Re: Getting the brush off! /

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My orthodontist suggested the same thing to me when I complained

about the pain! My prostodontist (sp?) said it would not help. He

suggested physical/massage therapy, heat and ibuprofen. All of which

I am doing. Haven't spoken to the surgeon since week 6. He turned me

over to the Ortho at that point. I guess they figure their job is

done-move on! Hope you get some relief from somewhere Caycee. Mine is

no where near what you are dealing with. ~~

> In a message dated 4/24/2003 7:28:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> orthognathicsurgerysupport writes:

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> > Caycee,

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> > I have no experience in this area, but I'm mad as hell that your

> > surgeon and a so-called oralfacial pain specialist are giving you

the

> > brush-off! Sorry, I needed to vent too.

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> Thank you ! Yeah, I have been extremely dissapointed with my

long term

> post op care. I just can't seem to get the surgeons attention. I

think the

> problem is that long term complications are very rare with this

kind of

> surgery....my surgeon just doesn't believe it can really be

happening to me.

> But, it is...what really IRKS me is how easily his staff discounted

my

> situation and suggested I go to an Oralfacial Pain Specialist.

First,

> Oralfacial Pain Specialists work with TMD...not nerve pain caused

by

> orthognathic surgery. And second, the are EXPENSIVE! I got away

with a mere

> $400 bill but I declined the workup/treatment (for TMD because I do

not have

> TMD symptoms that are disturbing me!). If I had said yes to the

> treatment...I would be looking at another $3000 dollars! GRRRR

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> My surgeon apparently thinks that everyone is made of money. I

also need to

> see a cosmetic surgeon to make my lips look normal (surgery left me

with a

> sort of full upper lip and zero/zip/no lower lip...and because of

the nerve

> damage...my upper lip is crooked!) My surgeon does not care!

Anyway, I am

> reluctant to go to a cosmetic surgeon yet because of all the pain I

have in

> that area.

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> Vented again...hehe. Well, no I feel a little bit better Caycee

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