Off center - Help (with a big cry)

[Guest guest]

I am just about to call my surgeon. I think i AM off center. i went

to bed in tears last night. i am in the middle of a divorce, have a

10 month old, have to move, starting the school year in 3 weeks

(teacher),...... I cannot imagine having this redone. i tried to get

in touch with another group member here who was off center and had

surgery redone 6 months later, but i have not heard back from

him/her. i cannot imagine going through this again. i can't. i am

freaking out. Now that the swelling is going down, i have been able

to tell that it's most definite i am off center. Freaking out.

[Guest guest]

Hi ! It's easier for me sometimes to just send a direct email then it

is to long on to Yahoo.

I, too, am off-center as you call it and I had surgery one year ago. My

midlines are off by 2 mm, which doesn't sound like much, but it's enough to

cause

me problems. I had my braces off in April and just found out yesterday that I

have to have them put back on. I was initially about 4 mm off-center

following surgery and my surgeon wanted to redo the surgery. I flipped out and

said

no way so they tried for 9 months to pull everything back on with a million

elastics. It helped, but was not 100 percent.

My midlines will always be off, and I have become sort of a " midline nazi " ,

analyzing everyone's midlines that I can. I realize that most people are not

dead-on. If it causes you pain in your tm joint, that is a problem and I

highly recommend that you notify your doctor right away. Elastics may be in

order

and you would be surprised how tight they can run them.

I would not reconsider surgery again at this point. You are obviously still

too fresh from surgery to be able to tell what your final results will be.

However, if at the time your braces need to be removed you still do not feel

that things are quite right, DO tell your ortho. Mine wouldn't listen and now

he

has to pay out of HIS pocket to put my braces back on.

Good luck!

[Guest guest]

,

What exactly seems off center to you? Is it your teeth/midlines? Or

does your face actually look crooked?

If your midlines look off center, when you resume your post-surgery

ortho treatment, your ortho should be able to fix this.

Also, you must remember that you are very early in the healing period

and swelling can make things appear to be crooked. Try to relax &

give your surgeon a call. Maybe he will see you & evaluate what is

going on.

Best,

> I am just about to call my surgeon. I think i AM off center. i went

> to bed in tears last night. i am in the middle of a divorce, have a

> 10 month old, have to move, starting the school year in 3 weeks

> (teacher),...... I cannot imagine having this redone. i tried to

get

> in touch with another group member here who was off center and had

> surgery redone 6 months later, but i have not heard back from

> him/her. i cannot imagine going through this again. i can't. i am

> freaking out. Now that the swelling is going down, i have been able

> to tell that it's most definite i am off center. Freaking out.

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what is off center for you but for me, the line from

the middle of my upper teeth and the line from the middle of my

lower teeth were off line. My ortho changed my rubber bands. then

my teeth would not match up. I was very concerned but now my ortho

changed my bands again and everything is starting to shift into

place.

> I am just about to call my surgeon. I think i AM off center. i

went

> to bed in tears last night. i am in the middle of a divorce, have

a

> 10 month old, have to move, starting the school year in 3 weeks

> (teacher),...... I cannot imagine having this redone. i tried to

get

> in touch with another group member here who was off center and had

> surgery redone 6 months later, but i have not heard back from

> him/her. i cannot imagine going through this again. i can't. i

am

> freaking out. Now that the swelling is going down, i have been

able

> to tell that it's most definite i am off center. Freaking out.

[Guest guest]

You're right, i am early in the healing process (4 weeks tomorrow),

but when i put my fingers on either side of my new chin, it is

definitly to one side of my face. if it was just my teeth i would not

be as concerned. from my upperlip down, my teeth midlines line up and

my chin lines up with that, but all of it seems to be off to the

side, so i am assuming that from the upper jaw being raised, THAT was

placed off center. I can imagine teeth being shifted. i cannot

imagine how this chin bone that seems pretty off center now can EVER

get into center position. it is DEFINITELY not under the middle part

of my nose. Crying. (have not heard back from surgeon yet,

waiting.)

> > I am just about to call my surgeon. I think i AM off center. i

went

> > to bed in tears last night. i am in the middle of a divorce, have

a

> > 10 month old, have to move, starting the school year in 3 weeks

> > (teacher),...... I cannot imagine having this redone. i tried to

> get

> > in touch with another group member here who was off center and

had

> > surgery redone 6 months later, but i have not heard back from

> > him/her. i cannot imagine going through this again. i can't. i

am

> > freaking out. Now that the swelling is going down, i have been

able

> > to tell that it's most definite i am off center. Freaking out.

>

[Guest guest]

Is your jams off venter or yout front teeth?

Hopefully it's your teeth and they CAN move them with your braces

after you're done...I know I have read that.

anyway-track them down and get your surg on the phone ASAP. TAKE NO

S*IT! This is a serious concern and on call or off today, someone

need to talk with you today.

Let us know...and deep breaths...it will be ok, it just sounds like

you have a TON on your plate. Hang in there, jo

> I am just about to call my surgeon. I think i AM off center. i went

> to bed in tears last night. i am in the middle of a divorce, have a

> 10 month old, have to move, starting the school year in 3 weeks

> (teacher),...... I cannot imagine having this redone. i tried to

get

> in touch with another group member here who was off center and had

> surgery redone 6 months later, but i have not heard back from

> him/her. i cannot imagine going through this again. i can't. i am

> freaking out. Now that the swelling is going down, i have been able

> to tell that it's most definite i am off center. Freaking out.