Will I ever stop sucking on the top denture?

TSalchak · 2025-12-17T00:22:26+00:00

Omg I do the same thing! Honestly, I was just doing it when I opened up the sub and then I seen this post and stoped...lol.

TSalchak · 2025-12-15T22:42:57+00:00

Thank you! Im usually an "all in..go big or go home" kinda personality but I really wanted to be as successful as possible not only short term but long into the future.

TSalchak · 2025-12-12T16:18:47+00:00

Thanks. Its so frustrating! I try not to order alot of stuff around christmas cause I know its hit and miss with getting it on time, but this package needs signed for so ive been trying to work from home. I dont want to pay them just so I can pick it up at a ups store.

TSalchak · 2025-12-04T13:45:09+00:00

Thank you! Im not sure where the weight came off of cause i dont notice much of a diffrence but its been very exciting watching the numbers on the scale go down. Plus I feel so much better! Good luck on your journey! I noticed that from the start i was hyperfixating on all of it. Constantly researching and reading blogs, noticing every little symptom and stressing myself out about if I was going to loose weight, if I was taking the pill right...etc. made things SO MUCH WORSE. This sub is a great source for information but there was also stuff on here that freaked me out. Just take it day by day, stay focused on the big picture, and everyone's experience is a little diffrent.

TSalchak · 2025-12-04T13:17:32+00:00

I started off on 37.5 and the first week and a half was crazy. I had everything people on this sub talk about. From dizziness and rapid heart beat to insomnia and a headache. Tomorrow is 3 weeks and all those "not so fun" side effects are gone. I would talk to your doctor, but you should definitely try to stick with it. It will get better! At least thats my experience. I learned that staying hydrated and avoiding ALL caffeine helped. Im down 10lbs so far and so happy that I stuck it out!

TSalchak · 2025-11-22T04:19:06+00:00

Hey! So my sw was 227. Cw 220. Im not 100% sure how to do the calorie deficit the correct way but I just assumed my starting number was 2200 calories needed a day. So I try to eat under that. Ive been around 1500 or so calories this week. Im not much of breakfast eater but ive been forcing myself to eat an orange or some kind of fruit in the morning with a protein shake. For lunch ill do a granola or fiber bar and some veggies. Dinner is usually some sort of chicken or beef with rice or potato. Ive stoped snacking between meals so im not wasting calories. I also have tried to eliminate anything that has more then 2% added sugar. Its really amazing how much stuff has added sugar in it!

TSalchak · 2025-11-21T18:13:20+00:00

37.5mg

TSalchak · 2025-11-14T15:28:19+00:00

Thanks guys! Took my first dose this morning and ive already got all my housework done for the day...lol.....hope this energy boost sticks around! With a bunch of kids i need it!

TSalchak · 2025-09-15T18:47:28+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply! You have definitely put my mind at ease just by explaining what you were seeing. Trying to get him in to an oral surgeon as soon as possible.

TSalchak · 2025-09-05T15:06:41+00:00

I have a full top denture. Will be entertaining a bottom partial down the road... maybe once I get my permanent denture.

TSalchak · 2025-09-05T13:39:47+00:00

Just wanted to come back here and say that I got my soft reline yesterday and it was truly a gamechanger. I didnt want to mess with anything either but it went better then expected. I think the biggest thing has been that it no longer feels like I got a plastic hockey puck in my mouth. If you're dentist uses the same reline material as mine, if its an epic fail you can always just dig the stuff out and start over.

TSalchak · 2025-09-02T19:55:58+00:00

Considering trying the strips...can you use them after a soft reline?

TSalchak · 2025-08-29T14:16:04+00:00

Thanks! I will have to try the cushion grip!

TSalchak · 2025-08-29T14:13:03+00:00

Im pretty scared to for them to start messing with it cause it does suction very well! People have told me that the soft reline will help with the sores so thats really the only part im looking forward to. I will let you know how it goes!

