Diane/Re: OS appt.

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Hi Diane,

Thanks a bunches for your well wishes!

I am not sure if the bone not properly fusing together is referred to

as non-union. I probably should of asked more questions, but at this

point my OS is still hoping that the upper segment will fuse into the

bone. I guess the question should of been what is the normal time

frame for this? He did tell me that my back two segments are rock

solid which means they have both fused into the bone properly.

Anyway, I am going to give him a call today because I do have some

swelling and a little redness where the pain is coming from. I will

let you know as I find out more.

--Caboose

orthognathicsurgerysupport , " dmd13cyto "

<dmd13cyto@y...> wrote:

>

> Oh, , I'm sorry to hear about your OS visit. Is this what is

> referred to as a " non-union " ? - I sure hope that is not the case.

> I'm not sure what they do to fix it, but I'm sure that others in

> this group could shed some light on this. At least your screws and

> plates are doing great. Did he give you something to control the

> pain? Hang in there, and take care of yourself, okay? I'm sending

> bone-fusing vibes and healing thoughts your way. ~~~ Diane

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > Today I went to see my OS for my monthly checkup and to also

check

> out

> > this pain that has developed over the past few days. He x-rayed

> the

> > upper jaw to check my 14 screws and 4 plates. They all looked

> great,

> > but he did notice that my front segmented portion of the jaw is

> still

> > not fusing into the jaw bone which is where the pain seems to be

> coming

> > from. He is going to keep a close eye on it and if the pain gets

> any

> > worse he wants to seem me immediately. I was to scared to ask

him

> what

> > happens if the segmented piece does not fuse into the bone

> properly.

> >

> > Anyway, I will keep you all posted if anything else comes up!

> >

> > Take Care,

> > --Caboose

> >

>