So, get braces on for a 2nd time so I can get this surgery. I met with the surgeon and he took my molds, broke them and said that he was going to "widen" my mouth b/c of my narrow jaws. So..one assumes when a doctor says something he means it and makes a plan to proceed. Well, the next appt. I come into, he totally has a different plan that he never mentioned the month before, and when I asked him about the "widening" procedure, he didn't even remember saying that. SO BIZARRE! So, flash-foward 6 months and I'm getting ready for surgery, he says he will only operate on my upper jaw, and literally the final week before surgery, he goes "Well I will have to go ahead and do the lower jaw too". Ok so stupid me thinks he knows what he is doing and I trusted his judgement.
Surgery is done. Get home and immediately I notice something was not right. My upper jaw was completely slanted and my 2 center front teeth were now moved way off center. I was freaked out by how huge my nose was. They kept saying it would get better in a few weeks. 6 week post-op appt. I tell my OS I can't breathe out of my nose, and the nurse chimes in and says she can't breathe either out of her nose and to pretty much get over it. Long story short, a host of problems have occured since then.
- Septum blocking entire right nostril ( Spent $400 on an ENT to simply tell me that)
-Nose significantly widened and tip is significantly sticking out more
-Upper gums have begun receding and inflamed, extremely painful
-Upper Jaw "canted" and midline significantly off center
So when I went back for my 12 week post-op appt. with my OS, I was hoping to get this resolved. Turns out at some point between my 6 wk and 12 wk appt. date my oral surgeon left his practice "due to medical reasons" without any warning to his patients and would not be returning.
Shady situation to say the least, esp. since I was left with no doctor except some new guy I had never met before. Found out what was wrong with him and 99% sure he had this "serious mental condition" while performing my surgery.
SO flash foward a few months, I went to a huge university hospital for a 2nd opinion and some answers, and it turns out my original OS literally placed my entire jaws(upper and lower) off center including my chin, nose and lips. One side of my face is bigger than the other and my smile is completely crooked. On top of that I now have increased salivation in my mouth and drooling/spitting constantly which the ENT said can sometimes happen with the nerves acting all haywire.
This whole thing makes me so sad/mad to even talk about but I am so glad to of found this website to know I am not alone. This new surgeon of mine just took a CT SCAN a few days ago and sent it off to Colorado to some symmetry specialist so I will know my fate in a few weeks as to what he can do to fix me. My question for you is....I will be having to pay for this out of pocket I'm sure since my insurance will surely conclude this as a pre-existing condition and not give me a damn penny to pay for this. I am angry as hell to have all these problems and am wondering about pursuing this as a lawsuit, but I am confused as to what makes a case worthy to head to trial?? I never really wanted to sue anyone but I am left at this point with little options left. I am getting discouraged though because alot of people on this website have had bad results as well and never pursued legal action, so I am worried if its even a good idea to consider or should I try to find a miraculous way to come up with $50,000?!?!
HELP! YOUNG GIRL HERE DEPRESSED AND CONFUSED!!

