Oral Surgery

Here are some photos of me...
well, its me.jpg This one was taken before I started any treatment, in february 2008, age 14.

PICT0107.jpg This was before my second jaw surgery, august 2011

PIC_2970.JPG This is what my smile looks like now, after two lots of surgery and over two and a half years of braces

PIC_2963.JPG This is me in January 2012

I'm lovin' the results!

So I had an appointment with the orthodontist today... Made me realise how long I've been going to Bournemouth Hospital, and how often I've gone recently as the receptionist said "Hello Hannah, how are you?" I must have gone many times for her to remember me out of all the faces she must see every day!

Anyway, about the appointment... she seemed happy with how the bands are closing the gap, and just as I mastered putting in the other bands she changed the ones I had! ...

I've finally been allowed home from the hospital. I feel SOOOO swollen and puffed up. I haven't managed to bite together yet, or to open my mouth wide enough to get a toothbrush in really.

The op itself went ok, so I'm told, except that apparently a couple of brackets broke because they didn't put any bands on. My jaw feels like it's hanging a little precariously, but I have plenty of pillows to keep it in place when I sleep.

I'm eating surprisingly well (probably due ...

Today I got a phone call telling me about the operation date being changed. But to be honest, with the key dates to move in to my room on 24th and 25th September, I just didn't want to have my surgery on 1st September. The admissions lady was very good about it and said that she personally would feel the same and gave me tyhe number of my surgeon's secretary in order to phone her.

So I did. I said that I understand why it has been moved, as cancer cases MUST take priority, but could ...

Just literally got back from a week on holiday with my friends. I was very good, no fruit juices or too much alcohol Of course I was bearing in mind my surgery (which had been moved to 4th of August due to a cancer case) and how I need to be healthy for it.

Well, guess what my mum told me. The hospital phoned again recently, and as I wasn't around my mum said she could pass on a message (which surprisingly they let her) which turns out not to be a nice message. ...

I got a phone call from the hospital today and wow is all I can say.

My jaw surgery was meant to be on 21st July, and I'd you know, gotten used to the idea. But now that's all changing...

The hospital were already freaking out because they wanted to see me on the 19th but can't, but that won't be an issue now. The woman on the phone said an urgent cancer case has come up, so my operation is now going to be on 4th August, two weeks later.

Obviously, I ...

Any one else find that sometimes the hospital just doesn't listen to you? Or they do, but the communication within the hospital means the message gets lost?

Basically, I'm due surgery on both jaws on 21st July. Sounds alright, still got loads of time to sort everything out. Well not really. I'm going on holiday soon, from 12th to 19th July. I won't get back until about 8 o'clock in the evening, so I told the hospital at my pre-op assessment on 28th June, "I can't do 12th-19th ...