GOOD NEWS! Finally

So I got an earlier appointment with my surgeon. My orthodontist is awesome, well his staff as well. They talked to my surgeon and had him move my appointment to Feb 21st, thats like 8 or 9 weeks earlier!
YAY!!!!

So Feb 21st I'll be seeing my surgeon, and March 13th I'll be back to see my orthodontist.
Yay, Thanks for all the good vibes and well wishes.
Now just gotta stay positive that everything goes well at this upcoming appointment.
I'm on reading week that week too, which is awesome because I won't have to miss school.

I just thought I would share some pictures with my children.
I got some really great pictures of them on the weekend but I need to upload them off my Nikon.
My dogs are my life

Finally something to say.

Hey guys.
So I uploaded a new video on youtube yesterday and I was feeling awful.
Its been so stressful lately. And I keep getting this fear that I'm not going to get a surgery date for this May.
Anyway, I finally got around to emailing my Orthodontist. I wasn't sure if I should call them or email him directly or what to do. So I sent him an email and he actually got back to me last night.
He said he's going to try to get me bumped up on the waiting list.

I guess he funnels a lot of work to them since its a super busy office. At any given moment it seems like there are 7 other people in chairs so I guess a small portion of those people get sent to my surgeon for one thing or another.

This is the same surgeon who did my wisdom teeth and he is probably one of the best here in Toronto. His surgery results are also very ideal and he has an extremely low relapse rate. I understand that along with that its very hard to get an appointment with him, but I've been told all along that I'll have a surgery date this spring so I just want to know that I actually will.

Being a full time student there are very few times I can take the time to recover since I don't really get any time between terms or over the breaks. I pretty much always have work to do in my program.
My mom is also flying in from australia for the surgery and she needs to be able to schedule the time and book her flight so having a surgery date so close to when we are planning surgery would be a huge help.

I'll respond to all my wonderful youtube comments later on today.
I really appreciate everyones kind words so much.

This process really does give you more than you bargain for, its extremely emotional and really tests your patiences.

I started this process 10 years ago, actually 11 years ago, on and off, and deciding to have my jaw surgically corrected was a very big decision. Anyone going into this should really think about it and make sure they are ready and that they have a great support group. A two year process is a very very long time.

I honestly admire all of you who got through this, and I appreciate all the blogs and videos out there of other peoples journeys. So many of you have been so nice to me and offered so much advice and information.

If anyone from Toronto is at the beginning stage and looking for an orthodontist, send me a message. My orthodontist has been amazing, and my smile has never looked so good, even if this is pre surgery.

I'm going to try to add some more informative info to my site when I get a chance and also add some awesome links I've come across.
The blogs I have posted on the sidebar are awesome. I haven't gotten all of them up there yet, but check them out because the more info you find the more assured you will feel.

Well my lecture is starting now.

Thanks everyone for being so awesome :)

Terra

Revenue sharing and helping animals, and a big THANK YOU

Hey readers!!

So not many people know this, but I have youtube partnership as well as adsense incorporated into my blog. This means that when people watch my videos and view my blog I earn a portion of the revenue from the ads. Not sure exactly how it works but people who have found the ads useful have helped.
I got my first cheque from google for just over $100.
I've decided that since I purely do this blogging because I love it, and I find it so helpful in so many ways, that I will donate any revenue earned to an animal charity. Not sure which charity yet, but I will let you guys know when I figure that out. Since I am Canadian I'm thinking Canadian or US.
I already donate monthly to Greenpeace, so I'm looking for something that focuses on cats and dogs and other household pets that are in need.
Let me know if you have any suggestions.
And thanks to everyone who reads my blog and watches my videos, Its really because of my amazing readers and viewers that I'm even making this post, so thank you for helping me help animals in need :)
Much love,
Terra

My surgeon called today and they moved my appointment up two days. UGh
They try to sound like they're doing me a favour but its only because my surgeon isnt in the day I was booked to see him in april.
Still hoping I get a call soon with an earlier appointment. I'm pretty much willing to go at any time at this point since I really want to have a surgery date set.
My family has been sort of passive about my upcoming surgery, but now that its getting closer and I actually have the okay for surgery they seem more concerned about me getting a surgery date as scheduled.

My mom will be flying in from Australia for a few weeks and I would also like to give her the heads up so she can book a flight and schedule work around my surgery.

I will be sure to update the moment I find out more.

Thanks so much for the comments guys. I'm going to call my orthodontist tomorrow and try to get them to pull some strings, they seem to have more power than me. The coordinator over there got me an appointment within a couple weeks last year when I went for my first consultation.

I also have an exchange interview on friday, but at this point I'm not really concerned with exchange. My number one priority is to get my jaw fixed and get it done right, so I don't want to rush out of braces so that I can go overseas.

Well I start midterms in a couple days so that should occupy me and keep me from thinking about whats going on with this surgery.


On a good note, I feel a ton of pressure in my lower teeth where those couple gaps are, so hoping those gaps close up, they're really the only thing we're waiting on right now so thats good news.

Thanks so much for all the support :

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Good news/ Bad news, how about neutral news?

So I finally got through to my surgeons office this morning.
They booked me a pre surgery consultation for APRIL!!!
WTF

Okay so the plan was to have surgery in april, but now we are saying May which is fine.
But if I can't book a date until my appointment in April, then I'm not getting a surgery date this May, maybe not even this year. And someone is going to be hearing it from me, thats for sure.

