Re: Nine Weeks Post-Op and a Rave About My Surgeons!

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzy! I know this listing is pretty old...It's been awhile since I've read

in here, but was hoping you'd still get this. I'm having surgery with the " duo "

July 27th. What date are you having yours done? I'll be there for most of

August....flying out for Colorado.

Suzy wrote:

Hi Nina,

I'm having treatment done with the same duo this August, and am

flying over from the UK to get it done. I too had to wait 6 months

for a consult, but was glad as I know they will do such a good

thorough job of it all and was very impressed with the consultation.

I'm sooooo pleased to hear that you had such a good experience and

such faith in Dr. Arnett. I'm going to be working 24/7 for a number

of years to pay for all of this... so am sooo hoping that it's all

going to be worth it!

And seeing your email, I think it will be!! fingers crossed!

Suzy

x

>

> Howdy All,

>

> You read so many horror stories and " I'm miserable " posts here that

> I thought I'd share a bit of my story.

>

> I had upper and lower jaw surgery on February 3rd with Dr. Arnett

> and Dr. Gunson in Santa Barbara. To say that I'm pleased with my

> results would be the apex of understatment; I'm thrilled. But I

also

> wanted to do a quick shout-out regarding my surgeons, Dr. Arnett

and

> Dr. Gunson.

>

> Getting your face sawed in half, as I've said to friends and family

> before and after the surgery, is not for the faint of heart. It's

> not just the night in the hospital, the swelling, the drinking out

> of sippy cups and exercising so you can get your mouth open that

> extra millimeter. There's that nagging feeling of what if I go

> through all of this and the problem isn't solved, or what if I look

> worse? Wondering if your surgeon is the right surgeon, and so on.

>

> I had these thoughts before I met my surgeon, because it took six

> months to get a consult. But since my consult in 2002, and pre and

> post surgery in 2005, I'm happy to say that I didn't have a single

> regret. I was nervous about the surgery, becase, well, you're

> getting your jaw sawed off and put back together again. It's like

a

> bad sci-fi/horror flick.

>

> My Duynamic Duo, as I refer to them to my friends, made this whole

> process a whole lot easier. Both Doctors are absolute dolls:

> friendly, professional, and have excellent bedside manner.

>

> A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Arnett thought he saw a slight

> complication arising and asked me to come up to Santa Barbara (I'm

> in Los Angeles) as soon as I could. When I got there, he actually

> drove me to an orthodontist's office in town and sat there while

the

> adjustments were made, to make sure that everything would be okay.

>

> These gents down't need me to shill for them; Dr. Arnett has a

> pretty solid reputation on his own. But when my whole braces thing

> started, if you would have told me that the surgery part would be

> the easy part, I would have laughed at you. But my docs and their

> office staff have really made what could be a miserable experience

> an absolutely tolerable one.

>

> I'm gushing, I know. But how can you not have a crush on the men

> that made you look like you always wanted to look?

>

> It took me six months to even get a consult, and I remember

> thinking " is this worth it? " It was, and then some. Drs. Arnett

> and Gunson are at the Center for Corrective Jaw Surgery in Santa

> Barbara. They rule!

>

> Cheers,

> Nina

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[Guest guest]

Hi Nichol,

You're surgery is only just around the corner then!

Good luck with it!

I've got mine scheduled for 31st August. I'm currently trying to find

somewhere to stay for a couple of weeks there after the surgery. I

did contact the pepper tree estate but have yet to hear back from

them. As I'm flying out on my own, I'll have to stay somewhere where

I can get looked after!

Any suggestions?

I'm also flying out for a couple of days on 8th August, as I have to

come and give some blood before the surgery.

It's going to be a busy couple of months.

How are you feeling?

Suzy

> >

> > Howdy All,

> >

> > You read so many horror stories and " I'm miserable " posts here

that

> > I thought I'd share a bit of my story.

> >

> > I had upper and lower jaw surgery on February 3rd with Dr. Arnett

> > and Dr. Gunson in Santa Barbara. To say that I'm pleased with my

> > results would be the apex of understatment; I'm thrilled. But I

> also

> > wanted to do a quick shout-out regarding my surgeons, Dr. Arnett

> and

> > Dr. Gunson.

