Re: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ]TO: FRAN Re: Do They Really Know What Their Doing????

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Thanks Fran,

Yes, I wished I hadn't gone through all of this but once or even at all

sometimes.

I hope this is the last major one except for removing that one plate that has

made a know on the side of my nose and under my eye..

Thanks again,

Jill

fran wrote:

Hi Jill,

Thank you!! I had been wondering about this, and I had been told I

would just be banded, not wired. I am going to talk to them about

the grinding issue, and though I am not looking forward to being

wired for a significant time post op, I am sure it is easier to live

with than having a few extra surgeries! I really empathize with you

having to go through all that extra time/discomfort/expense!!! At

least this time it seems like you have it being dealt with

differently and hopefully for the last time. I am hoping this for

you. Thanks again for letting me know to definately bring this up.

Hugs,

Fran

> > >

> > > Hey, I'm 12 weeks post-op and everything was textbook. I had

> lower

> > > moved back and up, upper moved forward and up. I have had no

> > problems

> > > until now, now that the swelling has almost gone. I, and

> everyone

> > > else has noticed that I look like I have no top teeth. And now

> my

> > > upper lip is to close to my nose which makes the top half of

my

> > face

> > > look way to short and my chin look even longer. My doctor

shaved

> > off

> > > some of my upper bone, he said so I wouldn't have a gummy

smile.

> > But

> > > I didn't think I did in the first place. My face was kind of

> long

> > so

> > > I guess he had to do it also so he could raise my bottome jaw

> bone

> > > up. The only thing I wanted to have done was my bottom jaw

bone

> > moved

> > > back. It was his idea to do the rest so I would look better,

and

> > now

> > > I look so much worse. I guess I should have left well enough

> > alone.

> > > People use to tell me I looked like , now I

> look

> > > like her toothless cousin. When I let my mouth fall open you

> can't

> > > see my top teeth!!!!!!!! My husband, who by the way did not

want

> > me

> > > to have this surgery, said I looked like someone who has taken

> out

> > > their false teeth and left them out. I'm only 38. What am I

> going

> > to

> > > do? Does anyone know if this can be corrected? I'm going to

call

> > my

> > > doctor Monday and go in and talk with him. What if I have to

> have

> > > surgery again?!!! I can't believe this is happening!!!! I

didn't

> > have

> > > any other problems besides bad headaches, which I still have.

So

> > > basicly, I have went through hell to come out looking worse

than

> > > before. Sorry for the pitty party, I just thought after

wanting

> > this

> > > for 20 years, everything would have turned out like I expected

> it

> > > would. Thanks for listening. Tonya

> > >

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