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who’s paying for this, anyway??
Now that I have some more time to fight insurance, I’m starting to work on an appeal against the exclusion. I’d love to get some feedback from any readers who have an idea of how to fight insurance for orthagnastic surgery. So far, insurance has denied everything: the braces, the surgery, the hospital stay, everything. This type of surgery is an “exclusion” in my policy. Is there any hope at all for fighting an exclusion? Without any insurance coverage, I’m looking at something like $50,000 out of pocket. If my pockets belonged to, say Bill Gates, then this wouldn’t be a problem. Â But my pockets are owned by a newlywed…
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surgery schedule update
Well, my orthodontist and surgeon met yesterday to discuss my situation. They decided that my orthodontist needs to keep working on my arch proportion, which will take 2-3 more months. They’re also concerned about my bite stability. My bite has been changing lately since I don’t have a mouthpiece to keep things in place. Apparently the surgeon thinks it’s a bad idea to operate on an unstable joint… which is why I like this guy: he’s a smart one. 🙂 So, while I agree that surgery on an unstable joint is a bad idea, I’m bummed that the stabilizing process will take an extra 2-3 months. So basically it looks…
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the many faces of Lindsay
Thought I’d share a few photos of my face over the years. I do have an overbite, though it is fairly mild. The most prominent deformity (as I call it…because, well, it is) is my open bite, which is especially evident in my wedding pictures. I’ve also included one of the mouth pieces I wore for many years, and some pre-treatment photos. (The early photos are from late high school and early college, back when I had the open dislocation, so my teeth did touch.) Late High School: before my open dislocation was diagnosed. Notice the roundness of my face. Early college: open dislocation had just been diagnosed, but treatment…
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blogs of inspiration
Well, I’m finally trying to get started with this whole jaw-journal thing. I’ve been talking about it for a while, but haven’t started…mostly because writing about it seems hard. (It’s a little sad and ironic that writing about this whole situation is hard considering I want to be a writer…and a writer should probably be able to write about herself without cringing.) This morning ended up being yet another stay-at-home-in-pain morning, and so I decided to venture into the blogosphere and search for other jaw surgery victims..err, patients…and see if they had anything encouraging to say. I’ve been putting off reading other blogs, too, because…well, it seemed hard. (Denial. What…
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my people: orthodontist and jaw surgeon
If you live in Colorado and need any sort of maxillofacial or orthodontic treatment, I can’t sing the praises of my doctors more highly. Orthodontist, Dr. James Zuichovski Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dr. Matthew D’Addario My #1 Rock/ Caretaker/ Supporter/ Love…My husband, Brandon And to my many, many other people… I could not do this without you! I love you all, and am so thankful for your support!
