Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Hi everyone. My name is Sharon and I live in Sherwood, Oregon (near Portland). This is my first post. As a pre-teen and teenager, I had 8 teeth pulled, head gear, speach therapy, braces for 4 1/2 years, retainers, wisdom teeth pulled, etc. Now I am almost 40 and feel my overbite is awful and the teeth are crooked again. I went to the ortho and he said he wouldn't put braces on me unless I had this surgery. What a suprise, never knew it existed. I wish I'd known years ago, would have helped with my self esteem. This site has defintely helped me in my fact gathering. I have an appointment on March 31 with an OS -- Dr. Beadnell. He was recommended by the orth. Has anyone else worked with Dr. Beadnell? Does anyone recommend another OS in the Portland area? I look forward to receiving responses. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hi Sharon, My name is Diane and I live in Salem, Oregon. As you maybe saw from my whining yesterday, I'm early in the process - just getting braces on yesterday (ouch). My surgery will be in about a year. I met with Dr. West from Seattle last November to discuss my treatment. He is a very nice and patient man, probably in his late 50s. My OD said it is a long way to travel, but is the only orthognathic surgeon he would recommend. I feel very comfortable with him and his experience w/this surgery. There are a couple of others on this board who are seeing Dr. West or are planning on meeting with him.one from Montana. They're names are Fran, Beth and Luna. Good luck and welcome aboard! Diane _____ From: Sharon Dunham Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:28 PM To: orthognathicsurgerysupport Subject: Another new member Hi everyone. My name is Sharon and I live in Sherwood, Oregon (near Portland). This is my first post. As a pre-teen and teenager, I had 8 teeth pulled, head gear, speach therapy, braces for 4 1/2 years, retainers, wisdom teeth pulled, etc. Now I am almost 40 and feel my overbite is awful and the teeth are crooked again. I went to the ortho and he said he wouldn't put braces on me unless I had this surgery. What a suprise, never knew it existed. I wish I'd known years ago, would have helped with my self esteem. This site has defintely helped me in my fact gathering. I have an appointment on March 31 with an OS -- Dr. Beadnell. He was recommended by the orth. Has anyone else worked with Dr. Beadnell? Does anyone recommend another OS in the Portland area? I look forward to receiving responses. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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