Thursday, August 14, 2008

Hurry up and wait...

I am getting so freakin frusterated. SO today is suppose to be my rescheduled consult with my ortho, my last consult was rescheduled because my ortho had to reschedule her meeting with my OS to discuss my case, so today my orthos office called and said that my consult had to be rescheduled agian because this time my OS did not show up to their meeting.

The problem is I go to school full time and have to plan my SARPE surgery between semesters. My ortho wants me in braces 4 months before having my first surgery, this was perfect as my semester break is from Dec 14th - Jan 6th. My OS only does surgery on wednesday. Dec 17th is the only wednesday that is not a holiday. I need my braces on NOW to have my surgery between semesters.
I am working at getting into the nursing program and I am down to my hardest science classes, I cannot take a week + off mid semester, my grades will suffer and I can not afford that.

I also worry that everytime my ortho and OS need to get together to discuss my case durring the course of my treatment that It will be a huge ordeal that throws my treatment schedule off by months, because they cannot find time to speak to each other.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok I think I feel a little better.... no not really

If I don't get this going I am going to be in a wedding in June with braces, an expander and a huge gap between my front teeth. If I can get my surgery done in Dec I have 6 months to close the gap and hopefully get the expander out.

I am a control freak and HATE not having control over my treatment.

Friday, August 1, 2008

porcelain or metal..that is the question? Anyone have the answer?

I brought up getting porcelain braces on my top front teeth with my Ortho.. and she said it was only like $250 more or something like that BUT... that my treatment would be longer, they are bulkier, and harder and tend to tear up your mouth more.
The bulkier part is what got my attention. as you can see in my pics below my overjet is huge and I can help but wonder if the porcelain brackets would push my lip out further then the metal? This I can imagine would make my face look even more deformed maybe to the point that i cannot close my lips around my teeth.
Does anyone know if the brackets are that much more bulky that they would make a difference? I keep going back and forth on what I want to do.
I would love to hear what everyone else thinks. Personal expirences, opinions, facts, ect... What would you do or what did you do and why? Especially from anyone with a severe overjet.
Thanks Guys!!!

I hate delays

Seems things came up in my orthos schedule and she was not able to meet with my oral surgeon since my xrays and molds were taken so as I was on my way to my consult to find out when the braces go on and when my SARPE was planned for I got a call from the receptionist saying they need to reschedule because the Ortho can not meet with my OS till 8/11. So now my consult is scheduled for 8/14 at 7pm. Two more weeks of waiting. I hate that I am such an impaitent person, but I just figure the sooner I get this started the sooner it will be all over.
It is probably for the better tho. I won't have the money to pay my initial payment on the braces till after 8/'21, and with the timeline i was on my braces would have probably been planned to go on before that date. So now I have a couple extra weeks to wait for the money to come in. That and I have my friends wedding on 8/23 and my 15 year reunion on 8/16, and it would better to attend these events without the full mouth of metal.