The benefits of discussons

[Guest guest]

I'll admit, I created a lot of active discussion on the wiring issue.

Obviously, my feelings about the subject are my opinion,

influenced to a large extent by discussions with three different

OS's who are pretty much in the " anti-wiring " group. But here's

the real bottom line. The purpose of boards such as this is to

inform and support. Although there is a lot of active posting,

there is no doubt a large group of people out there who read this

board who are contemplating these types of surgeries and are

looking for answers. For many people, myself included, I have

valued the accounts of patients' experiences and opinions on

ultimately making the final choices for my own surgeries. These

have included pallete, lower advance/rotation , two

genioplasties, a chin implant that didn't work out, a major chest

surgery to correct a very severe case of pectus excavatum, a

secondary procedure to place an implant in the uncorrected part

of my chest, and two separate ACL reconstructions. With the

exception of my first jaw surgery, internet discussion groups

provided me with the greatest overall exposure to information on

these procedures. Suffice to say, although I liked reading the

positve postings, it was the negative ones that made me do

some extra cautious research and helped me know what type of

questions to ask a surgeon during consultations.

[Guest guest]

I'll admit, I created a lot of active discussion on the wiring issue.

Obviously, my feelings about the subject are my opinion,

influenced to a large extent by discussions with three different

OS's who are pretty much in the " anti-wiring " group. But here's

the real bottom line. The purpose of boards such as this is to

inform and support. Although there is a lot of active posting,

there is no doubt a large group of people out there who read this

board who are contemplating these types of surgeries and are

looking for answers. For many people, myself included, I have

valued the accounts of patients' experiences and opinions on

ultimately making the final choices for my own surgeries. These

have included pallete, lower advance/rotation , two

genioplasties, a chin implant that didn't work out, a major chest

surgery to correct a very severe case of pectus excavatum, a

secondary procedure to place an implant in the uncorrected part

of my chest, and two separate ACL reconstructions. With the

exception of my first jaw surgery, internet discussion groups

provided me with the greatest overall exposure to information on

these procedures. Suffice to say, although I liked reading the

positve postings, it was the negative ones that made me do

some extra cautious research and helped me know what type of

questions to ask a surgeon during consultations.