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I had a 3 piece lefort on July 29th. Doing pretty well post op but have a question.. Is it normal to have a weird sensation in my left FRONT tooth when I chew on my left side or yawn? It's not a real pain, it's more of a pressure/awareness...which I don't feel anywhere else bc everything is numb. Bt...

I was just wondering if there are any other teachers on here who have had jaw surgery? My surgery is scheduled for July 29th and I go back to work September 9th... I know that seems like a good amount of time. I was wondering how long it took to feel back to your normal self as a teacher... Being up...

Yeah I wasn't really feeling it and the 2+ hour wait the day I went kind of left a bad taste in my mouth even though Dr. Rosenberg was so nice... I thought if I'm going to do this I would rather just pay for the really well known out of network doctor to have it done perfectly and be given the atten...

Snap... I'm from Brooklyn, work in a school in queens(maspeth) but moved to long beach last year. Tracey Rosenberg also works at an office in Massapequa which is where I went to see her. She was the ONLY doctor I could find that was in network and willing to do the surgery! I actually went to her of...

Hey snap! That's so funny because the in network doctor that I found/who I was talking about was Tracey Rosenberg!!! But she admitted she wasn't really comfortable doing a 3 piece and raved about Schwartz!

Hey! I'm having a 3 piece lefort.. Upper only, nothing else

Dr. Schwartz but the same office/practice! Who is your surgeon? I found one in network doctor who was willing to do the surgery but she said she wasn't 100%comfortable doing more than a one piece lefort (I need a 3 piece) and she really highly recommended dr. Schwartz as well

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I'm from Brooklyn! Just recently moved to Long Beach on the island... The surgeon doesn't accept any insurance I'm assuming im not getting much back no matter what my insurance is...Idk! ugh

I used to have bcbs at my old school (private school).

No, I honestly don't want to wait any longer to get the surgery. I'm a teacher and can't take off and get paid so I have to do this over the summer. I'm ready to go and want this over with! I have to put an 8k deposit down for the surgery, hope the insurance company reimburses me some money and then...

I am using NYCOMS in Long Island (I believe they have an office in NYC as well). My surgeon is the co-founder of the practice Dr. Schwartz (along with Dr. Sachs who someone mentioned above). The office was very highly recommended and as it turns out my husband's friend had jaw surgery a few years ag...

Now that its real its kind of freaking me out... And maybe stressing too thinking about paying for it all.. My insurance company doesn't reimburse much so I have that payment to look forward to! ugh!

I officially have a date! July 2nd I'm having the surgical wires and hooks put on and then surgery will be July 29th! Ahhh!

I've been wondering if, for example at your first orthodontist appointment for getting your wires and bands changed after surgery, does that hurt a lot? My orthodontist and his assistants aren't exactly "gentle" when changing out wires and I've been thinking about how that will feel when m...

Sorry! I just figured it was related since its part of the whole surgery thing thats going to happen in 2 months! I didn't know if it was normal as you get closer to your surgery date. I'm also in powerchains..

How often do you see your orthodontist to have your wires and rubber bands changed? My orthodontist had me coming every 4 weeks to start, then it was every 3 weeks, now next time he asked me to come back in 2 weeks. Is that normal, or okay for your teeth?