jaw surgery

Here is my face!

8 August 2011

With an entire post with my [outside] face, I thought I would post up some from the inside. I had posted these x-ray photos in the past, but when I switched domains, they must have [...]

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Healthy Living Summit 2010 – self acceptance

16 August 2010

What resonated with me the most from this conference, aside from obvious emphasis on healthy eating / living, was the acceptance of self and loving oneself. Rather than changing the way you look, you have [...]

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Old Face / New Face [a comparison of jaw surgery]

9 April 2010

For those who are just joining the story now, I had a severe Class III maloclussion [underbite] for most of my life, which was finally corrected by jaw surgery the day before New Year’s Eve [...]

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Bands Off!

1 March 2010

I feel as if I have tricked my orthodontist. I went in on Friday with the saddest face ever and complained about not having any real food for eight weeks [aka FOREVER]. To my surprise, [...]

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Can you hear me now?

21 February 2010

The splint is out! What a relief. That piece of plastic was getting pretty gnarly from seven weeks of just sitting in my mouth. Yuck and definitely TMI! So now I’m splint-free, but sadly still [...]

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Not Alone

10 February 2010

Throughout this entire process, one thing is certain: I am not alone. It doesn’t matter that it is only my face that’s affected; everybody is wonderfully supportive. Rather than lock myself up at home, I [...]

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Feeling Abused.

3 February 2010

The hospital enjoys toying with my mind. I’ve come to that conclusion. After postponing my surgery for three months [and only after several false potential appointment alarms], they’re now messing with when I can get [...]

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Sigh.

30 January 2010

All this counting down to when I can eat again, and I knew it would be too good to be true. I received a message yesterday. It was the oral surgeon’s office calling to reschedule. [...]

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