Well, today I had a consultation with my surgeon Dr. Harris (Utah
Surgical Arts) about my lower jaw surgery. Surgery is OFFICIALLY
happening on September 11th..so hopefully nothing crazy goes down while I'm in
the hospital. That would be JUST my luck. But hey..Dr. Harris isn't a
superstitious guy, so hopefully that will make all of the difference? (:For those who don't know, I have a cross bite under bite. To fix it,
my orthodontist and surgeon got together (at Taco Amigo WITH my molds.
Goodness, I wish I had a picture of that moment!) and consulted as they looked
at my molds of my bite. Originally they felt my upper jaw was under grown, so
they talked about moving my top jaw forward. Then, they realized the lower jaw
had to be moved no matter what because of my cross bite. SOOO, they will be
only moving my lower jaw. My under bite cross bite will be corrected by
being moved slightly to the right, then moved back. (about 5mm total)
Dr. Harris said surgery will start sometime in the afternoon, but they will have me come in early that morning for whatever reason. I guess I'll be bringing a good book (; I'll probably have a heart attack waiting around, stewing over the fact that my jaw is about to change. If I don't surprisingly have a heart attack, they'll get me get all prepped and ready. From there, if all goes well, I won't remember a thing until I wake up. 2 surgeons actually do this surgery, so that helps me feel lots better about it all, besides the bill....I'll be in surgery for about 3 hours, give or take half an hour. During surgery they will insert a breathing tube so I can breathe (truly thoughtful on their part, if I do say so myself), and this will be taken out after I wake up (not sure who's brilliant idea it was to do it this way-I hear you're out of it anyways, so you don't remember-but still.) I will be awaken to feeling like a reborn baby orangutan, all swollen from surgery, but it won't peak until around the 3rd day (when I'll look like a GIANT orangutan). My mouth will be numb, my bite will be fixed, and I'll be one happy munchkin. So happy I will smile, and no one will tell..that, is happy. No but really, because I won't be able to express it!I will be in the hospital for a night, then I'll come home to my house. Liquids will be all I'll have for nutrition, and that will continue for several weeks. I'll do my best to get fat, but this surgery is known to have weight loss involved. Most likely my mouth will be rubber banded shut, but there's a chance I may have it wired, and/or a splint as well.Recovery is going to be tough, but I have been waiting for surgery for so long that I can't wait to have it over with. I want the misery, sadly, because that brings the joy that comes after it. I can't wait to wake up and feel my jaw actually BITE DOWN. To feel it in the right place, and know that I'll eventually have a chance to chew like normal people chew. It's amazing what they can do nowadays. And only for a small price! All I have to say is thank you insurance, for allowing me to have a surgery that will make my jaw function!Well, here's to the next 3 weeks! I'v'e gotta find something to do to pass time..-Jess
Dr. Harris said surgery will start sometime in the afternoon, but they will have me come in early that morning for whatever reason. I guess I'll be bringing a good book (; I'll probably have a heart attack waiting around, stewing over the fact that my jaw is about to change. If I don't surprisingly have a heart attack, they'll get me get all prepped and ready. From there, if all goes well, I won't remember a thing until I wake up. 2 surgeons actually do this surgery, so that helps me feel lots better about it all, besides the bill....I'll be in surgery for about 3 hours, give or take half an hour. During surgery they will insert a breathing tube so I can breathe (truly thoughtful on their part, if I do say so myself), and this will be taken out after I wake up (not sure who's brilliant idea it was to do it this way-I hear you're out of it anyways, so you don't remember-but still.) I will be awaken to feeling like a reborn baby orangutan, all swollen from surgery, but it won't peak until around the 3rd day (when I'll look like a GIANT orangutan). My mouth will be numb, my bite will be fixed, and I'll be one happy munchkin. So happy I will smile, and no one will tell..that, is happy. No but really, because I won't be able to express it!I will be in the hospital for a night, then I'll come home to my house. Liquids will be all I'll have for nutrition, and that will continue for several weeks. I'll do my best to get fat, but this surgery is known to have weight loss involved. Most likely my mouth will be rubber banded shut, but there's a chance I may have it wired, and/or a splint as well.Recovery is going to be tough, but I have been waiting for surgery for so long that I can't wait to have it over with. I want the misery, sadly, because that brings the joy that comes after it. I can't wait to wake up and feel my jaw actually BITE DOWN. To feel it in the right place, and know that I'll eventually have a chance to chew like normal people chew. It's amazing what they can do nowadays. And only for a small price! All I have to say is thank you insurance, for allowing me to have a surgery that will make my jaw function!Well, here's to the next 3 weeks! I'v'e gotta find something to do to pass time..-Jess
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