> >

> > Getting your face sawed in half, as I've said to friends and

family

> > before and after the surgery, is not for the faint of heart.

It's

> > not just the night in the hospital, the swelling, the drinking

out

> > of sippy cups and exercising so you can get your mouth open that

> > extra millimeter. There's that nagging feeling of what if I go

> > through all of this and the problem isn't solved, or what if I

look

> > worse? Wondering if your surgeon is the right surgeon, and so

on.

> >

> > I had these thoughts before I met my surgeon, because it took six

> > months to get a consult. But since my consult in 2002, and pre

and

> > post surgery in 2005, I'm happy to say that I didn't have a

single

> > regret. I was nervous about the surgery, becase, well, you're

> > getting your jaw sawed off and put back together again. It's

like

> a

> > bad sci-fi/horror flick.

> >

> > My Duynamic Duo, as I refer to them to my friends, made this

whole

> > process a whole lot easier. Both Doctors are absolute dolls:

> > friendly, professional, and have excellent bedside manner.

> >

> > A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Arnett thought he saw a slight

> > complication arising and asked me to come up to Santa Barbara

(I'm

> > in Los Angeles) as soon as I could. When I got there, he

actually

> > drove me to an orthodontist's office in town and sat there while

> the

> > adjustments were made, to make sure that everything would be

okay.

> >

> > These gents down't need me to shill for them; Dr. Arnett has a

> > pretty solid reputation on his own. But when my whole braces

thing

> > started, if you would have told me that the surgery part would be

> > the easy part, I would have laughed at you. But my docs and

their

> > office staff have really made what could be a miserable

experience

> > an absolutely tolerable one.

> >

> > I'm gushing, I know. But how can you not have a crush on the men

> > that made you look like you always wanted to look?

> >

> > It took me six months to even get a consult, and I remember

> > thinking " is this worth it? " It was, and then some. Drs. Arnett

> > and Gunson are at the Center for Corrective Jaw Surgery in Santa

> > Barbara. They rule!

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Nina

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

I would think and hope that your surgeon (or someone in his office)

could offer you good advice about how to get aftercare somewhere

near them!

Best,

Cammie

> > >

> > > Howdy All,

> > >

> > > You read so many horror stories and " I'm miserable " posts here

> that

> > > I thought I'd share a bit of my story.

> > >

> > > I had upper and lower jaw surgery on February 3rd with Dr.

Arnett

> > > and Dr. Gunson in Santa Barbara. To say that I'm pleased with

my

> > > results would be the apex of understatment; I'm thrilled. But

I

> > also

> > > wanted to do a quick shout-out regarding my surgeons, Dr.

Arnett

> > and

> > > Dr. Gunson.

> > >

> > > Getting your face sawed in half, as I've said to friends and

> family

> > > before and after the surgery, is not for the faint of heart.

> It's

> > > not just the night in the hospital, the swelling, the drinking

> out

> > > of sippy cups and exercising so you can get your mouth open

that

> > > extra millimeter. There's that nagging feeling of what if I

go

> > > through all of this and the problem isn't solved, or what if I

> look

> > > worse? Wondering if your surgeon is the right surgeon, and so

> on.

> > >

> > > I had these thoughts before I met my surgeon, because it took

six

> > > months to get a consult. But since my consult in 2002, and

pre

> and

> > > post surgery in 2005, I'm happy to say that I didn't have a

> single

> > > regret. I was nervous about the surgery, becase, well, you're

> > > getting your jaw sawed off and put back together again. It's

> like

> > a

> > > bad sci-fi/horror flick.

> > >

> > > My Duynamic Duo, as I refer to them to my friends, made this

> whole

> > > process a whole lot easier. Both Doctors are absolute dolls:

> > > friendly, professional, and have excellent bedside manner.

> > >

> > > A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Arnett thought he saw a slight

> > > complication arising and asked me to come up to Santa Barbara

> (I'm

> > > in Los Angeles) as soon as I could. When I got there, he

> actually

> > > drove me to an orthodontist's office in town and sat there

while

> > the

> > > adjustments were made, to make sure that everything would be

> okay.

