Re: Surgery scheduled for June-I'm another one

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Hi Steve,

Good luck on your surgery. I'm another June surgery (June 17th) for

sleep apnea, too. Same surgery Lefort 1, BSSO, genio and some

partial

turbinectomy. I asked the OS how far they'd be moving lower jaw - he

said about 13 mm. The good news is I probably will not have a splint

in

after surgery and will just have bands.

I'm probably one of the " older " persons, if not the oldest. 62 next

week. I've been in braces for two years. I was suppose to have

surgery

in Dec, and again in April, but I've had problems with back/leg pain.

Ended up with nerve block in Dec. After much phyiscal therapy, it's

rescheduled. (Getting old isn't for sissies!!) Third time has to

the " charm " . However, now I need a stress test to make sure the " old

ticker " can handle the long surgery.

Hopefully traveling to 3 grandchildren's granduations in the next 4

weeks will not flare up the pain again and nothing else will stop the

surgery this time.

Shirley