Well its june 25, 2011 and my surgery is schedualed to be on july 8th! Its coming up fast! I'm going to be a junior this upcoming september. I've had braces since i was in 6th grade and cannot wait for them to come off. Last August I got my wisdom teeth taken out and for the past three years me and my orthodontist have been working on straightening my teeth and getting everything just right.The whole reason i need this surgery is because I was born with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. This caused my jaw joint to be irratated which resulted in its innability to grow. So my jaw is set back to a point where my airway is dangerously small. The medical term for that is sleep apnea. So my doctor plans to break both my bottom and lower jaw and realign them so that my airway is at a normal size. He also plans to move the actual chin too. That part is cosmetic but if I'm going to do this why not do it all? My surgery is taking place at Boston's childrens hospital, and my Dr is DR. Ferarro. The next and final step for pre-op is on June 29th,to put these hooks on my braces so that they can wire my jaw shut after the surgery. My jaw should be wired shut for about 7 to 10 days after the surgery. I'm nervous and excited and I can imagine thats the way others feel too. This is why I'm creating a blog; to help others and myself get a good idea what this type of surgery includes. I will soon put pictures of myself to show before and afters. Thanks for reading!
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July 8, 2011 My surgery
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Taylor Serene
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MemberHi Taylor!!! Good luck with everything. it's been more than 6 months since I struggled making the decision. It's hard to decide whether or not taking the surgery! Since the insurance will cover for me, so I dont have to worry about getting the money for the surgery, but I really feel the difficulty living with my underbite. My underbite is hereditary. My mother has it and she is doing fine, but I dont know why this underbite has bothered me so much since I was little, since I had realized that my jaw was about to start growing abnormally. I had lived in a countryside before i moved to the U.S. Life had been so hard back then for me 'cause I never knew that my underbite can be fixed in the U.S, so I was so worry being in public situation and almost did not want to achieve everything, because I really feel the discomfort and difference having the underbite which I never share to anyone because I feel embarrassed. And what is the point to becom success if you dont feel happy at all. But the most important thing was the headache, because I always worry others will judge my abnormal look from the side, so I tried to hold my jaw in a normal position that caused so much pain to my head. Finally, I got braces when I was 18, and my life brighter a little bit. Thinking back about the past, I really feel like living with no life, no friends, no social activities, the only thing you can feel is self consciouness and the ashame of yourself when people tease you with your underbite. I think the underbite has affected my life seriously and I am happy that I could survive with all the shame thoughts until now lolzzz.
I never feel happy and I dont have confidence at all. I can't talk to anyone in my family because they told me to live the way you are, love yourself etc and they don't support me for my surgery. it's been hard 'cause I just been in the U.S for couple of years, and not understand much about this surgical procedure. Once again, I am struggled, not because of the surgery since I have mentally and physically prepared myself for the hard time after the surgery, but the difficulty here is I have no support at all, no one understands the reason why I have to do the surgery, some even think I am a vain person, trying to pursue perfection. I am really frustrated.
I am really happy finding this forum and talk to the people who have experienced the same thing like me.Posted 9 months ago #
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