I just feel really pissed because I've been waiting a year to book this surgery and my orthodontist kept reassuring me I'd get a date for April when we originally planned on the surgery.
UGH

Well I'm also on a waiting list for any appointments that open up so all I can ask is that everyone just hope that I get a call soon.
I just really don't want to have to take time off school for surgery, and that might be the case at this point.

This is just so frustrating.

F*#%!!!!!!!!

What the hell is wrong with receptionists?????
I've called my surgeons office 4 times today.
First I was told there is an appointment on Thursday, so I moved my other appointments for school.
I call back and they seem to have given that appointment away.
WTFFF
But wait, then I get told they'll call me back, which doesn't happen. So I call them back.
They seem to have no idea what appointment I'm talking about, confuse me with another patient telling me something about my records being there. Tell me I already booked my appointment, and then realize they are talking to the wrong person.
Who the hell hires these people?
So I explain everything to her, and then she says okay, I'll go check with the girls. Hangs up on me.
I don't get a call back so I call after about an hour and a half and they are closed.
WHAT THE F#%@!!!!!!!

I'm going to call back tomorrow and if this persists I'm calling the director at my orthodontist clinic and having them call because they referred me to this surgeon.

I'm not the happiest person right now after spending all day trying to get an appointment with my surgeon and a surgery date.

I also found it pretty strange when my orthodontist, who is suppose to give me the okay for booking surgery asked me if I have a surgery date yet when I went in today.

I understand these places have a lot of patients, but I think someone who is having double jaw surgery has the right to get a straight answer about their appointment or at least a call back.

Worst customer service ever!!!!!

Orthodontist Adjustment Update and some good news for once

Hey Everyone!!
Okay, so I had an appointment today with my orthodontist.
My usual ortho was there today, Dr. G.
Not much went on, I just had my powerchains changed.
I have two gaps in the lower teeth that need to close.

Okay now onto some good news!!
So Dr. G gave me the okay to book my jaw surgery!!
Finally!!!!!!!!
He said I should be ready to go for May.
I called my surgeons office and I'm waiting for them to call back in regards to a surgery date.
It looks like I'll have to go in sometime soon and let Dr. C(my surgeon) see my bite for himself.

Well I am very very excited and nervous and everything!!!!
I can't believe how fast a whole year went by!!!
Its amazing how much can happen in a year and how much we can change.

I feel so bad because I have a ton of emails and comments that I haven't responded to on my youtube and my blog. My youtube has hit over 600 subscribers and over 180000 video views. So I'm glad that someone out there finds my story useful. I decided to keep track of my story because a year ago when my jaw was going weird on my and I was soooo confused about what to do, I watched every video I could find and read every single blog on the planet. So hopefully my blog and videos clarifies something for someone.

I notice a lot of changes in my face. I for sure haven't lost weight but my face is more concave, I'm looking like a skeleton face at time, which sucks because I always had a fullness to my face, so its like a face I don't recognize. My chin has disappeared. I see old pictures of my profile and I had much more of a chin, maybe its the underbite but my chin is more convex and when I talk it appears as if my chin is gone.

Other than that I am sooooo busy in my day to day life, which is great because I can sleep for once from being so tired. I notice that sleep is a necessity with my jaw issues. If I don't get enough sleep the pain is a lot worse and I just feel headachy all day. I have been rarely taking painkillers, and I'm trying very hard to relax my jaw.
I have midterms for the next two weeks and lots of appointments and I'm tutoring so I've had no time for anything. I'm really really hoping I get my damn surgery date though.
gihSDgisgh
AAHHHHHHHHHHH I don't know if I should smile or cry!!!!

Excuse my update photos, I haven't bothered to bother with my appearance, and my hair and makeup is at its minimal mess.

Some of my orthodontists and surgeons previous work

Just want to make it clear, i have no idea who this person is, but his pictures were up on my orthdontists website and I was also informed by the ortho that this guy had jaw surgery with my surgeon Dr C. This seems very reassuring this far into the process when I have a better understanding of the outcomes. I can see how his profile is much more balanced now. 

I have an orthodontist appointment tomorrow with Dr G so lets hope for some good news for once!

I'll update when I get home from that. I swear at this point there is nothing more exciting than knowing I have an appointment coming up. I am still hoping that I can have the surgery this spring. 

9 months with braces / profile picture

M.I.A. month

Hey readers!!

I have really gone missing this past month, haven't updated and haven't responded to emails or comments in weeks. Bad bad Terra!!!

Since school went back on the 3rd I have been drowning in work. I'm a Business students specializing in Accounting and the workload is very heavy. I'm trying to do more of my CA required courses instead of just filler stuff like HR so its been really busy this term.

I'm also tutoring astronomy and unfortunately the tutors who were also tutoring for the natural science department in astronomy have stopped tutoring so I've had to pick up more students.

My jaw is so so. Some days its a pain, and other days not so bad. I think being back in school and talking less is helping too. I did get a juicer which was awesome but my dad managed to break a piece and i'm waiting for it to come in. So no juice for a few weeks.

I promise I will get around to going through all my emails and messages and comments one day soon. I have 3 midterms coming up and two papers due so I may continue to me MIA for a while.

I have an orthodontist appointment next week so I will try to make a video with the details and I'm sure I'll update soon with the details of how that goes.

Also I thought this was appropriate considering what a pain cleaning braces is. This first world problem has a whole new meaning for us brace faces.