I've made my decision

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Well, folks, I've made up my mind to have Orthognathic Surgery!! On

Friday I went to my OMS to have abcessed Tooth #K extracted. I told

him my decision to have the surgery and that I wanted HIM to do it;

he was very happy and excited!! I told him that I had been doing lots

of reading about it on the Web and had found a wonderful bunch of

people @ a Yahoo Group entitled Orthognathic Surgery Support. I told

him about the kinds of information I've been getting here and he was

very impressed. We discussed my needs for a BSSO and possible LeFort

I; he says he won't know exactly what will be needed until a few

months before the surgery regarding the need for an upper procedure,

but he felt I definitely need the BSSO/ set-back procedure. He also

says he will also need to do some lipo on my chin/neck area - I joked

and said I need some of that done lower down. He also told me about a

small hospital in Boise that both he and his wife (his

anesthesiologist) practice surgery at, and that it is alot less

expensive to have the surgery there than at the hospital I work at,

since the insurance provided by employer will not pay for this. He

referred me to an Orthodontist, and I set up an appointment to talk

with him a week from Tuesday. My OMS told me that he thinks I will

only have to wear braces for one year before the surgery, because my

teeth aren't very crooked. So, if I get my braces sometime this

summer, I could possibly have my surgery done by Fall 2006 - Wow! I'm

getting very excited to have all this behind me; I'm tired of having

an underbite and all the problems associated w/ it: problems chewing,

problems w/ speech, jaw pain and spasms, headaches, neck spasms

(usually relieved by my Chiropractor), and noisy jaw joints when

eating. I feel I have the BEST OMS I could ever have, and trust him

completely. I will get my Orthognathic work-up after the Ortho work-

up is done, probably in mid-June. I'll keep you posted on my

progress. Thank you for your continued support./ Diane (Idaho)

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Diane,

Wow! You are just a ball of bouncing positive energy! Congrats on

doing all your " homework " and on feeling confident about your

decision. I'm 6 days post-op myself (upper/lower) and thrive on the

positivity I find on this site. Thanks for sharing yours!

Best of luck,

Carol

> Well, folks, I've made up my mind to have Orthognathic Surgery!! On

> Friday I went to my OMS to have abcessed Tooth #K extracted. I told

> him my decision to have the surgery and that I wanted HIM to do it;

> he was very happy and excited!! I told him that I had been doing

lots

> of reading about it on the Web and had found a wonderful bunch of

> people @ a Yahoo Group entitled Orthognathic Surgery Support. I

told

> him about the kinds of information I've been getting here and he

was

> very impressed. We discussed my needs for a BSSO and possible

LeFort

> I; he says he won't know exactly what will be needed until a few

> months before the surgery regarding the need for an upper

procedure,

> but he felt I definitely need the BSSO/ set-back procedure. He also

> says he will also need to do some lipo on my chin/neck area - I

joked

> and said I need some of that done lower down. He also told me about

a

> small hospital in Boise that both he and his wife (his

> anesthesiologist) practice surgery at, and that it is alot less

> expensive to have the surgery there than at the hospital I work at,

> since the insurance provided by employer will not pay for this. He

> referred me to an Orthodontist, and I set up an appointment to talk

> with him a week from Tuesday. My OMS told me that he thinks I will

> only have to wear braces for one year before the surgery, because

my

> teeth aren't very crooked. So, if I get my braces sometime this

> summer, I could possibly have my surgery done by Fall 2006 - Wow!

I'm

> getting very excited to have all this behind me; I'm tired of

having

> an underbite and all the problems associated w/ it: problems

chewing,

> problems w/ speech, jaw pain and spasms, headaches, neck spasms

> (usually relieved by my Chiropractor), and noisy jaw joints when

> eating. I feel I have the BEST OMS I could ever have, and trust him

> completely. I will get my Orthognathic work-up after the Ortho work-

> up is done, probably in mid-June. I'll keep you posted on my

> progress. Thank you for your continued support./ Diane (Idaho)