Here We Go

The countdown to my Jaw surgery begins... on October 10th 2017 i will be under going surgery to get my top jaw fixed and moved down. I'm excited to finally have this chapter of my life end and put this behind me. I'll have a long road of recovery but it will be worth it once i can chew on food and eat again without problems. :) I see my Oral surgeon for my Pre-surgery appointment on Thursday and that means its officially 3 weeks left till my Jaw surgery. I can only hope if someone is going through something like this. I know how it feels and it sucks. I wouldn't want for anyone not even my worst enemy to go through this.

This is my Story: How it all Started

We aren't exactly sure how my jaw ended up like this or if I was born with it and I just didn't notice any problem until my adult hood and here I thought i was perfectly fine and my mouth was okay after i got my first set of braces off in 2010. My orthodontist told me i would need braces for the 2nd time and i didn't want to believe him and just ignored the idea of having braces again and that was until December 31st 2013 my mouth started giving me problems and it would lock on me for 1 hour and painfully pop and crack every time i tried opening my mouth and the pain was getting worse and it was scary enough that it took one hour for my jaw to unlock and it would release the pain right into my head, the back of my neck and also my ears. I had to do something and get help to ease the pain and saw my oral surgeon in February 2014 and just like that i was diagnosed with a case of TMJ and that's when my oral surgeon told me that my top jaw was not connected right and he said that might be the reason why i'm having trouble with my jaw. He showed me what my x - ray looked like and showed me where my top jaw was at and i couldn't believe how bad it was. He offered to fix it for me but the only thing was i had to get braces back on for it because he won't do it without braces. I have experienced every common symptom of TMJ and the symptoms still continue to appear. I had to make the hardest decision of my life either to live with this problem for the rest of my life or just get surgery done and have it fixed for good and for the better. I haven't been able to eat right or eat at all since this problem started on December 31st 2013 and i made the hardest choice of my life i went with getting it surgically fixed and no it wasn't easy either i cried over it and knew what I was about to put myself through and i had read other jaw surgery blogs that have helped me understand what to expect in this journey. I even went on YouTube to watch a little bit of the surgery videos for it. I have had dreams of going through the surgery.  It took me weeks to tell my family about the decision i made. My dad was hoping i wouldn't go for it but in honesty you can tell something is wrong with my jaw cause its noticeable and i had lost all confidence in my smile and i couldn't stand it and i LOVE my smile. I got braces for the 2nd time for the surgery so we can get this fixed and this hasn't been easy we originally had 15 months till surgery at the beginning of this mess 2 years ago and then suddenly my orthodontist wasn't comfortable with the plan of my jaw being moved forward so he talked to my oral surgeon about it and then last year they were able to work a better plan out for my jaw so now my top jaw will be moved down and my orthodontist gave it a green light for surgery again at the end of last year. I have been nothing but strong and positive through it all and yes i have felt like giving up in this but i kept my head up and knew it would all work out and i finally got my surgery scheduled and 2 pre-surgery appointments scheduled and my insurance accepted to pay for my surgery so i don't have to worry about paying for my surgery. I am very happy and excited and i can't wait to see the new results from this. :)  

Introduction

I wanted to be able to share about my Jaw surgery/recovery for my friends and family that want to know what Jaw surgery is like and how i am doing during recovery from my surgery. I know Jaw surgery is different for everyone with different circumstances and reasons but i know i am not alone in this. I have come a long way for this and i can't wait to see the new results and put this behind me for good so i can move on with my life without worrying about my jaw. I learned this Jaw surgery is a more common thing now days and i feel alone but i remind myself i'm not alone in this. I look forward to sharing my jaw surgery story and recovery. I decided i'd make a blog all about my top jaw surgery/recovery since my top jaw is getting fixed. :)