Re: New Member/Waiting on surgery

September 1, 2005

Hi ,

I am still waiting on my braces, but they should be on soon. I had my

molds made yesterday. I also have a class III and assymetry. Two

yrs. I am really hoping this happens quicker than that. I am also at

the end of my rope. I waited to so long to pursue this that I have

daily headaches and pain. When the headaches turn into migraines, I

give myself shots (I hate needles). May I ask who your insurance

company is? I worry so much that my company (Tricare) will decline me,

and I have no other options. It would be a real burden to have to pay

for the whole thing out of pocket. I wish you luck with your surgery.

Rene`

> Hello, I'm a new member and haven't posted on any sites like this

> before. I'm having jaw surgery on 9/20/05. I'm a class 3. I'm

> really nervous about my surgery, especially after reading some of the

> horror stories on this site. I'm going crazy with jaw pain, ear

pain,

> vertigo, and headaches though, so I'm basically at the end of my

> rope. I've had braces for almost two years, while trying to get my

> insurance to approve surgery. I have so many questions about the

> surgery, recovery, pain control, diet, etc. Please feel free to

> respond if you've had this kind of surgery. Thanks!

September 2, 2005

Hi ,

I had my surgery 17 weeks ago. I was nervous and exited about the surgery as I

was also having surgery on my nose and chek bones the same time. My surgery

lasted just over 14 hours(I was a very complicated case).

I spent nine days in hospital (longer than usual), my surgeon told me before

surgery that the best advice he could give was to take pain relief when ever it

was offered and to keep on top of the pain rather than try and catch up with it.

I was on liquid diet for 6 weeks and then soft food diet for a further 6 weeks.

I would be happy to answer any of your questions.

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