Guest guest Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Hey, I was on the fence about undergoing this surgery two other times - both times I passed. But, this time it feels so-o right to do this - I have the best surgeon I could have ever hoped for. This time I'm doing this for ME - not to get people (family) off my back. I'm tired of having this stupid underbite; my function is now getting worse - chewing and talking. Now that I've made up my mind, I'm very impatient to get the whole thing started so I can get my surgery next summer. These decisions are never easy; everyone wrestles with the pro's and con's. Sure, I'm scared, but fear is okay; I'll get thru this with the help of my surgeon, all the wonderful people on this site, and my friends/family. It helps to get all the info you can about the surgery; for me, I searched the web and I have read lots and lots of back-posts of this site. I think I will be very ready when the surgery comes. Good luck with your decision! ~~~~~ Diane--- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " zer0haste " <zer0haste@y...> wrote: > Hey, I am still on the fence about this surgery. I am kinda scared > about the process, but I see great results. > > My main reasons for this would be that my lower jaw is messed up big > time and my upper teeth are really set far back. Do these sound > familiar? Because I dont know if the upper would need surgery or just > braces (again). > > What do you think? > > And what were your initial problems that led you to have the surgery > and were they solved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi there. I wanted to reply because I was very on the fence initially about my surgery. I thought my orthodentist was just looking for more money. I was sure that there must be some other way to correct my bite. My jaw has been in rough shape for 14 years (actually since I got my braces off the first time). My lower jaw is an back from my upper jaw. I didn't realize it was so far because my first set of braces had only a cosmetic result, and made my lower front teeth tip forward to account for the inch of space. I wanted to just get braces again. But, I also wanted my jaw to feel better. I can't talk for more than a couple of hours without aching. Smiling too much makes my jaw sore. Its all because in order to make proper verbal sounds and smile, I have to slide my lower jaw forward. I realize now that surgery is really the only way for me. I am scared, nervous, hopeful, timid, and excited about my surgery. I hope some of this has helped you out. This is a very personal decision. Good luck on whatever you decide to do. Fay > Hey, I am still on the fence about this surgery. I am kinda scared > about the process, but I see great results. > > My main reasons for this would be that my lower jaw is messed up big > time and my upper teeth are really set far back. Do these sound > familiar? Because I dont know if the upper would need surgery or just > braces (again). > > What do you think? > > And what were your initial problems that led you to have the surgery > and were they solved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 My reasons for surgery were as follows: After wearing braces for 10 years between the ages of 7 to 17 my open bite/over bite redeveloped. At age 26 I finally decided to go through with the surgery (I am now age 27). Problems I encountered between the ages of 17 and 26 when my bite worsened were as follows: - problem biting into food e.g. there is no way I can bite into a sandwhich without cutting it into small pieces first or gnawing at it like a dog - i tend to chew all my foods on the right hand side of my mouth and use only my back teeth - eating anything meaty is tiresome - I developed headaches/migraines that got increasingly worse and that could last any where between 10 minutes to 2 hours at a time. No pain medicine helped to relieve this - My smile was getting gummier by the minute - My jaw was constantly grating and popping, sometimes locking - I'm a teeth grinder when I sleep and when under particular stress, this problem was getting worse - the muscles and nerves on the side of my face and my chin were constantly in tension because I was trying to compensate for my jaw weakness So there you go. After evaluating how much these problems had gotten worse over the time span of 9 years I did a few calculations in my head and figured that by the time I was 40 I would be going absolutely bonkers with eating and migraines. No thank you! SOLUTION - Surgery WAS I SCARED - You bet'cha! WAS THE SURGERY SCARY - Only the beginning, as in getting into the hospital. The surgery itself was so much easier than I ever expected. Sara Upper le forte, 3 pieces, removed 2 bicuspids/genio June 6th 2005 > Hey, I am still on the fence about this surgery. I am kinda scared > about the process, but I see great results. > > My main reasons for this would be that my lower jaw is messed up big > time and my upper teeth are really set far back. Do these sound > familiar? Because I dont know if the upper would need surgery or just > braces (again). > > What do you think? > > And what were your initial problems that led you to have the surgery > and were they solved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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