> > >

> > > These gents down't need me to shill for them; Dr. Arnett has a

> > > pretty solid reputation on his own. But when my whole braces

> thing

> > > started, if you would have told me that the surgery part would

be

> > > the easy part, I would have laughed at you. But my docs and

> their

> > > office staff have really made what could be a miserable

> experience

> > > an absolutely tolerable one.

> > >

> > > I'm gushing, I know. But how can you not have a crush on the

men

> > > that made you look like you always wanted to look?

> > >

> > > It took me six months to even get a consult, and I remember

> > > thinking " is this worth it? " It was, and then some. Drs.

Arnett

> > > and Gunson are at the Center for Corrective Jaw Surgery in

Santa

> > > Barbara. They rule!

> > >

> > > Cheers,

> > > Nina

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzy,

Believe it or not, I haven't scheduled a place yet. I'm lucky in that my Mom is

coming with me, so I won't need to stay at an after care place. As luck would

have it, the summer months are the busiest for Santa Barbara, so I am finding

the prices to be extremly high.

If you call Arnett's office, they will send you a list of places. I also talked

to realitors in the area that are renting condo's. Since my mom is with me, we

need to have at least two bedrooms, and a kitchen would be nice for all the

concoctions we will have to make to see what I can eat.

As soon as I do find a place, I will let you know. For your visit Aug. 8th, I

would use the list from the Dr.s office. It gives you numbers and pricing per

night.

Good luck in everything too! We will definitely have to keep in touch through

all this!

Nichol

ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote:

I would think and hope that your surgeon (or someone in his office)

could offer you good advice about how to get aftercare somewhere

near them!

Best,

Cammie

> > >

> > > Howdy All,

> > >

> > > You read so many horror stories and " I'm miserable " posts here

> that

> > > I thought I'd share a bit of my story.

> > >

> > > I had upper and lower jaw surgery on February 3rd with Dr.

Arnett

> > > and Dr. Gunson in Santa Barbara. To say that I'm pleased with

my

> > > results would be the apex of understatment; I'm thrilled. But

I

> > also

> > > wanted to do a quick shout-out regarding my surgeons, Dr.

Arnett

> > and

> > > Dr. Gunson.

> > >

> > > Getting your face sawed in half, as I've said to friends and

> family

> > > before and after the surgery, is not for the faint of heart.

> It's

> > > not just the night in the hospital, the swelling, the drinking

> out

> > > of sippy cups and exercising so you can get your mouth open

that

> > > extra millimeter. There's that nagging feeling of what if I

go

> > > through all of this and the problem isn't solved, or what if I

> look

> > > worse? Wondering if your surgeon is the right surgeon, and so

> on.

> > >

> > > I had these thoughts before I met my surgeon, because it took

six

> > > months to get a consult. But since my consult in 2002, and

pre

> and

> > > post surgery in 2005, I'm happy to say that I didn't have a

> single

> > > regret. I was nervous about the surgery, becase, well, you're

> > > getting your jaw sawed off and put back together again. It's

> like

> > a

> > > bad sci-fi/horror flick.

> > >

> > > My Duynamic Duo, as I refer to them to my friends, made this

> whole

> > > process a whole lot easier. Both Doctors are absolute dolls:

> > > friendly, professional, and have excellent bedside manner.

> > >

> > > A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Arnett thought he saw a slight

> > > complication arising and asked me to come up to Santa Barbara

> (I'm

> > > in Los Angeles) as soon as I could. When I got there, he

> actually

> > > drove me to an orthodontist's office in town and sat there

while

> > the

> > > adjustments were made, to make sure that everything would be

> okay.

> > >

> > > These gents down't need me to shill for them; Dr. Arnett has a

> > > pretty solid reputation on his own. But when my whole braces

> thing

> > > started, if you would have told me that the surgery part would

be

> > > the easy part, I would have laughed at you. But my docs and

> their

> > > office staff have really made what could be a miserable

> experience

> > > an absolutely tolerable one.

> > >

> > > I'm gushing, I know. But how can you not have a crush on the

men

> > > that made you look like you always wanted to look?

> > >

> > > It took me six months to even get a consult, and I remember

> > > thinking " is this worth it? " It was, and then some. Drs.

Arnett

> > > and Gunson are at the Center for Corrective Jaw Surgery in

Santa

> > > Barbara. They rule!

> > >

> > > Cheers,

> > > Nina

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> >