Re: Re: anyone have their jaw wired shut? TO :

November 7, 2005

,

I have had my jaws wired shut for 5 wks now..I get unwired on Wed (2 more

days)..

Its not that bad , I wont lie you do get hungry but that passes to..You do what

you have to do and the time goes by fast...My birthday and my sons is this

weekend so I will be unwired and ready for B'Day cake

Good luck to u

Jill

dmd13cyto wrote:

Hi there, - The reason why I am undergoing both lower and

upper surgeries is because I also have Maxillary Hypoplasia, which

is responsible for giving me a " midface deficit " ; basically, it

means that my maxilla didn't grow as far forward as it should have.

So my OMS will be advancing my upper forward and dropping it down

2mm in front. The latter is because my resting smile only shows my

lower teeth, instead of showing my uppers. (The resting smile is

when you open your mouth and part your lips.) I go back to my OMS on

Dec. 13th, so that he and I can finalize the procedures he will be

performing on me next year. At my last appointment with him in Aug.,

he was almost certain he would be performing both surgeries. I just

want it to be done right; he can't do the lower and then decide to

do the upper in a year or two. You mentioned insurance; my insurance

thru my employer (a large hospital) doesn't cover this surgery, so I

will be having my surgery at a small (9-bed) short-term hospital

that my OMS has privileges at. This hospital charges a quarter to a

third of what my employer would be charging me for the exact same

procedures, so I think it's a " no-brainer " . This, for me, is out-of-

pocket, but my insurance did pay $1K of the $5K braces total. The

only good thing about paying for this out-of-pocket is that I will

be able to declare it as such on my tax return in 2007. ~~~~ Diane

(Idaho)

> >

> > This is my first time visiting this site and I am so excited to

find

> > you all. I am going to have os in May of 06. I am pretty

nervous and

> > have no idea if i am making the right choice. Has any one had

> > mandibular hyperplasi, I think thats what it is called I have a

bad

> > underbite which is off 11mm. I am told I will have my mouth

wired

> shut

> > for 6 weeks after surgery, is that normal,anyone been through

that.

> If

> > you have any wisdom for me it would be greatly appreciated.

> >

>

November 7, 2005

Jill,

thanks for the encouragement. I don't get it can you open your mouth a little?

I am not having my surgery until March and I am waking up in a panic when I

sleep because I can not imagine having my mouth wired shut. Can you cough or

what if you get sick to your stomach. I have heard many people get sick to

their stomach after surgery. Also, can you talk at all. How long will I be out

of commission? Anything you can fill me in on would be so much appreciated.

Thanks,

J MC wrote: