9 more days till Surgery

So a friend asked me the other day, "When are you getting your jaw broken?"
So I told him may 17th. And then I really though about it and realized, wow that is coming up! My surgery date is literally my last day of school which is very excellent timing because I can get my surgery done and wires removed right before summer semester begins. I'm going to have to go shopping for some type of meal replacement powder over at gnc pretty soon. I've also gained about 5 lb. so hopefully that should be enough.  

I've never had any type of surgery requiring general anesthesia so I'm a little bit nervous about that. Anyways I'll keep you guys posted! ciao

2 more months till surgery!

Hello. Sorry about not updating. I'm still getting used to blogging it doesn't come natural for me. Heck, I don't even have a facebook! So I thought about deleting this blog...but LUCKY FOR YOU GUYS! I decided not to. YEA!!

Gum grafting was surprisingly very easy. Recovery was so nice and I never felt any pain what-so-ever. But I don't smoke and I've heard smoking can literally make your graft fall off.... just saying. Smokings bad and if you haven't stopped now... you definitely should!

Well I should post some pictures up..but i'lll put some pics up next time and maybe i'll get some actual photos. So wow only 2 more months. It's crazy how the months have gone so quickly. My surgery date is still set for Thursday, May 16th, 2012.


My bite has definitely worsen now but my midline has remained centered and my teeth are so straight now, I mean they were "straight" but now they are perfect!! I'm definitely happy about that! (Notice: Trying to keep myself positive)

So at my last appointment they put my surgical wire and surgical hooks in and it appears I'm ahead of schedule and surgery ready! I only have one more appointment with my ortho. and then I'm off to get my jaw broken.

Until then.... Remember think happy thoughts! :)

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

-Frank A. Clark

Overdue update

If anyone still reads this, I just wanted to keep you all updated :)

So they've been moving up my wires progressively and everything seems to be going to plan. My ortho is going to take some new models of my teeth at my next appointment to see if I'm surgery ready. I think I made my surgery date a tad too long...oh well. Better safe than sorry! Also my surgery date is two days after my last final for spring semester. So that gives me approximately two weeks to recover before the summer semester begins. The surgery date for my gum grafting surgery is Jan 9th. Apparently gum grafting is a cosmetic surgery so it's not covered by my dental insurance which is b.s. Anyways, the surgeon told me I had the healthiest gum he's seen for awhile so it should be a quick and fast recovery.

Rant:
After having a normal bite and now an underbite/no bite let me tell you. You can't chew for shi*. I've noticed just biting into anything my jaw strength is super weak now. I can't even eat noodles! My favorite staple of my diet. Braces doesn't help things at all either... I forgot how frustrating it is to floss. It used to take me 2 min. tops. to floss all my teeth. I have to waste 15 precious minutes of my life to floss! And no it hasn't gotten easier. I've used a water pick but it just don't feel as clean as flossing.

Here's a photo update my bite has shifted but nothing "noticeable" it's hard to explain like some of back molars have moved a bit:

Side profile:

Happy Holidays! And I hope everyone is thinking about some good new year resolutions. Now I'm off to the gym!

Braced and ready

So when I met with my orthodontist he wasn't kidding about getting started right away! He scheduled me a week later to get both my top and bottom braces put on. It took 40 minutes to put them all on! But it felt more like 2 hours. But he was a sweetie and gave me ceramic for the top 6 brackets :)
Photos:

Dreaded side profile:

 Closeup:

They were taken from my labtop like 5 min. ago. Hence, the poor quality. That is my bite btw. My teeth touch in exactly one place. My next ortho. appt. is in 4 weeks. 

BAD NEWS:

My lower canines have a recessed gum line from genetics. I need to get some type of gum surgery. My friend had a gum transplant and told me it was worst than childbirth. But then my ortho is telling me it's like getting a tooth extracted at worse. Lies! All lies! So now I need yet another surgery :)

P.s. those weird white dots on my collarbones are dermal implants not a whitehead 

IM BACK!

Hello fellow bloggers,

I hope everyone had an awesome summer! I certainly did! I hired a fitness trainer and made my goal of 18% body fat in one month! whoop whoop!

So once again, I met up with my surgeon this month to give me the green light on surgery/braces. He said since I'm still "growing"based on my bone scan he, as a doctor, must recommend I wait another entire year. BUT since my case is so weird, (If you guys don't remember or are new, I had a growth spurt when I was 18 and it grew just enough to create an edge-to-edge bite) and so he told me it's my choice.

Well, I'm sure as hell am not waiting another damn year! I told him just to over correct my bite if anything. And he agreed to. He also said he wants to move my upper jaw and rotate it. So that it angles up? If anyone knows what exactly that does please leave a comment! I'm still confused on that.

So I set up a surgery date for May 20, 2012, which is around 7-8 months away. They set the appointment up as a double jaw surgery just in case anything changes. But yup! Now its time to make an appt. with my orthodontist and get this show on the road.


Question:
I asked my ortho. how quick I can go back to work as a receptionist. He said at the minimum two weeks.   Is that really realistic? Or is it probably more like a month?

Sad update :(

Hey everyone so sorry for not posting anything new. I've been hectic with finals and work.

So I got a bone scan done and the results were not good. Btw a bone scan takes about an hour...its horrible! And they inject some type of radioactive fluid in you...its weird. But anyways my surgeon told me my gonial something in my lower jaw is still growing based from my results. He said that all plans needs to be put on hold for 6 months and see if my growth looks stable.


I also talked to my orthodontist. I initially didn't want braces since it wouldn't be covered by my insurance and I already paid for braces....well my parents did lol. But orthodontist told me not to worry and all expenses would be covered, which is a HUGE relief! He didn't necessarily say it was his fault that my results were not stable but I'm content with the outcome.

My orthodontist wants me to also wait to put on braces till 6 months...which will be in September.

So until then :)

First orthognathic surgery appointment

Hello my fellow bloggers!
So I met my ortho. surgeon the other day and although he has a morbid sense of humor he seems like a nice guy lol.

Looking from my xrays, it turns out I don't have an underbite but an edge to edge bite. But I've been jutting my lower jaw out so my teeth can meet when I eat. Looks like my insurance is going to have to cover me now!! :)

So I guess I'll say the good news first: I DONT NEED BRACES! My surgeon said if he does my upper jaw instead of my lower jaw I wouldn't need braces. Which was exciting because i hate braces!! lol. Of course he said I should get braces so it can be perfect.

The bad news: He thinks I could still be growing since most girl's jaws stop growing when they are 16 but I started growing when I turned 18. So I've got a bone scan appt made for next friday.And I might have to put my plans all on hold till I stop growing :(