Re: Question regarding seeing orthodontist again post surgery

March 10, 2005

Hi, you should demand that they see you earlier. They should be able

to make space for you given the fact that your appointment needs to

happen within a certain timeframe. Did you tell the receptionist that

you need to be seen within 2 weeks? BTW, you said you have an

overbite now. Did you have underbite before? I had surgery 2 weeks

ago for an underbite and assymetry, and looking at myself in the

mirror, it seems like now I have an overbite, and assymetry's still

there. Is this supposed to be fixed with orthodontics?

Irene.

>

> Hi all. I am 7 1/2 weeks post op (upper, lower, chin). I saw my

> orthodontist again today for the first time since surgery. My

> surgeon told me to go back to see her for her to finish up her

> work. I am still swollen, stiff and in discomfort and can only open

> like 2 fingers wide still. She tells me oh I talked to your surgeon

> a few times and she tells me that they talked about how emotional

> and upset I was before and after the surgery as if I wasn't supposed

> to be or something. I'm thinking to myself yeah of course I was

> upset geez. So she asks how much I can open and if I am still in

> pain. I said can't open much and yes I hurt. She tries to look in

> there using that mirror to go in by my cheeks so she can see. I am

> jumpy b/c I am sore. She looks around and takes notes. She tells

> me I need alot more work done (I was suprised b/c I thought I was

> pretty good now). She tells me she will take notes today and that I

> am probably not ready for her to start working on me and to come

> back in a week or two but not much longer b/c she doesn't want

> things moving. I ask her what does she need to do. She says she

> needs to take out the surgical wire and replace it, take out the

> coils on my top where she had them in to make space in between teeth

> on both sides of my mouth, she needs to replace brackets (I guess

> change the position of them as I didn't lose any), she said my

> midlines are off, my back teeth aren't touching and now I have an

> overbite. I said yeah I don't think I could handle that today,

> don't know how she would get in there anyways. So I go to make an

> appt with the rude receptionist and she tells me they are booked

> until 3/29. I was thinking I would go like 3/22. So that is almost

> 3 weeks from today. So as I am leaving I'm thinking oh no am I

> waiting to long to go, should I have somehow endured the pain and

> let her work on me today. So now I am worrying. I called back her

> office and got her answering machine so I left a message saying oh I

> think I " ll be out of town on the 29th can I please get something

> sooner. So waiting to hear back.

>

> So my question is when did most of you start up your orthodontic

> work again post surgery. On 3/29 I'll be 10 weeks post op. Just

> curious, I don't want to mess anything up.

>

> THanks.

March 10, 2005

I just talked to the receptionist at the ortho's office. She says

they are booked. I told her I had jaw surgery and I am worried that

maybe I should have let the ortho do her work today and that she

wanted to see me within 2 weeks and I was scared things might move.

She told me she would talk to the orthodontist about it and for me

to call on Tues to see if they are any cancellations.

I had an open bite/overjet before. I never had my teeth meet

together so I thought they were looking great but apparently now I

have some overbite.

> >

> > Hi all. I am 7 1/2 weeks post op (upper, lower, chin). I saw

my

> > orthodontist again today for the first time since surgery. My

> > surgeon told me to go back to see her for her to finish up her

> > work. I am still swollen, stiff and in discomfort and can only

open

> > like 2 fingers wide still. She tells me oh I talked to your

surgeon

> > a few times and she tells me that they talked about how

emotional

> > and upset I was before and after the surgery as if I wasn't

supposed

> > to be or something. I'm thinking to myself yeah of course I was

> > upset geez. So she asks how much I can open and if I am still

in

> > pain. I said can't open much and yes I hurt. She tries to look

in

> > there using that mirror to go in by my cheeks so she can see. I

am

> > jumpy b/c I am sore. She looks around and takes notes. She

tells

> > me I need alot more work done (I was suprised b/c I thought I

was

> > pretty good now). She tells me she will take notes today and

that I

> > am probably not ready for her to start working on me and to come

> > back in a week or two but not much longer b/c she doesn't want

> > things moving. I ask her what does she need to do. She says

she

> > needs to take out the surgical wire and replace it, take out the

> > coils on my top where she had them in to make space in between

teeth

> > on both sides of my mouth, she needs to replace brackets (I

guess

> > change the position of them as I didn't lose any), she said my

> > midlines are off, my back teeth aren't touching and now I have

an

> > overbite. I said yeah I don't think I could handle that today,

> > don't know how she would get in there anyways. So I go to make

an

> > appt with the rude receptionist and she tells me they are booked

> > until 3/29. I was thinking I would go like 3/22. So that is

almost

> > 3 weeks from today. So as I am leaving I'm thinking oh no am I

> > waiting to long to go, should I have somehow endured the pain

and

> > let her work on me today. So now I am worrying. I called back

her

> > office and got her answering machine so I left a message saying

oh I

> > think I " ll be out of town on the 29th can I please get something

> > sooner. So waiting to hear back.

> >

> > So my question is when did most of you start up your orthodontic

> > work again post surgery. On 3/29 I'll be 10 weeks post op.

Just

> > curious, I don't want to mess anything up.

> >

> > THanks.

March 10, 2005

HI. I was opened yesterday. I asked when to go see the ortho and they

said after my surgeons appointment next week ii should call the ortho

for an appointment. I did notice yesterday that one of my brackets

popped off but the surgeon said not to worry. I will propbably be back

at the ortho about 7-8 weeks post-op.

Tova