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Hi. Had my Sarpe surgery last week (Wednesday) and recovering well. Still swollen across the cheeks but otherwise OK. I have been fitted with what can only be described as a gumshield like expander. It is adhesively bonded translucent pink acrylic and laps over all of my upper teeth. It is really bu...

Great news!

I have been offered a last minute surgery date for Wednesday 18th May. Got a few
Appointments to squeeze in beforehand, but it's all working out. Can't quite believe it.

Getting spacers and moulds taken tomorrow, expander fitted on Tuesday then into hospital overnight for surgery.

Hi there, if you're still reading these posts you might find my story useful? I had sarpe in Glasgow last March and have just been put on the waiting list for the whole double jaw op. I'm in Oban and also travel down to Glasgow to meet surgeons etc. It's been more than three years since I started t...

40withbracesUK wrote:Any response yet to your complaint?

Nothing as yet!

I emailed them last week as I hadn't heard anything, then I got a confirmation letter a few days after.

Well... I found out that I am currently 37th in the waiting list on Monday which would put me at the top of the list December / January 2017 which is almost another year on top of what I was told to expect. :-+ I have sent a letter of complaint to Glasgow to see if it help to get me further up the l...

I've got my joint consult with ortho/jaw surgeon in a couple of weeks. Mid/South Warwickshire area. Took about 8 weeks between referral from orthodontist before I saw the orthodonist, it'll be 12-weeks between seeing NHS ortho and the seeing the surgeon and ortho together. The ortho was talking abo...

Hi there I have just got braces on the NHS in Edinburgh. (I declined the jaw surgery route.) My waiting time from initial referral by my dentist was about 4 months to getting braced and that was influenced by my limited availability due to work/kids. I am being treated at Lauriston Place Dental Hos...

Hey SallyHaggis, Not sure where you are with this, but I would definitely write to you trust in Glasgow where you're under - I know dentistry has it's separate rules but if you're under an orthodonic/orthognathic surgical team then they'll have set breach times - if you kick up enough fuss then the...

Thanks EWUgal15, November ain't far away at all. You must be pretty excited / nervous / blasé *delete as appropriate *now! Is your medical insurance covering all the work, cos from what I've read on these forums it can be a struggle? When I booked the holiday, I fully expected to have had surgery an...

Quick update. Almost 3 years and still no surgery! Had my CT scan done in December and following my Glasgow appointment in May (don't ask), I've been put onto the surgery waiting list in Glasgow and was told to expect surgery in 6 to 9 months. I was in position 74 in May and was 57th last week, whic...

Thanks for the reply. I thought so too! I'm on NHS and being treated in Glasgow, however I was given the option of having sarpe done in my home town as the waiting list in Glasgow is quite long. Judging by the response I got I will be asking for everything to be done in Glasgow! If you don't mind me...

Hi, I'm wondering if anybody can shed any light on this one. My surgeon has said that I need orthodontic work done to twist my front teeth to create a gap at the gum line so that he can make a cut without damaging my teeth. I have a crown on one of them after a skateboarding tumble in my early teens...

Stay positive. Like you said you have started your journey and are doing something that will make you feel much better and confident about yourself at the end of your treatment. There are some great blogs on here and the results are fantastic. I presume that your jaw surgery will be done once your t...

Thanks Ridingboots.

I'm hopeful that things will start kicking into gear once the ct scan has been done and I have a plan in place.

If you don't mind me asking what treatment are you getting done?

Hi. I was first referred to the NHS from a consultation with a private orthodontist in August 2012 (my newbie introduction is on this forum) and had my first NHS appointment in Dumfries in November 2012 during which I was told I was ellegible for treatment due to my facial asymmetry and narrow upper...