Re: Sara

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Hi Sara:

I went to my OD yesterday and he stated that the space he is creating

for my OS needs to be about 1cm wider. He did give me the good news

that on the 12th of May he is going to put the surgical wires and

hooks on. He said to plan on being at his office for about 2 hours.

I did call my OS after the appointment to see if they could go ahead

and schedule the surgery since the wires are going to be put on.

They stated they would call me back today after they talked with my

OS. I will keep you posted when I get my big date!!

> > >

> > > I just heard back from my new OS's office and my surgery date

has

> > been

> > > set to June 6th. That's a load off my shoulders since I've been

> > > agonizing over when the surgery will take place for months now.

> Am

> > > actually strangely excited! Any way, just wanted to share with

all

> > of

> > > you.

> > >

> > > Sara

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> > > > > >

> > > > > > I just heard back from my new OS's office and my surgery

> date

> > > has

> > > > > been

> > > > > > set to June 6th. That's a load off my shoulders since

I've

> > been

> > > > > > agonizing over when the surgery will take place for

months

> > now.

> > > > Am

> > > > > > actually strangely excited! Any way, just wanted to share

> > with

> > > all

> > > > > of

> > > > > > you.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Sara

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Sara:

I finally got a date today from the OS....JUNE 28th is going to be

the date of my surgery. I have been following this group for the

past 2 years and it feels so good to finally be posting a surgery

date. So add another surgery buddy to your group!!

> > > > >

> > > > > I just heard back from my new OS's office and my surgery

date

> > has

> > > > been

> > > > > set to June 6th. That's a load off my shoulders since I've

> been

> > > > > agonizing over when the surgery will take place for months

> now.

> > > Am

> > > > > actually strangely excited! Any way, just wanted to share

> with

> > all

> > > > of

> > > > > you.

> > > > >

> > > > > Sara

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Sara:

Yes, it feels good to finally get a date. It's funny because when I

tell everyone they say that's far away. But when you have been in

braces for 26 months, 2 months doesn't seem bad at all. I can't wait

until you and I are on the other side talking about our recoveries!!

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > I just heard back from my new OS's office and my

> surgery

> > > date

> > > > > has

> > > > > > > been

> > > > > > > > set to June 6th. That's a load off my shoulders since

> > I've

> > > > been

> > > > > > > > agonizing over when the surgery will take place for

> > months

> > > > now.

> > > > > > Am

> > > > > > > > actually strangely excited! Any way, just wanted to

> share

> > > > with

> > > > > all

> > > > > > > of

> > > > > > > > you.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Sara

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ---------------------------------

> > > >

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Join the crowd with the lower jaw lol! I will be having upper,

lower, and genio also!! I need to find some pics to post. We

actually have very similar bites I think by looking at your pics! I

figure that if your gonna feel like crap during recovery anyways,

might as well get everything perfect! Thats how I feel about my

genio anyways...I'm not soo keen on the idea that my chin

is " plastic " surgery but Im not gonna go through all of this and not

look as PERFECT as possible lol!!

Is anyone else getting genio cutting out good and bad pics of chins

to show your surgeon what you prefer?? LOL...cause I sure am! I

have never paid soo much attention to pictures of chins before haha

~

> > Hey All

> >

> > As promised to all my June surgery buddies and any one else that

is

> > interested, here's a recap of my doctor visit today. It lasted

all

> in

> > all only 1 hour. First I was seen by one doctor who almost

scared

> the

> > living daylights out of me by suggesting that my surgery might

have

> > to be delayed a bit more. NO WAY! Basically he asked me when the

> last

> > time I had seen me ortho had been to which I told him about 10

days

> > ago to get some wire wrapped in front of my 2 front teeth

because i

> > felt one was moving too forward. And he said to me, " oh, if ur

> teeth

> > are still moving then we're going to have to hold off on

surgery. "

> I

> > wish you could have seen me because I looked at him with this

look

> > that basically said, " mister, i'm booked for june 6th and unless

> i'm

> > seriously sick your are doing surgery june 6th. " Any way, the

whole

> > confusion came out of the fact that this doctor was not one of

> those

> > following my case so I guess he got a little carried away

because

> > shortly after my doctor came in and told me that June 6th it

was.

