Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Well, clearly I don't think it's ridiculous, since I just made sorta the same post twice about it. Another of those " senior moments, " I guess. But I do think it's an important difference. I loved a related story told by my anesthesiologist, whom I've known from previous procedures. He said, " I often hear that anybody on the floor can do my job of knocking you out. I always answer, " But yes, I'm the only one who can bring you back the way you want to be. That's why we get the big bucks! " Cammie > Thaks Cammie, > > I find that term rather violent, when people would ask me why I was > having my jaw broken, I would tell them that I was not. I was having > my jaw " surgically corrected " . I was not going to the hospital to be > hit in the face with a baseball bat! > > It may be riduculous but everytime someone refers to it a " breaking > my jaw " I cringe. > > Marsha > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 I beg to have a bit of a friendly difference with you, my friend. A cut that's made with a hammer and chisel is still a carefully calculated cut. (I did watch the video, which includes an upper surgery, and have seen the chisels and saws at work. They separate the bones, yes, but they're very, very careful and calculating in how they do it. Or at least my guy does, and the docs on the video did.) They do sort of break the lower for an advancement, as I said in another post. From what my surgeon told me about that, they make a cut, find the nerve, and then tease the jaw apart in the forward direction. But, unless something goes wrong (which can happen, if your bones are thin or brittle) I think it's all very carefully planned and controlled, which makes the difference, to me. As for what my doc calls himself, well, I think I'm glad that JAWBRKR is not his moniker, far as I know... Friends can disagree, though. And you're a friend. Cammie > Marsha, > > Violent or not, it is what truly happens in the OR. It is done > surgically with precision. When I was meeting with my OS the morning > of my surgery, my bride asked my OS how it was actually done. He > just smiled and told her she didn't want to know. When she explained > she had been a scrub nurse, he told her how he made the initial cut > with a saw, but then took a hammer and chisel to make the final > break. It's precision, but if they made a cut only, it wouldn't heal > nearly as well or as fast. > > A side note, my OS has a vanity plate on his car... JAWBRKR. > > Dammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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