HI Doris,
Liz is 16. They want to do the procedure now before her top jaw is
permanently fused as it is in we adults.
Kathy
At 04:01 PM 3/28/2007, you wrote:
>How old is your daughter? A friend of mine when she was in her
>early twenties, wore brazes for a year and a half or so after having
>a molar pulled on each side to make room for the other teeth. her
>jaw was too small too to accommodate all her teeth.In my friend's
>case, the braces needed to be tighted about every 10 days to pull
>the other teeth into place properly but that was nowhere near the
>torture you describe and she ended up with really beautiful straight teetth.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Doris
>
>
>
>
>At 02:53 PM 3/28/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>Thanks Julie,
>>Although, to be truthful, the cure doesn't really sound like much
>>fun. They want to stretch out her upper jaw, now before her pallet
>>fuses completely. They put this brace in and you have to turn the
>>crank every morning and evening for a few weeks to force the two
>>sides apart. Then, they take that out and jam these special
>>spacers in your back teeth, which would drive me nuts. I hate
>>getting little strands of celery between my back mollers. Imagine
>>having a dentist ram something in there and you can't flaus to get
>>it out. When I left yesterday, I couldn't help but think that, if
>>it were me, I'd take the crooked teeth, but she still wants to go
>>for it if at all possible. Ah, the foolishness of youth.
>>Just think, I'd actually be paying someone to torture my kids. Hmmmm!
>>Kathy
>>
>>
>>
>>At 11:15 AM 3/28/2007, you wrote:
>>>Kathy,
>>>
>>>Praying for miracles for Liz and for your mortgage. I know how Liz feels.
>>>I have crooked teeth which were never able to be straightened due
>>>to our family's lack of funds and insurance's unwillingness to
>>>pay. I pray God will do something special for Liz in this regard.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>JulieMelton
>>>visit me at
>>>www.heart-and-music.com
>>>or subscribe to my podcast at
>>>http://feed.feedburner.com/hmradio
>>>Keep smiling!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>Subject: Liz needs braces
>>>>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:04:42 -0400
>>>>
>>>>Hey Guys,
>>>> Our family would appreciate your prayers. We got the
>>>> results from the orthodontist today. Actually, two dentists
>>>> have recommended braces for Lizzie, so we decided that we'd
>>>> better, at least, have a professional check her out. The
>>>> procedure that they are recommending would actually stretch out
>>>> her top jaw because her mouth is so crowded. Tooth extraction
>>>> is a possibility, but it isn't the first choice. Well, the
>>>> kicker is that our insurance does not include orthodontia. Most
>>>> do not, which means that this would be out of pocket if we move
>>>> forward. They want $800 to start and $125 for the next two
>>>> years until she is through this. We've told Liz that if the
>>>> Lord wants it done, He will provide, but right now, we do not
>>>> feel led to put it on our credit card and move forward. She
>>>> really wants to have her teeth straightened so we've told her
>>>> she'd better start praying.
>>>> We're also having trouble with our mortgage company,
>>>> which is the U.S. government. Our mortgage rate is based on
>>>> Greg's income which went up last year and we keep receiving
>>>> different letters stating that our mortgage payment is a
>>>> different amount. We received a letter today stating that we owe
>>>> $2,000 by April 1. That's the latest. It's one of those times
>>>> when I really wish that we could have afforded a regular bank
>>>> mortgage because dealing with a bureaucracy is very tedious, to say the least.
>>>> So far, I'm still pretty much at peace with all this. I
>>>> just pray that we make the right decisions. I did believe that
>>>> we were approaching the point that we are entering miracle
>>>> teritory, however and so I'm asking for prayer.
>>>>Thanks guys,
>>>>Kathy
>>
>>
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