11:30 am
I leave my office grinning ear to ear. I am in walking distance of the orthodontist office. I arrive say hello and get checked in. I sit and wait reading a book until my name is called. I don't wait long, my name is called and I follow one of the many nice assistants to the back and to my chair. She takes off the bottom power chain and the bands on the top arch and the top arch wire. Then it is finally time! She starts to pop my expander off. It doesn't hurt to bad I just feel pressure and hear crunching and its out she gives me water to swish around my mouth since it tastes nasty, I swish and get the sucker thingy in my mouth to get rid of the water and finally I rest my tongue on the roof of my mouth! WOW it felt so good!
After they clean the glue off they add the brace brackets to my back molars. Then add new wire and bands and no more power chain on the bottom arch. Woohoo. Only disappointment today ortho won't put in my flipper until spring if it will fit. I went straight back to the office to eat my lunch it was so good to eat like a normal person. No lip smacking and I could taste the food! So far my jaw doesn't hurt but it may take a bit for my jaw to start feeling sore. I hope not though. :) Pictures below.
Oh my goodness! This is great!
ReplyDelete-Samantha Holm
Thank you Samantha I am so happy right now :)
DeleteHi Hanna,
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this blog I will be having SARPE Surgery in less than monh and just wanted to ask you a few questions. They are as follows:
1. I saw that insurance did not cover any of the cost; what insurance do you have and was this expected to be paid upfront. Im currently only able to get an estimate for the surgery and not the hospiatl and anesthesia.
2. What was the reason that insurance wouldn't pay, was it due to it being not medically necessary?
Just let me know, Thanks!
Hello Erin,
DeleteThank you for contacting me. I will answer your questions as they were listed.
1. I have Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield.
2. I believe I was turned down for any coverage because they believed it to be cosmetic even though my oral surgeon dubbed me as boarder line level 4 crowding. I wasn't expecting full coverage but I thought some of it would have been covered and I should have fought my insurance company further but I didn't because I wasn't really in the know how on where to begin that process nor did I really have the time to fight it. I really should have.
Even though it was all out of pocket and I even though I lost one of my front teeth I still feel it was worth it! My teeth are sitting comfortably now and since they aren't so crowded they aren't decaying as quickly as they were. This will help save the cost of pulling my teeth as well as the cost of getting false teeth to cope. I also feel better about my appearance giving me greater confidence. I wish you the best of luck Erin, with your surgery! I hope I was helpful in answering your questions. Let me know if you have anymore I am happy to help the best I can.
Sincerely,
Hanna