Re: 18 days and the panic has just set in

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly

I just looked at your photo, and it made me think about all the

other photos I've looked at of people with a jaw that looks like

yours. The difference is always amazing and the person looks

fabulous afterwards. I bet you are going to be SO delighted with the

results. Have a look through all the other photos and see what I

mean - I bet you'll find it very inspiring.

All the best,

>

> Hi,

>

> I happened to stumble across this site while i was searching for

more

> info on the procedure im having done.

> Whilst browsing through the posts here you all seem very

> knowledgeable... I however dont know much at all. Either I havent

> listened or just havent asked much.

>

> So I'm 19 and having a BiMaxillary Osteotomy. They're taking 5-6mm

> from the top and 1-2mm from the bottom. I have a horrid overbite.

> Theyre also taking a graft of bone from my hip to help the

healing.

>

> The op is scheduled for the 21st. and now im begining to worry.

the

> past 3 years leading up to it ive just joked it off and now im

> beinging to actually think. For the past 3 years my friends have

been

> quite horrid with me for actually wanting this. Im stubborn about

> things. my face being one. I hate it. I always thought my bottom

jaw

> stuck out and I guess to some extent my dad bullied me about it

since

> i was tiny. But according to the surgeon my bottom jaw is the

proper

> size, its the rest of my head thats too small :S **My profile pic

is

> under " Holly " **

>

> but anyways, I was wondering if anyone had any tips to calm me

before

> i go in. I kinda hold everything in and i can tell that once my

mom

> leaves me the night before its all gonna come out and Im gonna be

a

> wreck.

> Also, Tips for afterwards. Im gonna be in the High Dependancy Ward

> for 1-2 days then on a normal ward for the rest of the week if all

> goes well. Im taking my MP3 player but i need something else.

>

> I have no idea what to expect. does anyone have any photos of the

> swelling or something?

>

> Thanks,

> Holly

>

[Guest guest]

Holly,

I think you will be happy with your results..good luck and keep us updated

Im 4 weeks post op upper , lower, bone graft from hip..this is surgery #4 in a

year..the first 1 was upper, genioplasty, 2nd upper jaw (leforte 1), 3rd surgery

repeat of upper

THis one is healing great due to the bone graft, and I also did hyperbaric

treatments..20 prior to surgery and 10 aferward, and i believe they really

healed in healing

good luck

Jill (in Atlanta)

Holly wrote:

Hi,

I happened to stumble across this site while i was searching for more

info on the procedure im having done.

Whilst browsing through the posts here you all seem very

knowledgeable... I however dont know much at all. Either I havent

listened or just havent asked much.

So I'm 19 and having a BiMaxillary Osteotomy. They're taking 5-6mm

from the top and 1-2mm from the bottom. I have a horrid overbite.

Theyre also taking a graft of bone from my hip to help the healing.

The op is scheduled for the 21st. and now im begining to worry. the

past 3 years leading up to it ive just joked it off and now im

beinging to actually think. For the past 3 years my friends have been

quite horrid with me for actually wanting this. Im stubborn about

things. my face being one. I hate it. I always thought my bottom jaw

stuck out and I guess to some extent my dad bullied me about it since

i was tiny. But according to the surgeon my bottom jaw is the proper

size, its the rest of my head thats too small :S **My profile pic is

under " Holly " **

but anyways, I was wondering if anyone had any tips to calm me before

i go in. I kinda hold everything in and i can tell that once my mom

leaves me the night before its all gonna come out and Im gonna be a

wreck.

Also, Tips for afterwards. Im gonna be in the High Dependancy Ward

for 1-2 days then on a normal ward for the rest of the week if all

goes well. Im taking my MP3 player but i need something else.

I have no idea what to expect. does anyone have any photos of the

swelling or something?

Thanks,

Holly

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly

I'm having surgery for my underbite on 22nd November, so I'll be a

day behind you. I'm having my lower jaw moved back and my upper jaw

moved up at the back, I'm sure of the exact measurements.

I'm worried I might be a bit of a wreck too when my mum leaves me,

but I know I just have to keep focussing on the end result, and why

I've gone through years of braces and the discomfort that goes with

them. I tend to be a bit of an ostrich when I have to face something

I don't want to do - I just go through the motions and know

everything will be ok in the end. I'm grateful that it's not a series

of exams, or a job interview - all we have to do is turn up and

everyone else does the hard work - the surgeon, the nurses, etc. I

also take solace in the fact that so many other people have been

through it.

