Another new member who just wanted to say Hello

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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