New Member--Surgery coming up mid October 2005

[Guest guest]

Hello,

My name is Angie--28 years old. I'm married to a great guy and we have 3

children. Our

son is 8, and our oldest daughter is 6 and the youngest is almost 2 1/2 years

old. We live

in suburbs north of Dallas, TX.

I was finally approved to have my surgery and after 3 1/2 years of braces, I see

an end in

sight! I expect to be having my surgery in 4-5 weeks I believe the

technical term for my

procedure is Leforte 1 and I'm expected to be in splints for 3 weeks.

I'm having is both upper and lower jaw *tinkered with*, but it's really so minor

that the

computer generated profile I get for the " after " part doesn't show much change,

so, I'm

excited to keep my face if that makes any sense. I've grown fond of it after

almost 30

years of seeing it in a mirror on a daily basis.

I also wanted to know if anyone else from my area had Dr. C. Hill (in

,

TX) as their surgeon. I like him well enough and he's been doing this for

approx 25 years,

so I trust him, but I do not know of anyone else who has used him as a surgeon.

Or is

there any way to see if anyone has reviewed him as a surgeon?

When the surgery is complete, I will have an overbite, the ability to speak

better--some

words I just cannot form because of the way my jaw/teeth sit, no more headaches

from

molars that have a tendency to be clenched and better able to chew food when

this is all

over with and my teeth/bite will be perfect. After 3 1/2 years of braces and

having my

Orthodontist and 2 Ortho surgeons tell me that unless I have a surgery to

correct it, I'm

basically in a state of limbo. I didn't go through the pain of braces to just

to make things

worse by " fixing " something that had I left alone, I would have probably been

fine. So,

here I am a month or so away from my surgery date.

I'm apprehensive and curious as to what to expect, how much it's going to hurt

and how

the recovery will be.

I'm also worried about numbness and does that last?

I was concerned about diet issues (as I am lactose intolerant to high milk fat

content) and

was curious about zip-n-squeeze products?

I think that about covers it for now!

Thanks!

Angie

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie, I live in houston and am 27. Iam 5weeks out from my

surgery. I had A Laforte I on the upper and a bilateral sagital

split on the lower jaw(for over bite and jaw pain). I won't lie to

you it is going to be very tough and will hurt but it will be worth

the end result. As for your lactose intolerance is it the high milk

fat or the lactose? Ensure or Boost(Nutritional drinks) one of them

now offer a lactose free variety. A bit of advice try several

different brands before the surgery(some are very disgusting; I

think ensure tastes like chalk unless ice cold)my favorite is boost!

If you are a SAM's club or cost co. member buy your drinks there

u'll save about 15dollars a case!(once u figure out which one you

like of course). As for the Zip-N-squeese I bought the combo pack

of them and found them hard to use due to my numbness and difficulty

in being able to suck throught the straw. I have 5 of the pureed

food bags and 3 of the liquid bags and the receipe guide all unused

if you would like them. I can't really do anything with them now.

Just let me know. I used a small plastic cup and put all my " food "

in that. It was easier for me, I just poored it in my mouth. They

give you a syringe at the hospital but it is a pain to use. The

numbness issue is different for everyone, some people get all

feeling back some get partial it really is up to your body, Sorry I

can't give u a def. answer on that Best of luck to you. P.S. If you

have the option get a private or semi-private room at the hospital

it is well worth it.

> Hello,

>

> My name is Angie--28 years old. I'm married to a great guy and we

have 3 children. Our

> son is 8, and our oldest daughter is 6 and the youngest is almost

2 1/2 years old. We live

> in suburbs north of Dallas, TX.

>

> I was finally approved to have my surgery and after 3 1/2 years of

braces, I see an end in

> sight! I expect to be having my surgery in 4-5 weeks I

believe the technical term for my

> procedure is Leforte 1 and I'm expected to be in splints for 3

weeks.

>

> I'm having is both upper and lower jaw *tinkered with*, but it's

really so minor that the

> computer generated profile I get for the " after " part doesn't show

much change, so, I'm

> excited to keep my face if that makes any sense. I've grown fond

of it after almost 30

> years of seeing it in a mirror on a daily basis.

>

> I also wanted to know if anyone else from my area had Dr.

C. Hill (in ,

> TX) as their surgeon. I like him well enough and he's been doing

this for approx 25 years,

> so I trust him, but I do not know of anyone else who has used him

as a surgeon. Or is

> there any way to see if anyone has reviewed him as a surgeon?

>

> When the surgery is complete, I will have an overbite, the ability

to speak better--some

> words I just cannot form because of the way my jaw/teeth sit, no

more headaches from

> molars that have a tendency to be clenched and better able to chew

food when this is all

> over with and my teeth/bite will be perfect. After 3 1/2 years of

braces and having my

> Orthodontist and 2 Ortho surgeons tell me that unless I have a

surgery to correct it, I'm

> basically in a state of limbo. I didn't go through the pain of

braces to just to make things

> worse by " fixing " something that had I left alone, I would have

probably been fine. So,

> here I am a month or so away from my surgery date.

>

> I'm apprehensive and curious as to what to expect, how much it's

going to hurt and how

> the recovery will be.

>

> I'm also worried about numbness and does that last?

>

> I was concerned about diet issues (as I am lactose intolerant to

high milk fat content) and

> was curious about zip-n-squeeze products?

>

> I think that about covers it for now!

>

> Thanks!

