Introduction: my journey

In September of 2012 my journey began with the extraction of my premolars. My orthodontist warned me that I may need jaw surgery but also promised he would do his best to prevent it. Well, based on the title of my new blog it's apparent that I did in fact need the surgery. I got my braces on 2 weeks following my premolar extraction. Nothing huge besides straighter teeth happened until mid 2015 when my orthodontist told me the horrible new: I need surgery eventually. I scheduled a consultation with Dr. Steven Sullivan from the University of Oklahoma. Upon seeing him he told me the worst of it and my self esteem quickly declined. I actually cried on the way home. 2 months later (february 2016) Dr. Sullivan removed my wisdom teeth. In April I scheduled another appointment with Dr. Sullivan since I was just beginning to be ortho ready for double jaw surgery. We scheduled my surgery for December 13th 2016 and the waiting began. I honestly had no idea what to expect regardless of the countless advice I received. You truly do not know what this is like until you endure it yourself. I had a severe over bite and my top jaw was slanted to the right. I also had a pretty severe deviated septum that was corrected during my surgery (I am SO thankful). This pretty much covers my preop experience. Ill attach some before pictures below.