to katiasashafan

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-Hi and welcome to the board.

<MY names kat and im from the UK. Im Not often on the boards these

days as i am busy with uni. I jsut thought that i would introduce

myself while i had the chance. I had UPPer aND lower jaw surgery 3

years ago to correct a class III underbite. I had my surgery done

through the NHS so i cant help with insurcance q's and that im

afraid. But if you had any questions about the surgery or braces

and wisdom teeth (i had surgery to remove them before my jaw op) im

happy to answer them.

Kind regards

Kat_UK.

P.S. GOOD luck with getting your braces.

orthognathicsurgerysupport , katiasashafan

<mochaBeanRQt@g...> wrote:

> hi everyone. I have been mostly reading everyone's posts on this

> forum. I am finally going to dive into getting my teeth fixed. I

have

> a Class III Maloclussion. My lower jaw is longer than my upper jaw

and

> slightly to the right. My upper jaw is aligned slightly toward the

> left. I have always had problems w/ my bite and just never really

had

> the chance to fix my teeth until now. I also just learned that if I

> only did this when I was younger (my dad was in the Navy and under

> Tricare here in Seattle), they would have covered jaw surgery 100%.

> Now that I realize this now (I'm only 25), I wish I would have

gotten

> this done sooner. All of my jaw problems will most likely require

me

> to get both upper and lower jaw surgery.

>

> I just had my ortho and oral surgery consult done. I get my braces

on

> April 11th. Then I need to get my wisdom teeth out. I know that

I'll

> have to wear braces for about a year before getting the jaw

surgery,

> but I also just found out that my insurance (KPS) does not cover

jaw

> surgery (it is clearly stated in the contract that it is

excluded). So

> I will have to pay out of pocket!

>

> My OS is going to be Dr. Feldman. Has anyone on this board ever had

> any experience w/ him? To those of you who have, any feedback about

> him at all? I know that Dr. Feldman primarily works in the Seattle

> area, and has a deal w/ Swedish Hospital w/ jaw surgery. He gave

me a

> " rough " estimate that if I only had lower jaw surgery done, the

total

> costs (including anesthesia, his fees, hospital fees, etc) would be

> around $6000. If I went w/ both lower and upper jaw surger, total

cost

> would be around $9000. I'm kind of bummed out that my insurance

will

> not pay this surgery. So I'll have to either save up my money or

see

> if I can take out a loan.

>

> Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself to this board and say

hi. I

> have enjoyed reading everyone's posts.

>

> Take care!