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Hey, I'm having my surgery August 9, 2005. I've waited 20 years to

have this done and now I'm scared to death!!!!! Not about the pain,

I'm not afraid of that. Or about the surgery itself. I'm afraid of

not being able to open my mouth. Im afraid I will panic. My doctor

said I would not be wired but I know you still can't open your

mouth. Does anyone know, without wires, if you can open your mouth

at all? With the bands, is it still really tight? Im having panic

attack just thinking about not opening my mouth for so long. Is it

as bad as I think it will be? I also question why I'm doing this. I

guess everybody does. I have three kids 11, 9, and 4. I worry about

them too. I have my husband and Mom for support. I worry about not

being able to breath good, but my doctor says I have really big

sinuses. OK, Never heard that one before, but I guess that will be

good in the case of breathing, since their moving my upper jaw

forward and my bottom back. One more thing, has anyone out there had

there smile widened. I mean their cutting my pallate into to widen

my smile. The technical term is Rsconstruction Midface, Lefort I;

Two Pieces, Segment Movement

and Reconstruction of Mandibular Rami And/Or Body, Sagittal Split.

Thanks Tonyag38