Update--May 15, 2007

I just posted some pictures below for y'all just as an update. Yesterday was my "unveiling" and it went terrifically! I was really really so happy to get the wires off and able to talk a little bit better and eat solid food.

My doctor, Dr. Felice O'Ryan, is the BEST doctor in the world...by the way she has my blog info now I better kiss some butt! Hehehehe...just kidding. I would not say anything that is not true here. She is the best doctor in this field. She's worked for Kaiser a long time and has been doing this kind of surgery for many MANY years. But not only does her skills make her the best, her personality and charisma just make her awsome. Richard and I have walked out of her office twice now in a daze and always asked ourselves....gosh...what happened? She just makes you feel really good being in her presence.

My orthondontist, Dr. E (his last name is spelled Ellenikiotis..but because i can't pronounce it I was told to call him Dr. E. I think a lot of people call him Dr. E...hehehe). Anyways, my orthodontist insisted that I get operated on by Dr. O'Ryan and no one else. He said I HAVE to get her and I believe he made sure that that I did..and i did.

I wanted to get a picture of Dr. O'Ryan for this blog but our camera was in the car, plus Dr. O'Ryan didn't feel "picturesque" that day so we didn't get a picture. In 3 weeks when i go see her, i will get her picture. i tried to look it up on the Kaiser website but just haven't the strength to do it...or know how to get it copied to this blog. Hah. A friend asked me if my Dr. was young and "hawt". I said "yes" she's young and "Hawt" so he said he wanted ALL of teeth looked at. Hehehhe. So I decided I want a picture of my Surgeon, Dr. O'Ryan, and a picture of my Ortho, Dr. E, and a picture of my Dentist, Dr. Nguyen, on my blog. All these doctors have been involved in the well being of my mouth and teeth and deseved to be recognized. Their pictures will be incoming in the near future :)

If you all want to see someone else who went through the same surgery as I did, but not with the same doctor, you can click on "John Baley's surgery" on the right and see what he went through. he went through worse things then me. Poor guy. He and his wife are very good friends of mine :)

Oh, my nose still bleeds a little when I move around so I always walk around with a kleenex just in case. I still get a bit of pain in my jaws, but it's to be expected. I am wearing rubber bands now and I find it fun to put them on and off :) I am weird, yes..harhar.

Hope you all enjoy the pictures. Have a WONDERFUL day and will talk to you all soon, one way or another :)

Love,

Tanya