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Night before underbite surgery
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Hello everyone!
I had been hiding this from my friends for years (self-conscious :P) and it only surfaced to them as I have decided to drop the news a few months prior to the operation which I will be going for tomorrow morning as I do not see any reason to hide it further and that it's only right for them know.
I was totally oblivious on such cases until 2011 after reading up online. All I had to my knowledge was my upper and lower teeth not meeting evenly as my lower jaw was protruding, initially thought of it to be nothing. Anyhow, I started to suspect that something wasn't right and decided to consult an orthodontist. It was only then that the word "underbite" came to light and I was diagnosed with class III underbite, with the only way to correct the bite was through surgery. The word "surgery" gave me chills down my spine but I knew that it would have to be done if I wanted to my bite to be corrected. It was an optional surgery but I made a firm decision that I will correct my bite and gave Dr. Danny Tan, my surgeon the green light to begin treatment on me. Treatment was not immediate though, as braces were needed to be worn to get my teeth in their proper position in order to accurately measure the length needed to push back my jaw.
It has been 1 year 8 months since I first put on braces (November 2011) and remembered the first week with braces was crazy, I simply felt like ripping them off as my teeth were sore to the point that chewing on noodles got depressing. This time however, it will be about a week of pure liquid diet and probably a month +/- before I'm able to resume my eating habits. In the weeks leading up to the surgery, I was educated on the risks, what to expect post-surgery and was totally prepared for it as I just want this to be finished asap. The past few days were filled with excitement and nervousness at same time as it will be the first time that I will be experiencing going under the knife (not that I will be awake but whatever...) and filled my stomach with as much delicious food as I could to prepare for the weight lost and liquid diets.
Like every surgery, there is a risk. There's a chance I may face permanent numbness on my lips and chin but the intercessions from my peers and the faith in God gave me the much needed boost in confidence to go for it. I have complete trust in my surgeon on this as he has years of experience performing this surgery and does it 1-2 times a week. Time to take a good rest as my surgery is scheduled to take place at 8.30am tomorrow (25/7) and reporting time is at 7am, therefore the need to wake up at 5.30am is mandatory due to the travelling time and preperation. Goodnight world!
I had been hiding this from my friends for years (self-conscious :P) and it only surfaced to them as I have decided to drop the news a few months prior to the operation which I will be going for tomorrow morning as I do not see any reason to hide it further and that it's only right for them know.
It has been 1 year 8 months since I first put on braces (November 2011) and remembered the first week with braces was crazy, I simply felt like ripping them off as my teeth were sore to the point that chewing on noodles got depressing. This time however, it will be about a week of pure liquid diet and probably a month +/- before I'm able to resume my eating habits. In the weeks leading up to the surgery, I was educated on the risks, what to expect post-surgery and was totally prepared for it as I just want this to be finished asap. The past few days were filled with excitement and nervousness at same time as it will be the first time that I will be experiencing going under the knife (not that I will be awake but whatever...) and filled my stomach with as much delicious food as I could to prepare for the weight lost and liquid diets.
Like every surgery, there is a risk. There's a chance I may face permanent numbness on my lips and chin but the intercessions from my peers and the faith in God gave me the much needed boost in confidence to go for it. I have complete trust in my surgeon on this as he has years of experience performing this surgery and does it 1-2 times a week. Time to take a good rest as my surgery is scheduled to take place at 8.30am tomorrow (25/7) and reporting time is at 7am, therefore the need to wake up at 5.30am is mandatory due to the travelling time and preperation. Goodnight world!
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