Hi Wendy,

I am also pleased you will be staying around and not allowing individuals to drain energy that can be better used else where. Time is too precious to waste on people who continually blame others for their setbacks, or those not prepared to make a go of improving difficult situations, no matter how much ongoing support they get from others.

I don�t check in a lot, but I do think of everyone often. Knowing how difficult mandible surgeries can be, I was incredibly relieved to hear Steve�s surgery wasn�t as involved as first thought. After reading your message, I sat back feeling particularly thankful Steve�s recovery shouldn�t be a complex drawn out process.

Being in regular contact with other patients having similar surgeries, I�m interested to get more information as to why Steve doesn�t have a titanium plate. If his mandible was fractured due to ORN, and they removed the dead bone, how is his jaw bone staying together without falling apart? Does that mean the dead bone was scraped from Steve's jaw, and not deteriorated to the point it was broken? In most cases, the bone is joined back together with one long, or several small titanium plates and screws.

So soon after surgery, I understand you might not know the technical details yet.

Best wishes to you and Steve.

Karen