Re: Having my op on march 23rd!

[Guest guest]

Debra:

I had my lowerjaw advanced about 15mm ten days ago and have been able

to speak fairly well since the day after the operation. The numbness

in my lower jaw is a little bit of a bother when speaking but, with

luck, I'll be used to that or it will be resolvng itself within a

couple of months.

I guess one thing with a new job is to see how your eating abilities

come along before May and making sure that you can bring your own

stuff if need be.

> >

> > Hello everybody. Just checking in from the UK. I am due to have

my

> > lower jaw advancement next wednesday and have come to this site

for

> > some moral support and advice!

> >

> > Have had braces on for 20 months now and my teeth are pretty

> > straight. All that i need now for that perfect smile is for my

> lower

> > jaw to come forward about 7-9mm. I don't know anyone else who has

> had

> > this kind of surgery done so it has been useful (and a bit scary)

> to

> > read your posts and see your pictures.

> >

> > Am starting a new job at the beginning of may - any chance i will

> > look like or sound like a normal person by then?!

> >

> > All for now,

> > debsx

[Guest guest]

See, that's the interesting thing...The Chief Resident had me sign a

release form that pretty much gave them permission to do an Extreme

Makeover if they needed to (lower, upper, and chin) Yet when the

head surgeon came in he said lower only. Banded, not wired, and hey

we can probably even do without the bands. So, I've adapted

the " this is going to be one heck of a surpise " attitude about my

surgery. I won't worry about it till I wake up and know what they

did. That's all I can do. Although, I am more inclined to trust

the head surgeon as he's written books on this stuff and runs that

part of the medical school and that department in the hospital. I

think the new overzealous resident was just giving me every minute

posibility to cover his own butt. Felt a little like good cop/bad

cop. Kept me amused.

Look forward to talking with you later!

> > > > >

> > > > > Hello everybody. Just checking in from the UK. I am due to

> > have

> > > my

> > > > > lower jaw advancement next wednesday and have come to this

> > site

> > > for

> > > > > some moral support and advice!

> > > > >

> > > > > Have had braces on for 20 months now and my teeth are

pretty

> > > > > straight. All that i need now for that perfect smile is

for

> my

> > > > lower

> > > > > jaw to come forward about 7-9mm. I don't know anyone else

who

> > has

> > > > had

> > > > > this kind of surgery done so it has been useful (and a bit

> > scary)

> > > > to

> > > > > read your posts and see your pictures.

> > > > >

> > > > > Am starting a new job at the beginning of may - any chance

i

> > will

> > > > > look like or sound like a normal person by then?!

> > > > >

> > > > > All for now,

> > > > > debsx