My son will have lower jaw surgery in December

[Guest guest]

I am new to this group. My 17 year old son will be having lower jaw

surgery in December. He will have had his braces on for 18 months.

I am now getting the referral for insurance through(Aetna) and trying

to get everything lined up way before his surgery. I understand that

this is typcially denied a few times before approved. Any pointers

anyone can give me would be helpful! I thought maybe I was jumping

the gun a little and starting too early, but I guess not by all of

the messages that have been posted!

[Guest guest]

No way are you starting too early.

But do ask a lot of questions about whether your surgeon is... If

youngsters (and especially male youngsters) have this surgery before

their growth is complete, the growth spurts may undo all the

corrections, and make a second operation necessary. It is my

understanding (and I am only a lay person here) that men finish their

growth usually later than women do, and that sometimes it continues

into their 20s. It is also my understanding that an x-ray of the

bones in the hand can be helpful in the determination.

In no way am I trying to undermine what your docs have told you. But

I am suggesting that you be very careful on this territory, and ask

the questions before, rather than after, the surgery.

Cammie

> I am new to this group. My 17 year old son will be having lower

jaw

> surgery in December. He will have had his braces on for 18

months.

> I am now getting the referral for insurance through(Aetna) and

trying

> to get everything lined up way before his surgery. I understand

that

> this is typcially denied a few times before approved. Any pointers

> anyone can give me would be helpful! I thought maybe I was jumping

> the gun a little and starting too early, but I guess not by all of

> the messages that have been posted!

[Guest guest]

I agree- get the insurance stuff out of the way as soon as possible.

It was the day before I was supposed to have surgery and mine still

wasn't approved by insurance, so we had to postpone it. And then of

course, the insurance approved it two days later.

I also agree about the age thing- I'm 17 too, but then I'm a girl,

and like Cammie said, girls stop growing sooner. (I've been the same

height for like 3 years. lol) But in your case, I would definitely

ask about that. What kind of lower jaw surgery is your son having? I

had my lower jaw moved back,to correct my VERY bad underbite, and my

lower wisdom teeth removed, because they were in the way of the

surgery and needed to be taken out anyway. 3 weeks later, I'm very

happy with the results. Good luck with your son's surgery, I'm

sure it will go great.

> > I am new to this group. My 17 year old son will be having lower

> jaw

> > surgery in December. He will have had his braces on for 18

> months.

> > I am now getting the referral for insurance through(Aetna) and

> trying

> > to get everything lined up way before his surgery. I understand

> that

> > this is typcially denied a few times before approved. Any

pointers

> > anyone can give me would be helpful! I thought maybe I was

jumping

> > the gun a little and starting too early, but I guess not by all

of

> > the messages that have been posted!

[Guest guest]

My son hasn't grown any within the past 2 years. That is a really

good point. He had his widom teeth pulled last august.

His surgery is pulling his jaw out-he has a bad overbite. He is

currently in braces - 18 months now. The orthodontist said he would

need to have the surgery at the 2 year mark - so Christmas break from

school works out. That way he doesn't miss much of school. He is a

senior this year and that concerned me. This way he has 3 weeks of

recovery time before he has to go back to school.

He is so funny - he says after the braces and the surgery, he will be

a big time stud! The girls won't be able to keep their hands off of

him!

> > > I am new to this group. My 17 year old son will be having

lower

> > jaw

> > > surgery in December. He will have had his braces on for 18

> > months.

> > > I am now getting the referral for insurance through(Aetna) and

> > trying

> > > to get everything lined up way before his surgery. I

understand

> > that

> > > this is typcially denied a few times before approved. Any

> pointers

> > > anyone can give me would be helpful! I thought maybe I was

> jumping

> > > the gun a little and starting too early, but I guess not by all

> of

> > > the messages that have been posted!