Re: Oakland Kaiser Surgeons

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Dave,

Thanks for the info! Good luck with your surgery on March 4th

M

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , Lara

<davegun@c...> wrote:

> I have had two operation by Dr. O'ryan. Both were condyle

removal.

> The first operation she was too conservative and did not remove

enough.

> The second one did nothing to change the problem of my jaw being

over

> to the right. This has been going on for 4 years now.

>

> I found Kaiser to be very helpful in getting this issue worked on.

I

> did have to insist a little to get the x-rays needed to look for

the

> problem. Once there was a diagnosis everything is going smoothly.

I

> do not have to have braces at this point.

>

> Dr. O'ryan is great. I do not fault her for possibly doing

unnecessary

> surgeries, the condylectomies. She just wanted to go very

> conservatively as far as operating was concerned. The breaking of

the

> jaw is dramatic and she thought the condyle was the problem, but

now we

> know the jaw needs to be reformed.

>

> I believe she is the head of the department and has a say on who is

on

> board as far as other doctors are concerned. So I have trusted the

> other doctors that had to look at me while she is gone. Also there

> will be another doctor in the operating room with her. Although

she

> assured me the last time that she is the principle surgeon during

the

> operation.

>

> I can't think of anything else. My surgery is March 4 and I will

be

> wired shut for 2 weeks.

>

> Dave Lara

>

>

>

> > Hello,

> >

> > I don't know anything about Dr. O'ryan or Dr. Poor,  but I have

some

> > questions for you. I'm new to Kaiser and I'm wondering how to go

about

> > getting the surgery. I know I need it done because several

> > orthodontists have recommended it but my prior insurance wouldn't

> > cover it. Did Kaiser give you a hard time or was it fairly easy?

Are

> > they covering everything (including braces)? How did you navigate

the

> > system? Anything you have to share would be great!

> >

> > Thanks,

> > MCS

> >

> > mwjulaton <mwjulaton@y...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi everyone!

> > I'm scheduled for upper/lower jaw surgery at Oakland Kaiser with

Dr.

> > Felice O'ryan and Dr. Poor next month. I'm looking for

people

> > who have had the surgery done by either of these surgeons to let

me

> > know what their experiences were...good or bad. I'm starting to

feel

> > a bit nervous as the surgery draws near.  Any information would

be

> > greatly appreciated. Thanks.

> > M

> >