For Tom Pooler...Duck...Duck...GOOSE!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info again. It sounds like this surgery will be a

huge positive impact on your life and the health of your teeth.

Awesome! Well, after I got home Friday, I received the packet with

my x-ray authorization and my post op appointments. I'm a little

concerned though once again because my phone appointment takes place

on Monday, September 20 (3 days after surgery) and my post op visit

is on the 27th, but both are with a doctor named Dr. Wong and there

is a note saying Dr. O' will not be there during that time. I

don't know if she's on vacation or what, but I am definitely going

to call on Monday to find out what's going on. I just feel a little

cheated that with such a major surgery, I won't be able to see Dr.

O' or Dr. Poor who know my case and what they did during

surgery. I have no idea who Dr. Wong is. Also, I've had so much

trouble with scheduling appointments with my ortho's office, and

they have me scheduled to take molds August 25th, which is 3 1/2

weeks before surgery, and the packet says molds have to be taken

within 2 weeks prior to surgery. Now I have to change that

appointment, which was made in May, and I know there going to pull

a " oh, sorry, we're booked " game, but I'll just have to insist. I

also have to call the MFS department to ask how soon prior to

surgery the pre-op x-rays should be taken and how soon after should

the post op x-rays be taken, since it's not specific. Oh, it will

be so nice to be about 3 weeks post op, on the way to recovery from

this whole ordeal, and be done with all of these

scheduling/appointment nightmares. Well, I've enjoyed " talking "

with you, and I wish you the best of luck with your surgery and

recovery. Maybe when we've had all of our operations, we should due

a little Bay Area reunion next year with all of the Kaiser patients,

or anyone else whose in the area. Talk to ya later.

--

> Hi . Ready for the long winded response? Well here goes!

>

> For my surgery they will be moving my lower jaw back, my upper jaw

> forward, and split my palate to correct my bite. Per my Ortho I

> have the worst Class III Malloclusion (sp?) that he has ever seen,

> plus my mouth narraws as it goes back rather than being straight

or

> expand. For that reason there is not enough room for my tongue

and

> over time I have become more and more difficult to understand when

I

> talk. Oh yeah I have TMJ too plus I snore badly, probably from all

> the mis-alignment. I saw another post from someone saying they

> found out they detach your septum during upper jaw surgery and

> reattach when they have finished. That would probably correct my

> snoring problem.

>

> I received appointment cards for my visit with Dr Poor, the pre-

op,

> and the post-op all on the same day. A few days later I received

> the packet which detailed all of the information regarding what to

> do about surgery, all about the class, as well as the date and

time

> of the class. A few days after that I received my authorization

in

> the mail to get my x-rays both pre and post op and to make the

> appointments. You have to take your x-rays with you for your Dr

> visit before the surgery and then have additional x-rays taken

just

> prior to your post-op so you can take them with you again to show

> the OS.

>

> I have my appointment for my pre-op x-rays and my last Ortho

> appointment to get my molds and sugical hooks placed on the 4th.

Oh

> yeah you take your molds with you as well for your pre-op with the

> OS.

>

> Oh and by the way you are not being such a pain. I have learned

> much from others who have posted information on this board and am

> glad to give back what I can to share with others.

>

> Take care.

>

> Tom

>

> > >

[Guest guest]

, Hope this helps...Dr. Wong is another assistant doc to Dr.

O' and Dr. Poor. He is very nice. You may also meet and be

seen by Dr. Mall (sp?). He's great too, in fact he was the one who

called me for my post op phone call. I met Dr. Wong and Dr. Mall

the day of surgery. They asked me a few Q's and tried to reassure

me. They also came and saw me in the hospital after my surgery. I

also felt cheated until I met all these docs, they are wonderful.

The nurse who gives the class will also come see you in the

hospital. I had my surgery 6/17. If you have any Q's, I can try

and help.

> > Hi . Ready for the long winded response? Well here goes!

> >

> > For my surgery they will be moving my lower jaw back, my upper

jaw

> > forward, and split my palate to correct my bite. Per my Ortho I

> > have the worst Class III Malloclusion (sp?) that he has ever

seen,

> > plus my mouth narraws as it goes back rather than being straight

> or

> > expand. For that reason there is not enough room for my tongue

> and

> > over time I have become more and more difficult to understand

when

> I

> > talk. Oh yeah I have TMJ too plus I snore badly, probably from

all

> > the mis-alignment. I saw another post from someone saying they

> > found out they detach your septum during upper jaw surgery and

> > reattach when they have finished. That would probably correct

my

> > snoring problem.

> >

> > I received appointment cards for my visit with Dr Poor, the pre-

> op,

> > and the post-op all on the same day. A few days later I

received

> > the packet which detailed all of the information regarding what

to

> > do about surgery, all about the class, as well as the date and

> time

> > of the class. A few days after that I received my authorization

> in

> > the mail to get my x-rays both pre and post op and to make the

> > appointments. You have to take your x-rays with you for your Dr

> > visit before the surgery and then have additional x-rays taken

> just

> > prior to your post-op so you can take them with you again to

show

> > the OS.

> >

> > I have my appointment for my pre-op x-rays and my last Ortho

> > appointment to get my molds and sugical hooks placed on the

4th.

> Oh

> > yeah you take your molds with you as well for your pre-op with

the

> > OS.

> >

> > Oh and by the way you are not being such a pain. I have learned

> > much from others who have posted information on this board and

am

> > glad to give back what I can to share with others.

> >

> > Take care.

> >

> > Tom

> >

> > > >