Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hello all, For those who remember me, I was scheduled for October 2003, but then, the = surgeon never called me. After several months of waiting (for nothing, in the end)= and calling him, he finally told me to find a new surgeon. Which I did. Strange, as he was= n't «man enough» to talk to me, he asked the receptionist to call me. I met with her yesterday and she agreed to have me as one of her patients. = I'm schedule for beginning of June. There's an opening in May, but she's not sure I'd b= e able to make it in time, as the hospital is quite busy this time of the year (pre op tests = might take time). I'm gonna have the full kit (she didn't use the medical terms, so I can't r= emember them). That is, the upper jaw to be moved down and forward, lower jaw to be moved = forward, chin to be cut, and perhaps remove a piece of bone from my hip to be grafte= d to help the upper jaw. Also, she agreed on removing my wisdom teeth removed while doin= g the rest. So instead of having two seperate surgeries, and being further delayed, I w= ill only have one! That's a relief !! I've lost 8 months in total, for no reason. I was a little (ok, a lot!) ha= ngry but then, it serves no purposes to be mad at someone. The main reason I was mad at him = is because by waiting that long, my teeth moved too much (I wasn't aware I had to visi= t the ortho even though I had the retainer wire installed). But now, it's being taken care = of. My treatment should be completed in July 2005. So, count me in for June this year! Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Good luck Ray! Glad you're finally moving forward. > Hello all, > > For those who remember me, I was scheduled for October 2003, but then, the = > surgeon > never called me. After several months of waiting (for nothing, in the end)= > and calling him, > he finally told me to find a new surgeon. Which I did. Strange, as he was= > n't «man > enough» to talk to me, he asked the receptionist to call me. > > I met with her yesterday and she agreed to have me as one of her patients. = > I'm schedule > for beginning of June. There's an opening in May, but she's not sure I'd b= > e able to make it > in time, as the hospital is quite busy this time of the year (pre op tests = > might take time). > > I'm gonna have the full kit (she didn't use the medical terms, so I can't r= > emember them). > That is, the upper jaw to be moved down and forward, lower jaw to be moved = > forward, > chin to be cut, and perhaps remove a piece of bone from my hip to be grafte= > d to help the > upper jaw. Also, she agreed on removing my wisdom teeth removed while doin= > g the rest. > So instead of having two seperate surgeries, and being further delayed, I w= > ill only have > one! That's a relief !! > > I've lost 8 months in total, for no reason. I was a little (ok, a lot!) ha= > ngry but then, it > serves no purposes to be mad at someone. The main reason I was mad at him = > is because > by waiting that long, my teeth moved too much (I wasn't aware I had to visi= > t the ortho even > though I had the retainer wire installed). But now, it's being taken care = > of. My treatment > should be completed in July 2005. > > So, count me in for June this year! > > Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Johanne, I tried to visit Dr Morin, but since he's with the other one, he refused to take me as one of his patient as well... I must have made a really bad impression ;-) No, seriously, I understand that sometimes, people just don't connect. It just happened to fall on me. That's all! This new surgeon, Dr Faucher, is just fantastically calming. I think we're gonna do a great team together (I feel I'm part of this, in a sense). So, how's your recovery doing? Ray > > Good luck Ray! > > Glad you're finally moving forward. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hi Ray! I'm doing great. Thanks for asking I still can't eat whatever I want (I still have trouble moving my jaw left to right which makes chewing difficult), but I can eat most things I could pre-op. Numbness is all gone - except for my chin, but that often takes longer. Dr. Morin, my ortho and my perio are very happy with the results. And so am I. My ortho teaches at McGill and he's been showing his students pictures of me and all my treatments and he was very excited to be able to show them pics of how I look post-op. Oh, and by the way, I just got back from having coffee with Marlaine and she's doing great also. Good luck with your upcoming surgery. I'm sure it will be worth the wait All the best! Johanne > > > > Good luck Ray! > > > > Glad you're finally moving forward. