

I have finally been put back on the surgery wait list as of September 2013 but the sad part is that my surgeon is now up to a 12-14 month waiting list. My first surgery was only 3 - 6 months and I got in at the 3 month mark. I have phoned a couple of times since to see if the wait list has gone down but it hasn't budged. Until then, I am stuck in the waiting game and my braces will be on that much longer.

I have been getting really worried lately about my top front teeth being shifted over to the left side of my face (right side in pictures). I know I had mentioned it to the orthodontist quite a few months ago and he assured me that the surgeon knew what he was doing and made the cut where it needed to be. However I have also noticed this last month that the front right tooth looks like it kind of dropped a little bit lower then my left tooth. I will definitely be mentioning this again at my next appointment this month.

The last 3 months I have had a wire tied around the two front teeth to keep them together. I still notice that the gums around the front four teeth are always redder and darker then the rest of my gums which is strange. I clean and floss and waterpik like crazy so I know it's not a hygiene issue. I like to think my body must still be trying to heal the bone?Who knows...

Anyways, that's about all for now. Here is the good stuff, the comparison pictures: