Re: Another new member who just wanted to say Hello

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I was joined to this group 2 days ago and I am looking

forward to the surgery on 28/3/05. I am preparing and

go for the surgery. I hope someone who did before can

suggest and advise what have to do and don't during

and after the surgery.

Many thanks

Hope can meet each other.

Regards,

HOUR.K

--- Sara Regine Hassett wrote:

>

> Hi All

>

> Just wanted to introduce myself. I joined the group

> about a week ago

> after my mother found it online and suggested I

> join. I must say,

> it's been a relief to see that other people are

> asking themselves

> many of the same questions that I am regarding

> having jaw surgery.

>

> I have an anterior open bite and have been wearing

> braces for 4

> months now. Prior to this I wore braces for 10 years

> (along with a

> whole set of headgears, tongue-gates, elastics, you

> name it!), from

> the time I was 7 to 17 years old in an attempt to

> fix my open bite

> and therefore avoid jaw surgery. Unfortunately it

> wasn't meant to

> be

> and now, ten years later I've finally decided to

> bite the bullet

> and

> go for it, mainly due to the fact that my TMJ has

> been getting worse

> (killer headaches) and eating/chewing has become

> something of a

> challenge to me, not to mention that my chin is

> withdrawing more and

> more everyday whereas my smile is becoming gummier

> by the minute. My

> surgery is due to take place at the end of this May,

> after I graduate

> from grad school but my OS hasn't set a fixed date

> yet. Fingers

> crossed it will be sooner rather than later.

>

> While I've been determined to get through this whole

> ordeal all

> along

> I've been feeling sort of lost throughout the whole

> process and

> above

> all, terrorized of the surgery and what comes after.

> Hearing about

> all of your procedures, trials and tribulations, and

> above all,

> successful results is really encouraging. And,

> seeing these post-op

> pics helps calm me down because now I know what I'm

> in for. I

> have a

> ton of questions and I'm sure I'll be posting them

> like crazy

> in the

> future weeks to come.

>

> Thanks all for sharing your experiences and for

> being so honest!

>

> Sara

>

>

>

>

>

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