You mention your friends' reactions. I've found myself having to

defend why I am going through this to some friends, particularly

because I am in the UK and having it done " on the National Health

Service " - therefore people think it's their taxes paying for it, so

I should be able to justify it. To begin with this frustrated me,

but I'm over that now. One of my friend's dad is an NHS orthodontist

and he told me that people who have that opinion have already made

their minds up, whatever you say, and it's best to just make a joke

of it - I've gone for something along the lines of " actually, this is

just the start of it, after I've had my jaws wired shut (which of

course is something I chose to do lightly), I'm going to have

liposuction, breast augmentation, etc, etc, and it's all on the

NHS! " . This kind of shuts them up.

Anyway, my true friends and family support me, and realise the long-

term medical benefits as well as the cosmetic/confidence aspects.

That's all that really matters.

I hope all goes well for you, and keep reading the posts for

reassurance.

>

> Hi,

>

> I happened to stumble across this site while i was searching for

more

> info on the procedure im having done.

> Whilst browsing through the posts here you all seem very

> knowledgeable... I however dont know much at all. Either I havent

> listened or just havent asked much.

>

> So I'm 19 and having a BiMaxillary Osteotomy. They're taking 5-6mm

> from the top and 1-2mm from the bottom. I have a horrid overbite.

> Theyre also taking a graft of bone from my hip to help the healing.

>

> The op is scheduled for the 21st. and now im begining to worry. the

> past 3 years leading up to it ive just joked it off and now im

> beinging to actually think. For the past 3 years my friends have

been

> quite horrid with me for actually wanting this. Im stubborn about

> things. my face being one. I hate it. I always thought my bottom

jaw

> stuck out and I guess to some extent my dad bullied me about it

since

> i was tiny. But according to the surgeon my bottom jaw is the

proper

> size, its the rest of my head thats too small :S **My profile pic

is

> under " Holly " **

>

> but anyways, I was wondering if anyone had any tips to calm me

before

> i go in. I kinda hold everything in and i can tell that once my mom

> leaves me the night before its all gonna come out and Im gonna be a

> wreck.

> Also, Tips for afterwards. Im gonna be in the High Dependancy Ward

> for 1-2 days then on a normal ward for the rest of the week if all

> goes well. Im taking my MP3 player but i need something else.

>

> I have no idea what to expect. does anyone have any photos of the

> swelling or something?

>

> Thanks,

> Holly

>

[Guest guest]

Blimey thats a long time in hospital. They're hoping 5 days for me

inc HDU.

I've got a twisted thing for watching all these major plastic surgery

things on TV, the " I want a famous face " one amazes me. Theres these

kids about the same age as me, who go in, have crazy amounts of

surgery, then once theyre awake and able to talk a bit theyre shipped

off back home. its crazy!

Nice to see that theres a few people here getting it done on the good

ol NHS. People knock it but I cant really complain. Only bad I've had

done to me from the hospital its all taking place in is a blood test.

it was 2 weeks ago and i still have a wicked big bruise.

I'd love to be able to sit down with each of my friends who dissagree

with my decision to do this. their general argument is " well... cause

you dont need it! you look fine! " . That doesnt hold much for me.

I dont think my family really know whats happening. I know my

grandparents wouldnt agree so I think that its become a silent

agreement to tell them as little as possible. My dad... well i dont

think he cares too much. But i cant imagine any of them actually

saying they dont agree to my face.

Im glad everything went well, and it looks spiffy!

Holly

xox

>

> ,and Holly,

>

> I live in the UK and I had my surgery done on the NHS too. Most of

my family and friends were behind me with the surgery but my dad and

his girlfriend were against the idea. They said that I shouldn't mess

with what I had been born with, if that's the case then do they think

I shoudln't have had my cleft lip and palate repaired?

>

> Our surgeons wouldn't do the surgeries if they didn't think they

were needed!

>

> I was admitted into hospital the day before my surgery and when my

mum left that night it dawned on me that I was having surgery the

next morning. I was relieved to see my mum the morning of the surgery

as she was allowed to come to the OR and saty with me until I was

knocked out! I was in HDU for the first three days after surgery and

stayed in hospital for ten days after my surgery.

>

>

> I had upper jaw surgery, major nose reconstruction, cheek bone and

bone graft taken from my hip. My surgery lasted over 14 hours! But I

have no regrets!

>

>

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