Thistle,
I did Capp, then dental device over 2.5 yrs. then double jaw surgery, removal of uvula, and removal of turbinates in my nose. Typically they do the surgeries one at a time but mine were all at once which was a good and bad thing. Good to get it ll handled, bad to recover!
I was very fortunate to have a oral surgeon close to me in San Diego who probably is one of the best. I had severe obstructive apnea due to my jaw line creating a small airway so I was a good candidate for the surgery. I did lots of research and talked to lots of different doctors, and as I mentioned I did try cpap and dental device for 2 yrs and it just wasn't doing the trick for me. Recovery was very difficult but mainly due to the massive amount of things I had done all at once. This was in christmas of 2011. it was almost a year before i felt normal again and gained back feeling in my lips and chin. The results were life changing for me. I can barely snore at all even now. My post op sleep study was great and I sleep fine again. I have more energy and clear thinking again. Aside from the long term damage of 10 yrs of bad sleep and low O2 levels I am back to normal and even though it was very difficult I would donot all over again.
