Re: Cammie and Sher on taking with the splint

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Hi Sara,

If it's any consolation to you, I did go on a job interview 3 weeks

post-op after a lefort. I got through the interview (which was over

lunch) just fine despite drooling, swelling and getting soup all

over my face. And yes, as an ER physician, I do have to come across

as somewhat articulate and intelligent. Although neither of my

interviewers had ever seen anyone who had recently had orthognathic

surgery, they were still very understanding and I got the job. I

still have to wear a thick splint because of my TMJ but I've gotten

used to it and can speak fairly normally with it. Now without it I

sound like grandma without her dentures in!

Hopefully your potential employers understand that your splint is

only temporary and see you for your qualifications. With any luck,

your splint may be a distant memory by then anyway.

-minirascal

> Lol! I would agree wish you ifth we werth talking about a country

like

> the United Statesh of America but unfortunately for me in Italy

> orthognathic surgery is not very well understood and appearing at

an

> interview with splint is ill-advised, particularly if you really

want

> that job and the job is to be the spokesperson for a certain

corporate

> company and this your speaking skills are being tested. Lol!

> Spokeshpershon indeed! Can you imagine? Also I've found that

speaking

> English versus Italian with the splint is different. There are

some

> words I say better in English and others that I say better in

Italian.

> Must be something to do with how I roll my tongue. At the moment I

am

> willing to wear elastic bands for even 3 months I just really want

to

> be able to say " thank you " as thank you and not shank you:-( Oh

well,

> must concentrate on the good things and that is that so far I have

had

> a remarkable recovery.

>

> Sara