Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I just had an orthodontic consultation in which my ortho told me that I need upper AND lower jaw surgery (to fix my " severe " underbite), as well as a possible upper jaw expansion. My orthodontist referred me to a surgeon (Dr. Turvey, which may be spelled wrong) at Chapel Hill University, North Carolina, approximately 12 hours from my home in New York! He's supposedly one of the best in the country, and my ortho " wouldn't feel comfortable " referring me to anyone other than THIS surgeon for a problem of my extent. He's sent all of his patients there that need more than a simple operation. My question: Is this even feasible?! I'm a college student, so I will probably have my surgery over the summer. I don't know how many pre-op and post-op appointments are normally necessary, but travelling THAT far seems insane. I keep thinking that there has to be someone equally qualified to do this that is closer. I'd love opinions from anyone...can this be done? I know my ortho is biased because he was trained by this surgeon, but he's not wrong in saying that this surgeon is excellent. And I feel very comfortable knowing that this surgeon performs over 400 operations of this type a year, and that he is highly recommended. I'd like to research surgeons that are closer, but can my ortho refuse to treat me if I don't use his one and only recommendation? Thanks for taking the time to read this! - O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I just had an orthodontic consultation in which my ortho told me that I need upper AND lower jaw surgery (to fix my " severe " underbite), as well as a possible upper jaw expansion. My orthodontist referred me to a surgeon (Dr. Turvey, which may be spelled wrong) at Chapel Hill University, North Carolina, approximately 12 hours from my home in New York! He's supposedly one of the best in the country, and my ortho " wouldn't feel comfortable " referring me to anyone other than THIS surgeon for a problem of my extent. He's sent all of his patients there that need more than a simple operation. My question: Is this even feasible?! I'm a college student, so I will probably have my surgery over the summer. I don't know how many pre-op and post-op appointments are normally necessary, but travelling THAT far seems insane. I keep thinking that there has to be someone equally qualified to do this that is closer. I'd love opinions from anyone...can this be done? I know my ortho is biased because he was trained by this surgeon, but he's not wrong in saying that this surgeon is excellent. And I feel very comfortable knowing that this surgeon performs over 400 operations of this type a year, and that he is highly recommended. I'd like to research surgeons that are closer, but can my ortho refuse to treat me if I don't use his one and only recommendation? Thanks for taking the time to read this! - O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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