I DID I DID!! Re: Anyone had surgery in/around Richmond, VA?

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Great! Can I ask a few questions?:

Was this fairly recent or 20 years ago?

Who was your surgeon and orthodontist? I'll need to see if my

insurance cover's them (if they cover this at all...)

Can I ask the approximate cost for upper/lower? If my insurance does

NOT cover a good portion of it I'm out of luck (unless I win Lotto ;-)

I'm a big baby when it comes to needles or having someone saw my head

into pieces (go figure). What was the " total experience " REALLY like?

(pain/swelling/numbness for months/years, did your kids/dog not

recognize you even after the swelling went down because you looked so

different? Any other insights would be much appreciated. Please feel

free to respond directly to my e-mail if you don't wish to be

so " public " . I'm new here and don't know the local etiquette.

Thanks much!

Pilsner Porterstout.

> > I'm slowly coming oround to the realization that I need to do

> this. I

> > made the first big step the other day and finally saw an

> orthodontist

> > for a consult (the first of several consults I plan to get...).

> >

> > I was not too surprized when he said the lower jaw was

> overdeveloped -

> > but I was TOTALLY shocked when he said the upper was

> underdeveloped

> > and DEFINATELY had to be brought forward. I was NOT prepared for

> that

> > bit of news. I think I can handle cutting my movable lower jaw -

> but

> > the idea of separating what I thought was a fixed part of my

skull

> > (upper jaw) was a bit shocking...

> >

> > MY POINT: Is there anyone out there who had their " work " done in

> or

> > near Richmond, Virginia who I should consider - or more

> importantly -

> > avoid like the plague?

> >

> > Thanks!