Re: Talked with my OD today

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane,

That's great. guess we'll both have lots of questions to ask our

docs, but everything will be OK Oh, and I saw your pics, and they

really don't look bad...and just think of the awesome pictures of you

that'll go up post surgery!

~Joanne

PS I've been meaning to ask my OD, because they have computer techno

there, but can they use your pre-op pictures to give you an idea of

how you'll look post surgery? You know, something to look at for

those moments of apprehension...

> Hello, Greetings from Idaho! - I talked with my wonderful OD, Dr.

> Slattery, by phone today. I brought him up-to-date on my OMS

consult

> that occurred last Tuesday. He told me that he hadn't talked with

my

> OMS since before my Orthognathic Surgery consult. Apparently, both

my

> OD and OMS agreed that a BSSO was warranted and that the LeFort was

a

> possibility, but they both also knew my desire to have only the

lower

> done. I guess that sometime after their meeting, my OMS further

> studied my molds, pictures, and xrays (including the cephalometric

> tracing), and came to the conclusion that the LeFort was also

> warranted; his exam of me at the consult solidified that

conclusion.

> I told Dr. Slattery that Dr. told me at my consult that he

> wanted to do both the lower and upper surgeries on me, setting back

> my mandible 4 mm and advancing my maxilla 4 mm as well as dropping

> down my maxilla so my resting smile would show my upper teeth. My

OD

> told me that he's not sure if my OMS will need to do a segmented

> LeFort as well. I guess I will have yet another question for Dr.

> ! Also, I asked if I will need two upper bicuspids removed

and

> my OD said that it's not necessary. My list of questions for Dr.

> is growing longer by the day! I think I've now, finally,

> decided to let Dr. do both the lower AND the upper on me! -

> YIKES!!!!! I DO trust both Dr. and Dr. Slattery, and I need

to

> let them do what needs to be done so I can have the best outcome

> possible. Now I need to have a talk with Dr. and get some

> answers to my long list of questions! //That's it for now. Will

keep

> you posted. ~~ Diane

[Guest guest]

Hello, Joanne - Thank you for taking a look at my pictures. One of

the questions I have for Dr. is if I can get a copy of the

before and after pictures that he can generate on his computer using

his Facial Computer Imaging software. I think I will word my question

something like: " Would it be possible for me to have some before and

after pictures, BSSO only vs Bimaxillary, that can approximate

aesthetic improvements to my face? I think having pictures will help

my morale as I go through this process. " What do you think? I would

really love to have some pictures; I could even upload them in my

Photos folder! Thanks again for your support, Joanne! ~~ Diane---

In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " jpulaski129 "

<jpulaski129@y...> wrote:

> Hi Diane,

> That's great. guess we'll both have lots of questions to ask our

> docs, but everything will be OK Oh, and I saw your pics, and

they

> really don't look bad...and just think of the awesome pictures of

you

> that'll go up post surgery!

> ~Joanne

> PS I've been meaning to ask my OD, because they have computer

techno

> there, but can they use your pre-op pictures to give you an idea of

> how you'll look post surgery? You know, something to look at for

> those moments of apprehension...

>

>

> > Hello, Greetings from Idaho! - I talked with my wonderful OD, Dr.

> > Slattery, by phone today. I brought him up-to-date on my OMS

> consult

> > that occurred last Tuesday. He told me that he hadn't talked with

> my

> > OMS since before my Orthognathic Surgery consult. Apparently,

both

> my

> > OD and OMS agreed that a BSSO was warranted and that the LeFort

was

> a

> > possibility, but they both also knew my desire to have only the

> lower

> > done. I guess that sometime after their meeting, my OMS further

> > studied my molds, pictures, and xrays (including the

cephalometric

> > tracing), and came to the conclusion that the LeFort was also

> > warranted; his exam of me at the consult solidified that

> conclusion.

> > I told Dr. Slattery that Dr. told me at my consult that he

> > wanted to do both the lower and upper surgeries on me, setting

back

> > my mandible 4 mm and advancing my maxilla 4 mm as well as

dropping

> > down my maxilla so my resting smile would show my upper teeth. My

> OD

> > told me that he's not sure if my OMS will need to do a segmented

> > LeFort as well. I guess I will have yet another question for Dr.

> > ! Also, I asked if I will need two upper bicuspids removed

> and

> > my OD said that it's not necessary. My list of questions for Dr.

> > is growing longer by the day! I think I've now, finally,

> > decided to let Dr. do both the lower AND the upper on me! -

> > YIKES!!!!! I DO trust both Dr. and Dr. Slattery, and I

need

> to

> > let them do what needs to be done so I can have the best outcome

> > possible. Now I need to have a talk with Dr. and get some

> > answers to my long list of questions! //That's it for now. Will

> keep

> > you posted. ~~ Diane