Hi, you can call me Cassie. I'll be your tour guide for the next few months as I navigate through Orthognathic Surgery.
I have been in some sort of orthodontic device since I was eight years old (or 19 years, if you're counting at home).
I started in the third grade with my first retainer; a Frankel that left a perminant impression in the roof of my mouth, which I accidentally left in my lunchbox and my mother threw away. I graduated to braces in the fifth grade, cursed with the stigma of wearing glasses and braces during puberty. And then into clear retainers in the tenth grade, and then back into braces at the age of 23 in preparation for my orthognathic surgery.
When my boyfriend proposed, I pushed our wedding off for a year and a half in the hopes that I would be through with my surgery and could have wedding pictures without braces. Here we are, a month after my first wedding anniversary, I still have braces and haven't had surgery yet.
One week ago I had an appointment with my oral surgeon and was told that my teeth were as ready as they would ever get and that we can schedule surgery.
So finally, for the first time in 19 years, we will be treating the problem and not the symptoms, and I will have my surgery soon, hopefully in 5 weeks.
I am looking forward to it, but am also vaguely terrified. Terrified of how the surgery will go, of how recovery will go, of 8 weeks of a liquid diet, of how I will feel and how I will look. All of which sounds silly, even to me, because I have been waiting for this for so long.
So, stick around and I'll give you a guided tour through the ups and downs of my orthognathic surgery.
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Hi Cassie! Thanks for the kind compliments about my blog. I love how yours has started out. You will be amazed how quickly your posts will build up. It's really awesome being able to read others' experiences with orthognathic surgery. I will definitley keep up with your blog. Congrats on getting a surgery day. Now comes the hard part....Waiting! If you have any questions/concerns, I'm always willing to lend a listening ear.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if you are aware of it, but there's a AWESOME orthognathic surgery support group on Yahoo. It's been a GODsend for me in SO many ways. If you haven't joined it, please do. I promise, you won't be disappointed.
P.S....Are you going to post pics??
ReplyDeleteI'll be right here following you every step of the way.
ReplyDeleteHi Cassie! Looks good, I found that what I had imagined before the surgery was way worse than the experience. Those first few weeks are tough! Just keep the good attitude and plug your way on through.
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I'll be hear reading along on your journey. I'm excited that it's all finally happening for you. And hoping it all goes well.
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