Having my op on march 23rd!

[Guest guest]

Hello everybody. Just checking in from the UK. I am due to have my

lower jaw advancement next wednesday and have come to this site for

some moral support and advice!

Have had braces on for 20 months now and my teeth are pretty

straight. All that i need now for that perfect smile is for my lower

jaw to come forward about 7-9mm. I don't know anyone else who has had

this kind of surgery done so it has been useful (and a bit scary) to

read your posts and see your pictures.

Am starting a new job at the beginning of may - any chance i will

look like or sound like a normal person by then?!

All for now,

debsx

[Guest guest]

Hi debra

Best of luck next week. Can't hep you with the work question as I'm

a bit of an observer here until the NHS give me an appointment but

glad to hear from someone else from the UK.

>

> Hello everybody. Just checking in from the UK. I am due to have my

> lower jaw advancement next wednesday and have come to this site for

> some moral support and advice!

>

> Have had braces on for 20 months now and my teeth are pretty

> straight. All that i need now for that perfect smile is for my

lower

> jaw to come forward about 7-9mm. I don't know anyone else who has

had

> this kind of surgery done so it has been useful (and a bit scary)

to

> read your posts and see your pictures.

>

> Am starting a new job at the beginning of may - any chance i will

> look like or sound like a normal person by then?!

>

> All for now,

> debsx

[Guest guest]

Debra,

I am also having my surgery on the 23rd. I've been told that I will

sound pretty normal by the second week (although my mouth won't move

when I talk - yay, free ventriloquism training!). and look

pretty " normal " in about a month. There can be residual swelling

for a year, but probably nothing that someone in a new job would

notice.

GOOD LUCK!

> > >

> > > Hello everybody. Just checking in from the UK. I am due to

have

> my

> > > lower jaw advancement next wednesday and have come to this

site

> for

> > > some moral support and advice!

> > >

> > > Have had braces on for 20 months now and my teeth are pretty

> > > straight. All that i need now for that perfect smile is for my

> > lower

> > > jaw to come forward about 7-9mm. I don't know anyone else who

has

> > had

> > > this kind of surgery done so it has been useful (and a bit

scary)

> > to

> > > read your posts and see your pictures.

> > >

> > > Am starting a new job at the beginning of may - any chance i

will

> > > look like or sound like a normal person by then?!

> > >

> > > All for now,

> > > debsx