help me!

[Guest guest]

im 17 years old, and all of my life my doctors and dentists have

told me that i need to have this surgery. while i was younger my mom

always said no because it didnt hurt me. but now it is hurting a

lot, and i am considering having this procedure done. can someone

please tell me what the healing process is like, and if it is worth

all of the pain of healing after surgery?

[Guest guest]

> im 17 years old, and all of my life my doctors and dentists have

> told me that i need to have this surgery. while i was younger my

mom

> always said no because it didnt hurt me. but now it is hurting a

> lot, and i am considering having this procedure done. can someone

> please tell me what the healing process is like, and if it is worth

> all of the pain of healing after surgery?

hi im 15 and the same thing happened to me that happened to you

everyone told me to get the surgery but it didnt hurt me so i didnt

but then it started hurting so my mom made me get it. i just had this

surgery four days ago i am still really swollen and bruised but

theres no pain at all and most of my numbness is gone. i would

recommend that you get the surgery. The only thing i really dont like

about it is being wired shut. not being able to talk to anyone or eat

for 2 weeks really sucks! but im sure its worth it. if theres

anything else you want to know ask. good luck..

kirsten

[Guest guest]

Okay first it has to be worth it for you, you are old enough go sit

down with your questions and have a talk with your surgeon.

The pain after is mild and I actually could feel that my tmj issues

were gone right after surgery.

and you are young so you will heal oh yeah and mom is paying for it,

trust me when you are 25 you'll want to go to Mexico not pay for

braces again

Shiloh

> im 17 years old, and all of my life my doctors and dentists have

> told me that i need to have this surgery. while i was younger my

mom

> always said no because it didnt hurt me. but now it is hurting a

> lot, and i am considering having this procedure done. can someone

> please tell me what the healing process is like, and if it is

worth

> all of the pain of healing after surgery?

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm 34 years old and just had the surgery 6 weeks ago. I lived

with my jaw problems from my early teens, and back then they wouldn't

do the surgery until you had stopped growing, so I was put off until

I was in my 20's. I met my ex-husband at 20, married and had our

first child by 22. At that point, it was not " convenient " to have

the surgery because of my son and the fact that my ex was in school

and we didn't have great insurance. Before I knew it, 3 years had

passed and I was pregnant with our second child. So, back in the

same prediciment, but with great insurance this time around.

Unfortunately we suffered through some major family traumas (severe

illnesses, deaths in the family) and our marriage fell apart due to

that and many other reasons. I've been divorced just over 3 years

now and I made a vow to start taking care of me after we split up.

To make a long story short, life kept throwing curve balls at me and

I had to wait until I was in my mid 30's to do something that has

brought me such great relief. If you can do it now and you want to

do it, by all means... Get it over with! You are young and will heal

much faster and easier than us old farts. I spent sooo many years

hiding from cameras and feeling self conscience because I felt like I

looked like a bull dog or something. Recovery was hard, I won't lie

to you, but it is totally worth it! Good Luck

Cyndi

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Tena "

wrote:

> im 17 years old, and all of my life my doctors and dentists have

> told me that i need to have this surgery. while i was younger my

mom

> always said no because it didnt hurt me. but now it is hurting a

> lot, and i am considering having this procedure done. can someone

> please tell me what the healing process is like, and if it is worth

> all of the pain of healing after surgery?