> As

> > a side note, I love my doctor! He's a real sweetie which really

> > helps.

> >

> > Anyway, back to the work-up details. First they made me bite

into a

> > piece of wax that was U-shaped. I'm pretty sure we'll all done

this

> > already at the orthos. They made me do it twice while sitting

and

> > then once while standing. I guess the way your bite is sitting

and

> > standing tends to differ. Then using one of the molds of my bite

> they

> > slipped it back into my mouth and attached me to this metallic

> device

> > that has 2 pieces that go into each of ur ears and one that

touches

> > the bridge of your nose. I don't know how to explain it really.

I'd

> > already seen this once at my orthos when he prepared my models

to

> see

> > what he thought should be done during my surgery. It's not

painful

> at

> > all, you just look a bit like an alien for a couple of minutes.

I

> > think the point of this device was to measure the length of my

face

> > and where my jaw should meet. They also measured the distance

from

> > the base of my nose to my lips - this part of me is apparently

very

> > long as a result probably of my open bite. Next came a whole

bunch

> of

> > x-rays. Nothing special, the usual run. And last but not least

came

> > the whole mouth and jaw molds. I had to do four in total, two

for

> top

> > and two for bottom. And that was it really.

> >

> > I also got to sit down with my surgeon and we discussed the

surgery

> a

> > bit. Unfortunately he thinks that I might have to do lower jaw

> > surgery as well - previously it was thought I could just do

upper

> but

> > he's concerned that my lower jaw won't swing exactly into the

right

> > place and will need to be moved forward. I was bummed about this

> > because I know that it makes recovery a little longer but what

can

> I

> > do. There are people on this board who have had so much worse so

> I'll

> > stop complaining. He also confirmed that I will definitely need

a

> > genioplasty and that I will be banded and plated. SO that's

that.

> >

> > The one thing that really bummed me out was when I asked him if

it

> > would be ok for me to fly home to Milan after 3 and half weeks

of

> > surgery. He said no way. I have to wait at least 4 weeks and I

can

> > only stay away for 2 weeks. So there goes my summer plans I

guess,

> > not that I had any major ones but i rather fancied the idea of

> > recovering out in the Tuscan countryside - my boyfriend lives

> there.

> > I also asked him about the possibility that I may be moving back

to

> > London or Milan in September for work and whether that would be

a

> > problem. Well girls and boys, it looks like I will be staying

put

> in

> > NYC until at least Xmas. He wasn't comfortable with me leaving

so

> > soon. I know it's for the best but it broke my heart when I told

my

> > boyfriend that we would be apart for even longer now (it's

already

> > been 2 years). But as my mother says, one's health is the most

> > important thing and without good health u can't do much.

> >

> > Right, this has turned out into a novel. Sorry about that! SO

many

> > ideas racing through my head.

> >

> > Sara

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Hmmmm... How bout boyfriend coming to NY to work there for a bit?

Surely there are no shortage of opportunities of one sort or

another, and maybe he could take a leave from regular duties. (And

don't those romantic Italians understand pleas like, " My sweetheart

needs me while she recovers from this most difficult -- ok, an

exxageration -- surgery! " ???

Just a thought...

He could bring you gelato... (Good nutrition, no? Or Zabaglione?)

C.

> Join the crowd with the lower jaw lol! I will be having upper,

> lower, and genio also!! I need to find some pics to post. We

> actually have very similar bites I think by looking at your pics!

I

>

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Lol Cammie, you crack me up! Alas, I wish it could be so but boyfy

runs the family company, or rather farm. See, he makes that good ol'

red wine we like to drink so much here in the US and that requires

tending to the vines and generally being present. I'm sure we'll

survive, we've waited this long we can wait a little longer and I'd

rather have a healthy and sound recovery than go back home to Italy

but have a messed up jaw. I just better find me a job that allows for

more than 2 weeks of holiday a year, I don't understand, here in the

US it's all work, work and no play. On a more serious note, now

you've got me craving some gelato!

Sara

> > Join the crowd with the lower jaw lol! I will be having upper,

> > lower, and genio also!! I need to find some pics to post. We

> > actually have very similar bites I think by looking at your

pics!

> I

> >