Re: Oakland Kaiser Surgeons

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I have had two operation by Dr. O'ryan. Both were condyle removal.

The first operation she was too conservative and did not remove enough.

The second one did nothing to change the problem of my jaw being over

to the right. This has been going on for 4 years now.

I found Kaiser to be very helpful in getting this issue worked on. I

did have to insist a little to get the x-rays needed to look for the

problem. Once there was a diagnosis everything is going smoothly. I

do not have to have braces at this point.

Dr. O'ryan is great. I do not fault her for possibly doing unnecessary

surgeries, the condylectomies. She just wanted to go very

conservatively as far as operating was concerned. The breaking of the

jaw is dramatic and she thought the condyle was the problem, but now we

know the jaw needs to be reformed.

I believe she is the head of the department and has a say on who is on

board as far as other doctors are concerned. So I have trusted the

other doctors that had to look at me while she is gone. Also there

will be another doctor in the operating room with her. Although she

assured me the last time that she is the principle surgeon during the

operation.

I can't think of anything else. My surgery is March 4 and I will be

wired shut for 2 weeks.

Dave Lara

> Hello,

>

> I don't know anything about Dr. O'ryan or Dr. Poor,  but I have some

> questions for you. I'm new to Kaiser and I'm wondering how to go about

> getting the surgery. I know I need it done because several

> orthodontists have recommended it but my prior insurance wouldn't

> cover it. Did Kaiser give you a hard time or was it fairly easy? Are

> they covering everything (including braces)? How did you navigate the

> system? Anything you have to share would be great!

>

> Thanks,

> MCS

>

> mwjulaton wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

> I'm scheduled for upper/lower jaw surgery at Oakland Kaiser with Dr.

> Felice O'ryan and Dr. Poor next month. I'm looking for people

> who have had the surgery done by either of these surgeons to let me

> know what their experiences were...good or bad. I'm starting to feel

> a bit nervous as the surgery draws near.  Any information would be

> greatly appreciated. Thanks.

> M

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