So I had another adjustment with my ortho last week and again brought up when we might be looking at surgery. Spring? Summer? anytime soon?
She says that lets push for summer since she wants me in a splint for a while before surgery., Ummm NO! I made it clear awhile ago I was not wearing a splint before surgery. I would not be able to do my job with a piece of plastic wedged between my teeth. She kinda brushed it off and said oh you will get use to it....
So I came home from my appt and sent my ortho an email stating that I was in fact not going to wear the splint before surgery. No one has ever given me any good reason why I needed this splint and I am not going to jeopardize my job for it, I am already taking off enough time for recovery after surgery.
So my ortho calls me back and says no problem we will discuss other options at your next adjustment. Thank God! So now I wait till April 13th to hear what her plan for surgery is. I should be about ready for surgery. I started this whole process about 2 1/2 years ago, when I first met with the ortho she had predicted that the whole process would take 2 to 3 years. I am at 2 1/2 and have not even had the 2nd surgery yet. I am getting inpatient for this to be over.....
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So, I don't know about what kind of splint they're talking about - but I have a splint and used one before surgery - and it was one I could take out and only wore at night. Maybe you could get one like that?
They want me to wear one 24/7 for a few months before my surgery. It is suppose to help align your jaws for where they want them before the surgery. I do believe it is something that my OS invented or something, and so he thinks everyone needs one. From what I am reading from everyone elses blogs it does not seem to be standard practicce
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