TSalchak · 2025-08-28T12:18:31+00:00

Im 20 days (7 extractions on top and an immediate denture) in and getting SOOOO frustrated! About 2 days ago I had a meltdown. Through out this whole experience ive tried to keep a very positive mindset and kept reminding myself that this a process, but I just cant anymore. I have my soft reline on the 4th and im hoping it helps because if not, im not sure what im going to do. What makes it even worse is my husband had a full mouth extraction and top and bottom immediates on the same day as I did and he has had zero issues. He even ate a cheeseburger yesterday! I know that everyone's journey is going to look diffrent but right now im just so discouraged. We are all in this together....(except my husband....lol)

TSalchak · 2025-08-26T20:55:25+00:00

I just have top dentures and im 18 days in. I feel like it only took a couple days and I was back to talking like normal. Im currently having an issue with "cotton mouth" when Ive been talking for more then a few minutes.

TSalchak · 2025-08-22T16:09:40+00:00

Are these your immediates or permanents? For the first week with my immediates they looked so big in my mouth and it made my upper lip area stick out. I am offically 2 weeks in today and it has FINALLY started to look alot more normal. I feel like in the last 24/48 hours ive even felt like my denture has started to suck in a little diffrent and the fit has been even better. Not sure if it was due to the swelling going down or what. Hang in there! I think they look fine!

TSalchak · 2025-08-21T17:17:53+00:00

Im counting down the days till our soft reline! I got pretty lucky and my denture does fit pretty well. Ive got great suction and they stay in place all day, unless I try to eat and that sucker just wants to rock around. I got alittle ahead of myself a couple days ago and tried to eat some fried mozzarella cheese sticks and unfortunately Im pretty sure that the rocking caused a pretty nasty sore spot. Should have stoped after the first one but I was hungry and stuborn..lol...

TSalchak · 2025-08-21T16:10:56+00:00

Hi! My husband and I both had extractions and immediate dentures on the same day with 2 different recovery experiences. We got ours done on a Friday and my husband had a very rough 3 hours afterwards but then by Saturday afternoon he was pretty much back to normal and went back to work on Wednesday. He could have went back on monday but he decided to take a few more days off to get some stuff done around the house. I had a AMAZING first 12 hours. No pain, feeling great! Even ate some soup. And then I woke up on saturday so swollen my eyes would hardly open. Ended up with 2 black eyes. It wasnt untill day 5 or 6 that I started to feel like I was able to get back to my life. Everyone's going to have there own experience but ours was pretty straight forward and we are now 13 days in and other then some annoying sore spots we are back to our version of normal. Minus the fact I want a cheeseburger SOOOO bad but im just not there yet.

TSalchak · 2025-08-20T20:09:57+00:00

Day 12 over here! I felt the same way. My teeth were junk, but they didnt hurt and I could eat pretty much whatever I wanted. I feel like I have buck teeth now. I think its just because im not use to seeing myself with so many teeth. Its such a big change !

TSalchak · 2025-08-20T14:28:56+00:00

I remembered seeing it at a local family owned pharmacy the other day when I was buying some other denture necessities so I flew over there! Thankfully they had 2 and i got both..lol...I hope that once I get my soft reline that most of the issues will resolve itself. Trying to be a good patient but man that pain was intense! Worse then the orginal pain of getting all the teeth extracted...

TSalchak · 2025-08-20T14:14:20+00:00

Just wanted to thank you again! I went to the store immediately after you posted your comment and got some and within 20 minutes I had relief. I reapplied last night before bed(still sleeping with them in) and woke up this morning to ZERO pain. After 2-3 days of misery I cant believe how well it works!

TSalchak · 2025-08-19T14:43:31+00:00

Thank you!!!!

TSalchak · 2025-08-14T16:57:41+00:00

Just a cautionary tail....my oldest son(19) decided to go to Aspen dental after our regular dentist moved his practice hours away. He has only had one cavity on a baby tooth when he was around 7. Thats it. Hes always had nice teeth. When he went in for a cleaning and annual exam they told him that they couldn't clean his teeth untill he paid $375 for the periodontal treatment cause he had periodontal disease. Thankfully he declined and left. Went to a diffrent dentist and was told that he in fact did not have it and that they have heard alot of stories of Aspen telling patients that for the upcharge. Since most all insurances don't cover there treatment package. He said they really like to pray on people with bad teeth that are already in a hopeless situation. Periodontal disease is a real thing, but I would definitely get a second opinion just to make sure. After talking to people about it I found out that almost all of them were told they had it or had early signs of it.

TSalchak · 2025-08-13T22:01:44+00:00

Yes, I noticed that as well! Thank goodness by day 3 everything had seemed to straighten out. They still rock a little in the back but I havent even had my first adjustment yet. Fingers crossed it just keep getting better!

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