SO BUMMED - I May Have to Have MORE Surgery!

[Guest guest]

I had upper/lower/genio on Oct. 5, 2004, and upon a drop-in visit to

my dentist, he commented on how my mid-line was off. After bringing

it to the attention of my ortho, he told me today that it is indeed

off by 3.7 mm. He told me that I had the choice to keep it as is, or

to go in for a revision surgery. He said that mistakes do happen.

They already had to move my upper and lower jaw to one side 7 mm, but

with cases as complicated as mine, it's easy for things to be

missed. Essentially, I'd have to have everything done over again and

start from square one, but the surgery wouldn't be as long or as

involved.

I broke the news to my boss this morning as my job has been SO

wonderful about all of this, and I am close to tears. I'm willing to

go through this again because I want everything to be perfect, but

I'm frustrated, sad, and hungry for real food.

Is there anyone else who has had more than one surgery in a short

amount of time? I will be getting more details on Tuesday as I still

have a lot of unanswered questions.

[Guest guest]

I had upper/lower/genio on Oct. 5, 2004, and upon a drop-in visit to

my dentist, he commented on how my mid-line was off. After bringing

it to the attention of my ortho, he told me today that it is indeed

off by 3.7 mm. He told me that I had the choice to keep it as is, or

to go in for a revision surgery. He said that mistakes do happen.

They already had to move my upper and lower jaw to one side 7 mm, but

with cases as complicated as mine, it's easy for things to be

missed. Essentially, I'd have to have everything done over again and

start from square one, but the surgery wouldn't be as long or as

involved.

I broke the news to my boss this morning as my job has been SO

wonderful about all of this, and I am close to tears. I'm willing to

go through this again because I want everything to be perfect, but

I'm frustrated, sad, and hungry for real food.

Is there anyone else who has had more than one surgery in a short

amount of time? I will be getting more details on Tuesday as I still

have a lot of unanswered questions.