and frankly, I'm terrified. The first date for my jaw/facial surgery has been set. It goes like this:
January 20, 2010 - Sliding Genioplasty (chin job) with Mandibular Bone Graft (aka, excess bone implanted into my lower jaw). General Anesthesia. Outpatient. Off work 1-2 weeks.
May 2010 - Dental implants screws implanted into lower jaw. Outpatient.
Sept 2010 - Porcelin bridge screwed into implant ridge.
January 2011 - BSSO (Bilateral Sagital Split Osteomy) aka the major jaw surgery! Inpatient for 5-6 days.
I know that I have no further options for dental care. I need to summon my courage and move forward, but I'm terrified.
(For those that don't know I have a genetic mutation resulting in the lost of formation of many teeth as well as jaw deformaties. I don't look crazy if you see me on the street, but if you delve deeper, you will realize something is very wrong with my teeth/jaw)
Oh and did I mention that my out of pocket for all this is $20,000? Thank goodness the jaw surgeries and bone grafts are covered!
3 comments:
that is a lot of money, but you know that you are so worth it. Sometimes moving forward is tough, but again, so worth it in the end.
you are DEFINITELY worth it...it's a lot to go through and a lot of money - but definitely worth it. You're going to do just great :). I'm having my next surgery jan.14th :)
So sorry you have to go through all that! I'm sure you're ready to get this all taken care of, however. Like Kelly said, moving forward is worth it.
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