Re: Getting married and have no surgery date yet.

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Hi,

I was ready for surgery a couple months before I actually had it due

to a scheduling problem. Because of school, I had hoped to fit my

surgery in over january break, but the surgeon wasn't able to look at

my models in time to get it all arranged. The next chance I had was

my spring break in early March. In the meantime, I got the jitters

and checked out a couple surgeons before definitely deciding (much

more confidently) on the original surgeon. Between my having a follow-

up meeting with him which my orthodontist recommended on February 7

there was just exactly a month until my surgery on March 9th. It

could have been earlier possibly had he not been leaving for vacation

at the end of February. But I got in there pretty quickly. I think

that scheduling is very unique to the surgeon/where you are located.

I hear what I would call horror stories about the wait some people

have to get in just for a consult with their surgeon. YOu might ask

his office generally what the turnaround time is... as soon as he

reviews your models and thinks you are ready for surgery.... how long

will you have to wait after that point before he'll be able to get

you in??? I don't know how often he performs surgery in a week or how

many surgeries in a day. The surgeon I went with performs one day a

week and he, at least on the day I went in, had 5 surgeries!!! He is

very experienced though. Another surgeon I consulted with performs

surgery I think on more than one day a week, so scheduling with him

would have gone differently. I would have had a better date with him,

but I cared more about which surgeon than the date, so I went with

the one I trusted and the one my orthodontist recommended after we

sat down and discussed everything (there were other factors up in the

air regarding what surgery to have, etc due to my specific case).

Anyway, the point is that a lot of factors come in to play to affect

how the scheduling pans out. Did your orthodontist tell you that

you'll get your braces off very soon after the surgery?? Mine has

maintained about 6 months post surgery all along. I will be happy if

they are off by the end of the year because I totally don't want them

off prematurely. Anyway, this is how my scheduling went. Probably

everyone on this site has a completely different story. Good luck and

I hope it all works out for you!! If anything, you can photoshop out

the braces in your wedding pictures. My boyfriend and I did that for

me in a picture we had taken together! Looks great too!! But

really, I do hope they are off in time.... Let us know what

happens!! Katja

PS Let your ortho know that you are anxious to get this scheduled!

Mine would have gone differently if I hadn't told my ortho that I

wanted to get the ball rolling because I was working around time

constraints of school. As soon as he knew, he worked with me to get

things going....

>

> Hi all,

>

> ooohhh I am getting in a right tis! I am getting married at the

> begining of september and still have no surgery date yet. I

> discussed my wedding at the begining of my treatment and they said

> if i left it until September that will be fine, now i am getting

> worried as I have no date yet!

>

> I am having upper/lower/genio and will be ready for the operation

in

> May. I have been having dreams that I end up getting married in

my

> braces or that I am still recovering 1 month post op on a liquid

> diet, can't say 'I do' and pass out in the church! I am getting

> all stressed that i am running out of time and don't want to still

> be swelled and bruised for the big day, is it too soon to be booked

> in for surgery? I just wondered what the general timescale is

> between getting your date and the op. I am going back at the end

> of April and will ask again but if anyone can ease my overactive

> brain for the time being...

> xx