Re: Translation Please!

[Guest guest]

I'm not the best, but here's what I get:

" both maxillary and mandibular osteotomies " : He's going to cut the

bone(s) in both the upper and lower jaws.

" entailing a horizontal maxillary osteotomy with posterior

impaction " : sounds like he's gonna cut your upper along a horizontal

line, and move it up, particularly in the back of your mouth.

" and bilateral sagittal osteotomies for mandibular lengthening " :

cuts on both sides of the lower jaw, then teasing the bone apart, so

that it can slide forward and be screwed or plated down (or maybe

fixed with wiring, I dunno, as there's nothing about rigid internal

fixation). End result: Your lower jaw will move forward.

I have no clue what a " migration process at work " might be. My

employer moved from one building to another (is that a " migration

process " ?) while I was out having surgery. I had to do the packing

before hand, and the unpacking afterward, and was very grateful to

have taken the full four weeks allowed for recovery. I had lower jaw

surgery only, and a really excellent recovery.

Friend, talk with your surgeon, and ask him " real English "

questions, just as you have us. I would suspect that six weeks would

be plenty, but some folks take longer than others. Better to get the

maximum approval and show up early, than to have to ask for more

time when you're expected back.

C.

>

> I received notes from my OS regarding my surgery and was hoping

one of

> you could translate for me. I've been in braces for one and a half

> months and should be ready for surgery in three to seven months.

My OS

> noted correction will entail both maxillary and mandibular

osteotomies

> entailing a horizontal maxillary osteotomy with posterior

impaction

> and bilateral sagittal osteotomies for mandibular lengthening. I

> understand the last two words of that sentence. Any idea what will

be

> happening to me?

>

> I haven't seen my OS since my initial consult in November and am

about

> to schedule a 24 - 29 month migration project at work that should

> start in July. I've been following the emails on this site for a

while

> and have seen many variations on recovery. Although everyone is

> different, would it be safe to say about four to six weeks off

from

> work? I'm trying to get an idea of whether it will be possible to

> schedule my surgery somewhere in the migration process where I

> wouldn't be needed as much.

>

> Thanks in advance.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cammie. I plan to phone the OS, but wanted a little background before

I did. I appreciate your help.

Our migration will move a key mainframe computer program used by our

attorneys to draft legislative documents and our state statutes to a

network-based system. This is a huge project with a large budget. I'm

responsible for the project overall, but will contract out the project

management. As we prepare our project schedule, I'm trying to get an idea of

when I might be able to have surgery with the least amount of impact to the

project. I'm sure the others on my team will do a great job, but they would

feel more comfortable if I was there or least could speak to them via the

phone. Then there's trying to time the orthodontics and surgery schedule.

We'll just have to see how it all plays out.

Regards,

Diane

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From: orthognathicsurgerysupport

[mailto:orthognathicsurgerysupport ] On Behalf Of ceast36532

Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 10:46 PM

To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

Subject: Re: Translation Please!

I'm not the best, but here's what I get:

" both maxillary and mandibular osteotomies " : He's going to cut the

bone(s) in both the upper and lower jaws.

" entailing a horizontal maxillary osteotomy with posterior

impaction " : sounds like he's gonna cut your upper along a horizontal

line, and move it up, particularly in the back of your mouth.

" and bilateral sagittal osteotomies for mandibular lengthening " :

cuts on both sides of the lower jaw, then teasing the bone apart, so

that it can slide forward and be screwed or plated down (or maybe

fixed with wiring, I dunno, as there's nothing about rigid internal

fixation). End result: Your lower jaw will move forward.

I have no clue what a " migration process at work " might be. My

employer moved from one building to another (is that a " migration

process " ?) while I was out having surgery. I had to do the packing

before hand, and the unpacking afterward, and was very grateful to

have taken the full four weeks allowed for recovery. I had lower jaw

surgery only, and a really excellent recovery.

Friend, talk with your surgeon, and ask him " real English "

questions, just as you have us. I would suspect that six weeks would

be plenty, but some folks take longer than others. Better to get the

maximum approval and show up early, than to have to ask for more

time when you're expected back.

C.

>

> I received notes from my OS regarding my surgery and was hoping

one of

> you could translate for me. I've been in braces for one and a half

> months and should be ready for surgery in three to seven months.

My OS

> noted correction will entail both maxillary and mandibular

osteotomies

> entailing a horizontal maxillary osteotomy with posterior

impaction

> and bilateral sagittal osteotomies for mandibular lengthening. I

> understand the last two words of that sentence. Any idea what will

be

> happening to me?

>

> I haven't seen my OS since my initial consult in November and am

about

> to schedule a 24 - 29 month migration project at work that should

> start in July. I've been following the emails on this site for a

while

> and have seen many variations on recovery. Although everyone is

> different, would it be safe to say about four to six weeks off

from

> work? I'm trying to get an idea of whether it will be possible to

> schedule my surgery somewhere in the migration process where I

> wouldn't be needed as much.

>

> Thanks in advance.

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