Re: Nine Weeks Post-Op and a Rave About My Surgeons!

[Guest guest]

Nina, thanks for the refreshing success story. I've heard a lot of

good stuff re: Dr.Arnett, a good friend of my family in Italy trained

with him and swears he is the best. Had I lived in Cali I would have

gone with him. Luckily I was able to find someone just as reputable

and likeable as him here in NYC. Hip hip hooray to the great docs who

do wonders with our mouths!

Sara

>

> Howdy All,

>

> You read so many horror stories and " I'm miserable " posts here that

> I thought I'd share a bit of my story.

>

> I had upper and lower jaw surgery on February 3rd with Dr. Arnett

> and Dr. Gunson in Santa Barbara. To say that I'm pleased with my

> results would be the apex of understatment; I'm thrilled. But I

also

> wanted to do a quick shout-out regarding my surgeons, Dr. Arnett

and

> Dr. Gunson.

>

> Getting your face sawed in half, as I've said to friends and family

> before and after the surgery, is not for the faint of heart. It's

> not just the night in the hospital, the swelling, the drinking out

> of sippy cups and exercising so you can get your mouth open that

> extra millimeter. There's that nagging feeling of what if I go

> through all of this and the problem isn't solved, or what if I look

> worse? Wondering if your surgeon is the right surgeon, and so on.

>

> I had these thoughts before I met my surgeon, because it took six

> months to get a consult. But since my consult in 2002, and pre and

> post surgery in 2005, I'm happy to say that I didn't have a single

> regret. I was nervous about the surgery, becase, well, you're

> getting your jaw sawed off and put back together again. It's like

a

> bad sci-fi/horror flick.

>

> My Duynamic Duo, as I refer to them to my friends, made this whole

> process a whole lot easier. Both Doctors are absolute dolls:

> friendly, professional, and have excellent bedside manner.

>

> A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Arnett thought he saw a slight

> complication arising and asked me to come up to Santa Barbara (I'm

> in Los Angeles) as soon as I could. When I got there, he actually

> drove me to an orthodontist's office in town and sat there while

the

> adjustments were made, to make sure that everything would be okay.

>

> These gents down't need me to shill for them; Dr. Arnett has a

> pretty solid reputation on his own. But when my whole braces thing

> started, if you would have told me that the surgery part would be

> the easy part, I would have laughed at you. But my docs and their

> office staff have really made what could be a miserable experience

> an absolutely tolerable one.

>

> I'm gushing, I know. But how can you not have a crush on the men

> that made you look like you always wanted to look?

>

> It took me six months to even get a consult, and I remember

> thinking " is this worth it? " It was, and then some. Drs. Arnett

> and Gunson are at the Center for Corrective Jaw Surgery in Santa

> Barbara. They rule!

>

> Cheers,

> Nina

[Guest guest]

Hi Nina,

I'm having treatment done with the same duo this August, and am

flying over from the UK to get it done. I too had to wait 6 months

for a consult, but was glad as I know they will do such a good

thorough job of it all and was very impressed with the consultation.

I'm sooooo pleased to hear that you had such a good experience and

such faith in Dr. Arnett. I'm going to be working 24/7 for a number

of years to pay for all of this... so am sooo hoping that it's all

going to be worth it!

And seeing your email, I think it will be!! fingers crossed!

Suzy

x

>

> Howdy All,

>

> You read so many horror stories and " I'm miserable " posts here that

> I thought I'd share a bit of my story.

>

> I had upper and lower jaw surgery on February 3rd with Dr. Arnett

> and Dr. Gunson in Santa Barbara. To say that I'm pleased with my

> results would be the apex of understatment; I'm thrilled. But I

also

> wanted to do a quick shout-out regarding my surgeons, Dr. Arnett

and

> Dr. Gunson.

>

> Getting your face sawed in half, as I've said to friends and family

> before and after the surgery, is not for the faint of heart. It's

> not just the night in the hospital, the swelling, the drinking out

> of sippy cups and exercising so you can get your mouth open that

> extra millimeter. There's that nagging feeling of what if I go

> through all of this and the problem isn't solved, or what if I look

> worse? Wondering if your surgeon is the right surgeon, and so on.

>

> I had these thoughts before I met my surgeon, because it took six

> months to get a consult. But since my consult in 2002, and pre and

> post surgery in 2005, I'm happy to say that I didn't have a single

> regret. I was nervous about the surgery, becase, well, you're

> getting your jaw sawed off and put back together again. It's like

a

> bad sci-fi/horror flick.

>

> My Duynamic Duo, as I refer to them to my friends, made this whole

> process a whole lot easier. Both Doctors are absolute dolls:

> friendly, professional, and have excellent bedside manner.

>

> A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Arnett thought he saw a slight

> complication arising and asked me to come up to Santa Barbara (I'm

> in Los Angeles) as soon as I could. When I got there, he actually

> drove me to an orthodontist's office in town and sat there while

the

> adjustments were made, to make sure that everything would be okay.

>

> These gents down't need me to shill for them; Dr. Arnett has a

> pretty solid reputation on his own. But when my whole braces thing

> started, if you would have told me that the surgery part would be

> the easy part, I would have laughed at you. But my docs and their

> office staff have really made what could be a miserable experience

> an absolutely tolerable one.

>

> I'm gushing, I know. But how can you not have a crush on the men

> that made you look like you always wanted to look?

>

> It took me six months to even get a consult, and I remember

> thinking " is this worth it? " It was, and then some. Drs. Arnett

> and Gunson are at the Center for Corrective Jaw Surgery in Santa

> Barbara. They rule!

>

> Cheers,

> Nina

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Nina,

>

> I'm having treatment done with the same duo this August, and am

> flying over from the UK to get it done. I too had to wait 6 months

> for a consult, but was glad as I know they will do such a good

> thorough job of it all and was very impressed with the

consultation.

>

> I'm sooooo pleased to hear that you had such a good experience and

> such faith in Dr. Arnett. I'm going to be working 24/7 for a

number

> of years to pay for all of this... so am sooo hoping that it's all

> going to be worth it!

>

> And seeing your email, I think it will be!! fingers crossed!

>

> Suzy

> x

You won't be sorry. I guess they end up re-doing a lot of botched

surgeries, or surgeries where the end result wasn't as desirable as

it should be. The idea of surgery is scary, but you're in excellent

hands with these two!

Cheers,

Nina