I want to thank everyone for your support, suggestions, and experiences. I feel a lot better going into this after getting first-hand accounts and great advice. WOW. I didn't know so many people got their jaws wired shut! Who'd a thunk?? *smile*

A lady is giving me an almost-new humidifier that she doesn't use, so that is a blessing in itself. And for anyone living in Canada, I have lots of Shoppers DrugMart points that I'm HOPING will be acceptable towards cases of Ensure or Boost (but somehow I think that would be placed in the health/pharmacy section, and probably wouldn't qualify). But it will save me big bucks if I can get her nutrition that way. WooHoo! I'll be over there later this week. Does anyone know already if the points would apply??

And it's really comforting to know that it's only the first couple of weeks that has the most pain. After the surgeon unwires her jaw in 6+ weeks, the orthodontist said that he'd have another few months of work....and then voila.....a whole new face for my baby!! I told her it was like she was getting a face lift! Lol. She's going to look and talk so differently. People will think she's the new kid in school when classes start back in September! Lol.

And then we'll have another condition to concentrate on. If it's not one thing, it's another...poor girl. We JUST found out that she has PCOS (PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome). Her hormones are fine (phew....no large amounts of testosterone to give her facial hair and whatnot), but she just has stopped ovulating. She had been regular almost to the door since she was 10-years old, and then just recently she went 4 months without a period. NO....we knew she wasn't pregnant. *smile* She's a good girl. After the blood work, everything was fine except for the hormones....in that they weren't releasing. And she got all the symptoms before we knew what was happening (we actually thought it was stress from her upcoming jaw surgery). She got depressed, anxious, missed her periods, put on 15 pounds for no reason, and has crying spells about once a week (where she would say that she's all screwed up inside, but couldn't explain it). I had her seeing the counsellor every 2 weeks at school, but now we know it's hormones. So once we get her jaw repaired, I'll be taking her to an endocrinologist and see about getting her to have regular periods again. It may be difficult for her to get pregnant when she's married, and she may develop Type II Diabetes.....but that's a long ways off.

Okay, I've gabbed enough. Lol. Thanks again for all your help. I'm sure she's going to be one spoiled girl while she's "the quiet one". Lol.

God bless,
Sandy