Talked with my OD today

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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