>

> Angie

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you for the reply. I cannot believe that my insurance approved this. Now

my brain

is saying " is this really necessary " and truly, I can hardly tell the difference

in the before &

after picture. Yet, I feel like I need to go through with this, just for the

simple fact as I've

come this far and when I'm through, I will have a decent bite!

Are you finding the healing process going better or worse than you expected?

Angie

> > Hello,

> >

> > My name is Angie--28 years old. I'm married to a great guy and we

> have 3 children. Our

> > son is 8, and our oldest daughter is 6 and the youngest is almost

> 2 1/2 years old. We live

> > in suburbs north of Dallas, TX.

> >

> > I was finally approved to have my surgery and after 3 1/2 years of

> braces, I see an end in

> > sight! I expect to be having my surgery in 4-5 weeks I

> believe the technical term for my

> > procedure is Leforte 1 and I'm expected to be in splints for 3

> weeks.

> >

> > I'm having is both upper and lower jaw *tinkered with*, but it's

> really so minor that the

> > computer generated profile I get for the " after " part doesn't show

> much change, so, I'm

> > excited to keep my face if that makes any sense. I've grown fond

> of it after almost 30

> > years of seeing it in a mirror on a daily basis.

> >

> > I also wanted to know if anyone else from my area had Dr.

> C. Hill (in ,

> > TX) as their surgeon. I like him well enough and he's been doing

> this for approx 25 years,

> > so I trust him, but I do not know of anyone else who has used him

> as a surgeon. Or is

> > there any way to see if anyone has reviewed him as a surgeon?

> >

> > When the surgery is complete, I will have an overbite, the ability

> to speak better--some

> > words I just cannot form because of the way my jaw/teeth sit, no

> more headaches from

> > molars that have a tendency to be clenched and better able to chew

> food when this is all

> > over with and my teeth/bite will be perfect. After 3 1/2 years of

> braces and having my

> > Orthodontist and 2 Ortho surgeons tell me that unless I have a

> surgery to correct it, I'm

> > basically in a state of limbo. I didn't go through the pain of

> braces to just to make things

> > worse by " fixing " something that had I left alone, I would have

> probably been fine. So,

> > here I am a month or so away from my surgery date.

> >

> > I'm apprehensive and curious as to what to expect, how much it's

> going to hurt and how

> > the recovery will be.

> >

> > I'm also worried about numbness and does that last?

> >

> > I was concerned about diet issues (as I am lactose intolerant to

> high milk fat content) and

> > was curious about zip-n-squeeze products?

> >

> > I think that about covers it for now!

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Angie

[Guest guest]

Hi Angie, my recovery is going worse than expected since I auto-

donated my blood, I didn't want to get someone elses blood if I

needed a blood transfusion. My surgeon didn't know I was auto

donating. After he found out He said I would need 3or more units of

blood if I were going to be transfused(If there was excess bleeding)

I only gave one unit of my own blood. So I started the op with less

blood and it made it much more difficult to recover. Whatever you do

talk with your surgeon about bleeding and blood transfusion very

carefully it can make weeks of difference in recovery!!! I can't

believe my insurance approved my surgery either! If u feel you need

to do this ignore everyone else and do it for YOU! When is your

surgery again?

> > > Hello,

> > >

> > > My name is Angie--28 years old. I'm married to a great guy

and we

> > have 3 children. Our

> > > son is 8, and our oldest daughter is 6 and the youngest is

almost

> > 2 1/2 years old. We live

> > > in suburbs north of Dallas, TX.

> > >

> > > I was finally approved to have my surgery and after 3 1/2

years of

> > braces, I see an end in

> > > sight! I expect to be having my surgery in 4-5 weeks I

> > believe the technical term for my

> > > procedure is Leforte 1 and I'm expected to be in splints for 3

> > weeks.

> > >

> > > I'm having is both upper and lower jaw *tinkered with*, but

it's

> > really so minor that the

> > > computer generated profile I get for the " after " part doesn't

show

> > much change, so, I'm

> > > excited to keep my face if that makes any sense. I've grown

fond

> > of it after almost 30

> > > years of seeing it in a mirror on a daily basis.

> > >

> > > I also wanted to know if anyone else from my area had Dr.

> > C. Hill (in ,

> > > TX) as their surgeon. I like him well enough and he's been

doing

> > this for approx 25 years,

> > > so I trust him, but I do not know of anyone else who has used

him

> > as a surgeon. Or is

> > > there any way to see if anyone has reviewed him as a surgeon?

> > >

> > > When the surgery is complete, I will have an overbite, the

ability

> > to speak better--some

> > > words I just cannot form because of the way my jaw/teeth sit,

no

> > more headaches from

> > > molars that have a tendency to be clenched and better able to

chew

> > food when this is all

> > > over with and my teeth/bite will be perfect. After 3 1/2

years of

> > braces and having my

> > > Orthodontist and 2 Ortho surgeons tell me that unless I have a

> > surgery to correct it, I'm

> > > basically in a state of limbo. I didn't go through the pain

of

> > braces to just to make things

> > > worse by " fixing " something that had I left alone, I would

have

> > probably been fine. So,

> > > here I am a month or so away from my surgery date.

> > >

> > > I'm apprehensive and curious as to what to expect, how much

it's

> > going to hurt and how

> > > the recovery will be.

> > >

> > > I'm also worried about numbness and does that last?

> > >

> > > I was concerned about diet issues (as I am lactose intolerant

to

> > high milk fat content) and

> > > was curious about zip-n-squeeze products?

> > >

> > > I think that about covers it for now!

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > >

> > > Angie