Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Of course I judged too quickly. It also now occurs to me that he could have had an injury, or developed arthritis, or whatever else. I guess I'm just quick on the trigger. Still, it seems strange to me... C. > > I thought it was odd too. But when I first consulted with the OS a > year ago, he was doing the surgeries. When I called this week to > follow up (because I'm getting close to ready for the surgery), I > was told that he no longer did the surgery. And this was just > decided late last month. So... > > I've put my regular dentist on the case, my ortho is looking and I'm > plowing through my preferred care doctor lists to see if I can find > an oral surgeon. I have medical and dental insurance, so I'm looking > at both books. It's the best I can do. > > On calling my regular dentist and my orthodontist, they both said > they were checking out OSs and would call me back. > > I just want it done over summer vacation. That way I have an > extended period for rest and recovery. Not to mention I'd have my > jaw unwired/banded/splinted/whatever before I started teaching in > the fall. Otherwise, I will elect to wait until October when I have > my fall break. That's only two weeks. > > I'm feeling better today. A bit less freaked out. A bit less pain > from the orthodontist appointment. Am sucking on orajel out of the > tube! LOL > > And I'm back to " if I'm gonna do it, I might as well do it right! " > > Thanks for listening. I am really encouraged by your sucesses and > the honest appraisal of the drawbacks and side effects. > > Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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