Speeding up the process...

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Has anyone ever asked their doc about speeding up the process we are all going

through? Like, If my doc called me and said he could operate tomorrow, I'd do

it in a blink..,... Id be on the plane faster than a bat outta hell, I am

meeting with the OS for the first time in July and the surgery is gonna be next

summer, will I look dumb if I ask if they can speed up the braces and what not

for a winter or early spring surgery? Also, what else should I be asking the

os.. Im gettin some q's ready now... like how long I will be banded for, will

they have to catheterize (sp) me, can I meet the anesthesiologist to calm my

HUGE fears about that whole aspect, etc.etc.... any suggestions? Is there

naything anyone out there wished they had asked their OS pre op???

Thanks all.. keep the good posts coming

Kev

kEV S kevininhalifax2@...> wrote:

I completly feel this way, nothing can be more painful than 5 severly impacted

wisdom teeth (yes, I had an extra one). And plus, I'm a guy, lower pain

threshold!!! And being Mr. 's Law, what ever can go wrong wiht this

surgery is guaranteed to go wrong...

But like all things in life, there is little I can do about it, I have sprung

the big bucks for the braces so it would be a waste now not to get the

surgery....

And to agree with what somone else posted a while back, if all else fails, get

the wacky backy ... jk... although...

Kev

albertiway albertiway@...> wrote:

OK, You can all hear the " chicken little " scared voice in all these

posts and this is what is going on in my head. I think to myself,

, you have a high threshold for pain, what are you nervous

about? You gave birth to your daughter naturally, no drugs, if you

can do that, you can do this. " Well, the thing is, when Grace was

out of me, it was OVER, big capital letters, OVER, and yes, it hurt

like hell, but that is the method i chose. I worry about the AFTER of

orthognathic surgery. DO you know what i mean? i know i can handle

pain, but i am wondering about the eating, the swelling, the hygiene,

etc........ Did others feel this way? No: K

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> Has anyone ever asked their doc about speeding up the process we are all going

through? Like, If my doc called me and said he could operate tomorrow, I'd do

it in a

blink..,... Id be on the plane faster than a bat outta hell, I am meeting with

the OS for the

first time in July and the surgery is gonna be next summer, will I look dumb if

I ask if they

can speed up the braces and what not for a winter or early spring surgery?

Also, what else

should I be asking the os.. Im gettin some q's ready now... like how long I will

be banded

for, will they have to catheterize (sp) me, can I meet the anesthesiologist to

calm my HUGE

fears about that whole aspect, etc.etc.... any suggestions? Is there naything

anyone out

there wished they had asked their OS pre op???

>

> Thanks all.. keep the good posts coming

>

>

> Kev

I asked my ortho the same question (can I get through this faster..), and he

said no. I had

to let my bones (jaws) heal before I could have the surgery.

But he or she is not gonna laugh at you for asking, I know mine didn't. He said

it's a

perfectly reasonable question, especially for something which last that long.

Ray