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Thank you Johanne for the info on Marlaine as well, I was to ask about her. My ortho is desperate for me to get the surgery, he's anxious to show the results as well, because he said I'm one of the most complicated case he's done in years (don't know if I should like the feeling or not... haha!) My surgeon warned me about the possible numbness and insisted that, as per my current mouth configuration, I have a good chance or having a permanent numb spot in the chin. But, well... If I can eat properly after that, who cares ?!? Ray P.S. Once I get the surgery, can I join your little coffee duo ? (just kidding) > > Hi Ray! > > I'm doing great. Thanks for asking > > I still can't eat whatever I want (I still have trouble moving my jaw > left to right which makes chewing difficult), but I can eat most > things I could pre-op. Numbness is all gone - except for my chin, but > that often takes longer. Dr. Morin, my ortho and my perio are very > happy with the results. And so am I. My ortho teaches at McGill and > he's been showing his students pictures of me and all my treatments > and he was very excited to be able to show them pics of how I look > post-op. > > Oh, and by the way, I just got back from having coffee with Marlaine > and she's doing great also. > > Good luck with your upcoming surgery. > I'm sure it will be worth the wait > > All the best! > Johanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Hi Ray! Yeah, a lot of doctors get excited about complicated cases (I guess they love the challenge), but it's not the best thing when you're the complicated case Even if the numbness in my chin never went away, I still wouldn't regret anything. It's not a big deal when you consider all the advantages. Sure you can come and complain about orthognathic surgery with us over coffee Happy Easter! Johanne > > > > Hi Ray! > > > > I'm doing great. Thanks for asking > > > > I still can't eat whatever I want (I still have trouble moving my jaw > > left to right which makes chewing difficult), but I can eat most > > things I could pre-op. Numbness is all gone - except for my chin, but > > that often takes longer. Dr. Morin, my ortho and my perio are very > > happy with the results. And so am I. My ortho teaches at McGill and > > he's been showing his students pictures of me and all my treatments > > and he was very excited to be able to show them pics of how I look > > post-op. > > > > Oh, and by the way, I just got back from having coffee with Marlaine > > and she's doing great also. > > > > Good luck with your upcoming surgery. > > I'm sure it will be worth the wait > > > > All the best! > > Johanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Warning: the next comment might look silly... I don't care a lot about the numbness in the chin (or the loss of sensation) because, each morning that I shave and cut my skin, I need to apply some sort of white stuff to stop the bleeding (because I bleed a lot) and.... IT HURTS LIKE HELL!! :-) So, no sensation, no burning... I realize this is far from an intelligent comment. I'm trying to rationalize this whole thing. But I'm sure everything will be ok. I have much more (if not all) confidence in my new surgeon. And, well, if things go wrong, I know help will be available (she said so herself). Ray P.S. Thanks for the coffee thing, I will surely contact you! > > Hi Ray! > > Yeah, a lot of doctors get excited about complicated cases (I guess > they love the challenge), but it's not the best thing when you're the > complicated case > > Even if the numbness in my chin never went away, I still wouldn't > regret anything. It's not a big deal when you consider all the > advantages. > > Sure you can come and complain about orthognathic surgery with us > over coffee > > Happy Easter! > Johanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 (delurking) Hey Ray, great to hear from you! I'm glad that things are looking up for you. And you're more than welcome to join us over coffee. I'm mostly lurking now that most of the mouth-work is done. Don't worry about the rationalization thing... Staying positive is the key! I'm still numb in the upper gums, and I think it might be permanent, but it makes flossing so much easier ie less painful! My email is marlaine.villeneuve@..., if you want to contact me. Take care! Marlaine > > > > Hi Ray! > > > > Yeah, a lot of doctors get excited about complicated cases (I guess > > they love the challenge), but it's not the best thing when you're the > > complicated case > > > > Even if the numbness in my chin never went away, I still wouldn't > > regret anything. It's not a big deal when you consider all the > > advantages. > > > > Sure you can come and complain about orthognathic surgery with us > > over coffee > > > > Happy Easter! > > Johanne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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