here are pics of me at the start of this whole process

This is embarrassing to post these pics for the world to see..lol. But I am doing this as much for me as for anyone who reads this blog. I want to be able to see exactly how far I have come as I go through the surgeries, braces, dental work, ect... I have lived my whole life with this smile and it has controlled every aspect of my life. I lack self confidence, I hate the way I look. It effects the way I make friends, interacts with friends, family, coworkers, ect.. I lack the self confidence to date, I even worry about what my 3 year old daughter feels about what I look like when I smile.

I NEED to get this fixed and am so excited to begin the process.

So on to the pics.......

front view

Front view close up

profile

ouch...how bad is that

This is my teeth touching...WOW!

So bad that I can actually stick my tounge out with my teeth touching at molars

Insurance actually approved my surgeries.

I got the call yesterday morning that my insurance is going to cover SARPE and ..well actually I am not yet sure what the 2nd surgery is gonna be yet, did not discuss that one much with my OS since he did not believe that my particular insurance would cover my surgeries... but Yea!!! they are going to. I have my first 2 appts. scheduled one is for more x rays and one is a consultation to get fitted for the expander for surgery. I also need to get some dental work done first.. some fillings and caps.
I had my consult with my ortho last friday and the total cost for braces will be $6,700.00 oop. No dental or ortho insurance :(... oh well I guess it is time to put those student loans to use. I will post agian after my first few appts. when I have a clue what the plan is and post my starting pics...It's not gonna be pretty..LOL