My surgeon got back to me yesterday after taking to my ortho. She said my ortho is set on trying to fix it, so no surgery..... for now. I'm still a wreck over this. I have my doubts that my ortho can make this right since it's really a bone issue and not teeth. And we're not talking about slightly being off. This looks and feels like a lot off to me. A few mm doesn't sound like much, but with this jaw stuff it's a lot! When I got my wires off I was looking forward to lots of smiles, but now I can't stand to even see my smile because it's so crooked. At this point I think I want my overbite back vs. this crooked mouth. Again, there's no reset button on this. It is what it is and this is where I am now. My next ortho appointment is a week from today. I want to sit down with him and talk this all out and find out exactly what his plans are. I don't want to mask the real issue and end up with problems down the road. I will continue to have faith in my surgeon and orthodontist, but I'm going to keep a healthy dose of skepticism in
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Scott
5/16/2014 03:22:02 am
Did your surgeon say anything about why or how it happened? Or are they not admitting anything for now?
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Ashley
5/16/2014 03:55:26 am
They said it was nothing I did on my end to cause this or exacerbate it post op. Short of saying in plain english the mistake was made surgically... well, I'm taking it as it's not my fault so must be theirs. I didn't ask exactly what happened to cause the mistake. I'll probably get around to that in my next follow up. This last one my head was spinning so fast as the news that I was just too dazed to even ask that many questions.
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Scott
5/17/2014 12:38:09 pm
Just read your latest update. Definitely scary with all those unknowns... If it were me I think I'd push for revision surgery rather than having my ortho try to go down an unknown path for an unknown amount of time trying to fix it. I'm sure it would be painful and risky but I think I'd rather get back to zero relatively quickly and start moving forward than attempting to fix a surgical problem with orthodontics. Leave a Reply. |
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