Metal Mouth Message Board

Audra,

Thank you for taking the time to answer me. I do understand your solutions for me. I will now try to gather more strength to carry on and make the right choice. You have been very helpful.

Regards,
Sue

I never meant I expect free surgery in the UK. I was just lied to here and now I have an open bite after 2 1/2 years in braces. I tried to function better and do all this. Thank you all. Sue

I want to thank everyone who replied to me when I told you I was denied jaw surgery under my insurance plan. I never meant to say I wanted "Free" surgery in the UK or Ireland. I am so very sad after 2 1/2 years in braces and being lied to. My teeth do not meet anymore as per braces they ar...

[quote="suzyscientist"]Sue - I'm afraid it doesn't work like that. As HelenUK said, you need to be resident for to qualify for NHS treatment, and even then there are huge waiting lists and there's no guarantee that whichever surgeon you saw would treat you anyway - they might not see it as...

Hi, Thank you for telling me this. I was really under the wrong impression. Its just that I hate to live like this. My insurance company turned me down. When I was in London a few years ago (when I had $$, ha) people were talking to me about the "free" health care. I was even actually thin...

Please help me. I cant afford $20,000- $30,000 for u/l jaw surgery in the US. Please, can anyone advise me how I can go about getting a good MD surgeon in the UK or Ireland. I am at the end of braces after 2 1/2 years. My insurance company said its not "medically necessary" but it so is. I...

Dear members in the UK, I was denied my upper and lower surgery. I have been in braces for 2 1/2 years. Please help me. I want to fly to the UK for surgery. My health insurance company here denied me after all this time. They said pay from $20,000-$30,000 cash. I am a 54 year old woman and so need t...