All Prepared

This is the first post of my new blog about my jaw surgery journey. I am having to have it on both of my jaws as well as having wisdom teeth taken out at the same time! I was inspired by Becky who has had the same surgery to start this blog.

Here's the story so far:

• I originally had braces in 2006 when I was 11 years old to straighten out my teeth. I wore them until Easter 2009.
• Afterwards, I think my overbite gradually got worse as I grew up so my dentist referred me to the hospital when I was 18. 
• In Easter 2013, I had the braces fitted again to get my teeth in order for the surgery.

It took about  6/7 months to prepare my teeth for surgery, however I had to wait around a bit because I wanted to have surgery in the summer so I had enough time to recover and so it didn't interfere with university.

Last Friday I had my pre-operative assessment and I was asked all about my health and told how I will feel after surgery. They weighed me, measured me and even took my blood (worst part for me)! 

Now I'm all ready for surgery. I go in on Thursday - I'm quite nervous, but it'll all be worth it. I think it's the anticipation that makes things scarier. 

 

Here are a few pictures of me, before braces and with braces. I always smile with my teeth because I find it difficult to close my mouth and it causes my chin to dimple which looks quite funny. I have been told by the surgeon that I have a bit of a gummy smile (however, my teeth are quite big so I don't think it looks too bad).

Here's me now! When I relax my face my lips are usually open. I don't think the profile of my face looks quite right. Hopefully the surgery will improve this and I'll be able to close my lips properly at last!

I will keep you updated! Please let me know if you've had similar surgery or if you're going through something similar.

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