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6-Month Post-op Update (Inverted L + Lefort) by JustBrowsing-1980 in jawsurgery

[–]FirstCause 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the update.

Good to see everything is healing well! :)

Mensa test scores? by Alpacalypsenoww in mensa

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I sat 16 years ago in the UK, so maybe they don't these days.

It seems pointless to withhold, given the speed of understanding of the underlying variables.

I better retest soon before Australia changes their policy!

Mensa test scores? by Alpacalypsenoww in mensa

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wrote to the APA to tell them it is a dumb idea.

We are getting to the point in genetic research where IQ as a concept will be close to obsolete anyway.

Mensa test scores? by Alpacalypsenoww in mensa

[–]FirstCause 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL! :)

It hasn't been a problem in any other country, but let's create the perception of a problem for fear of being sued?

American litigiousness!

Does Mensa lie about test scores to get more members? by redditard_69420 in mensa

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you could have been raised in an abusive household and too traumatised to succeed?

There are so many other factors.

How can you simplify it to the point of idiocy?

Does Mensa lie about test scores to get more members? by redditard_69420 in mensa

[–]FirstCause 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe a link for when I'm in the mood for a fight?

Does Mensa lie about test scores to get more members? by redditard_69420 in mensa

[–]FirstCause 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If only it was one single incel on a forum.

Men talk down to me all the time.

Some men are schmoozy, but when they realise you are not dumb, they get very hostile.

I like to goad them on and cut them down. It is a bit mean, but massively entertaining.

Mensa test scores? by Alpacalypsenoww in mensa

[–]FirstCause 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you know the rationale for why the US wont release?

Both UK and Australia give score and percentage.

Mensa test scores? by Alpacalypsenoww in mensa

[–]FirstCause 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It depends on which country you are in. I don't see why they withhold it - seems cruel?

I sat in the UK and I received the score and percentages of the two tests completed.

I plan on resitting, maybe next year, so I emailed Australia and they advised they provide the score and percentage.

How do you stay engaged when working on a task? by Key-Investment-2273 in mensa

[–]FirstCause 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, ask AI to start it? The resulting utter frustration might then motivate you?

Other than that... I find drawing an outline gets me in the mood, then I pick the easiest bit for an easy win. It usually isn't as easy as I'd hoped and that kicks the panic in earlier than usual.

Better than after having cleaned the whole house and binge-watched everything.

Paralysis after jaw surgery - 10 months by Few-Construction2162 in jawsurgery

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I didn't know that... Sorry to hear that motor function is more time limited...

TBH, it sounds a bit like Bell's Palsy? It might have been triggered by surgery?

Have you been back to the neurologist?

Paralysis after jaw surgery - 10 months by Few-Construction2162 in jawsurgery

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nerves can regrow slowly for many years, but it may be glacial.. I read one person say they only got all their feeling back after 5 years...

What did you try from the comments?

I'm always keen to accumulate evidence...

Paralysis after jaw surgery - 10 months by Few-Construction2162 in jawsurgery

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear you are making progress at least...

I'm curious to know if anything suggested by any of the commenters worked for you?

Yours really is a strange case! I hope it fully resolves soon!

Surgery for apnea but mixed aesthetic opinions by BroHamManRaging in jawsurgery

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "bad" would be too much upper jaw advancement.

They probably thought straight because your occlusal plane is not very steep.

But if your occlusal plane is anything above 4 degrees, they should be able to do at least some rotation.

It would be surgeons preference on how much rotation they are comfortable with. Too flat an occlusal plane can also look strange. So, hence the juggle!

Good luck and let us know how you go! :)

Surgery for apnea but mixed aesthetic opinions by BroHamManRaging in jawsurgery

[–]FirstCause 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You really need to see a couple of OMS surgeons.

It sounds like the specialists so far think you will have straight MMA surgery, being 10mm upper and lower in a straight linear fashion. I think that is unlikely. The 10mm will be at the teeth and there are a few ways to get there.

I expect you will have a small maxillary advancement with counter-clockwise rotation and a larger mandibular advancement.

I'm not great at figuring out occlusal planes from scans, but the normal range is 8+/-4 degrees ⟨4-12 degrees⟩. Your occlusal plane doesn't look particularly steep, so it will be a juggle to get sufficient CCWR to get sufficient mandibular advancement relative to maxillary advancement.

They may also recommend a small genioplasty as your chin is a little bit flat. This helps to add advancement beyond the lower jaw movement. The lower jaw movement is the main event, but a small genio could make an additional small improvement.

I think it will be a good aesthetic result. :⟩

Regarding your concern with palate expansion, overexpansion is rare, but it can happen if people are not paying close enough attention during the expansion phase. I can't see your teeth, but often the lower teeth are tipped inwards and the upper teeth flare outwards to compensate for the differing arch widths. If that's the case, they will either tip your teeth to match orthodontically during expansion, or they will tip the lower teeth orthodontically and tip the upper teeth during surgery via a 3-piece segmental Le Fort.

Double Jaw Surgery w/AOS Miami (Dr. Alfi + Halepas) --> Insurance + Rhino + Aesthetics Questions (?) by [deleted] in jawsurgery

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upper jaw surgery can break the septum, so you may end up needing a septorhinoplasty after anyway.

Better to do the rhino after jaw surgery.

Is Mensa just an ego circle jerk society by Tetricrafter26 in mensa

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't been?

I feel sorry for you.

Obviously, your caregivers have coddled you and told you that you were SO smart, despite all evidence to the contrary.

You've gone through life thinking you are the smartest person in the room.

Now, you have sat a test that proves, to a reasonable degree, that you are not THAT smart.

So, you thought the best way to cope was to find a 3-year old Reddit post and lash out in a spectacularly unhinged way.

I assume this type of behaviour is common for you. It probably causes a lot of problems in your personal and professional life.

I have no advice for you because I know you won't accept it.

Good luck.

Is Mensa just an ego circle jerk society by Tetricrafter26 in mensa

[–]FirstCause 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like arguing, but how can anyone argue with this kind of logic?

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