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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / October 2005Bonnie: Jaw hurts!
My left side of my jaw hurts! I think it's because of the tube they put in your throat before surgery. My breast biopsy surgery was 9-16-05 Jaw still hurts.......Doc wan't me to take IB over the weekend Bonnie Ever happen to you?? Dear Bonnie, My guess would be that the surgery has agrivated (?spelling) TMJ. This is a long time after surgery for it to still be hurting. Others may know better than me. Take care, Vickie B. There are days that my jaw won't hurt at all and today it does hurt--only on the left side. It can make it hard to eat,smile or yawn My teeth are fine (no wisdom teeth left in) ,.......pain definetly in the jaw Never had trouble with jaw before with previous surgeries....why now? My jaw is small because I was a preemie baby Vicki -- TMJ can be caused by stretching the jaw during surgery--and I have a small jaw. Bonnie Had jaw x-rayed......diagnosis "TMJ strain"--xrays were "unremarkable" (they --the radiologist-- don't usually read jaw xrays)--no broken bones Suggested therapy........but how effective is therapy for TMJ..........oral surgery? Dentist no longer takes Medicaid or Medicare..... Now what?? Bonnie >Had jaw x-rayed......diagnosis "TMJ strain"--xrays were "unremarkable" >(they --the radiologist-- don't usually read jaw xrays)--no broken bones > >Suggested therapy........but how effective is therapy for >TMJ..........oral surgery? Bonnie: If you can see an OT you can see about getting a mouth guard for sleeping with at night. It helps to keep the jaw in the correct alignment. The other thing is to apply heat or ice. Heat does help, even if it is just in the form of a hot face cloth held against the cheek. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Hurts when I eat smile every morning when I wake up chew food put pressure on jaw open mouth wide Only on left side I've never had any jaw trouble after surgery before with my jaw-ever Bonnie Bonnie, I have TMJ. My splint (slightly different from a mouthguard) has been a godsend. I had constant headaches, joint pain and muscle twitches until I started wearing it. Had one made by a specialist after a fender bender. It was good, but cracked when I was having muscle spasms one night (side affect from medication). My dentist made this new one, of a softer plastic. I like it better. Do you have a dental school in your area? I think they take medicaid. And they also take a wide array of patients, based on whether there are students taking a particular class. Maybe they need a patient who needs a splint made? I lucked out in college. I had dental work done at the dentistry school and the student I was assigned to was #3 in the class. Adelle > Hurts when I > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Bonnie I THINK OUR TECH COLLEGE HAS DENTISTRY PROGRAM--WILL MAKE CALLS TOMORROW BONNIE Yeah-- Called the tech school....cost $20 for cleaning--but have to wait on list for student to call and make appointment Will take 3 months (Jan) to get maxifacial doc to look at it for TMJ Meanwhile try suggestions....... Bonnie I'll try doc suggestion of IB 800 mgs too--got 3 months to try different things--including therapy for TMJ strain of jaw. Bonnie > I'll try doc suggestion of IB 800 mgs too--got 3 months to try different > things--including therapy for TMJ strain of jaw. > > Bonnie I went thru six months of hell with TMJ quite a few years ago. Part of the problem was getting my insurance to stop fighting over who had to pay. Dental vs. Medical. Medical did finally pick up most of the cost up to a cap they had on TMJ. But I must say I got more benefit from the medrol shot an oral surgeon put into the joint (and that I ended up having to pay for myself - but it wasn't expensive) did more good than all the mouth guards etc the TMJ specialist gave me. I'm very glad that by the time I developed the problem they had decided that surgery on the joint usually does more harm than good. After about eight months the problem just gradually went away. Jo That's how my TMJ problems started, after having a large filling done on an upper back tooth, i.e. my mouth was wide open for quite a while. My dentist at the time said she could feel the knots in the muscles all throughout that cheek - the right side in my case. The biggest help for me was a guard made by my dentist, but it cost a small fortune. Also the chiro I was seeing at the time taught me some tricks to release those muscles. Over time, I learned how to help it out to some degree myself by moving the jaw around. Also, I learned over the last couple of years that when I had any PT or traction or massage done on my neck, my jaw also released. So now when it bothers me, I stretch out my neck a lot as well as shifting my jaw around and massaging the jaw area itself. Don't know if any of those tricks will help you, but they might be worth a shot. I know my was so bad for a while that I couldn't stand to smile and sipping hot beverages was torture. For a coffee addict like me, that was almost a doomsday scenario! LOL One of the dental hygienists I see now says that for people who don't grind or clench their teeth, TMJ probs are usually due to cramped up muscles and/or one set of muscles (either opening or closing) being stronger than the other and pulling things out of alignment. I think that's what happened with me.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > Hurts when I > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Bonnie Well-- I may have a dentist......called a nurse referal line. She gave me the name of one. Will see if he'll take MA Can't see maxiofacial doc until I see a (they prefer that) dentist..... Seems that they don't care about people anymore....all about M-O-N-E-Y BONNIE My doc had me cut the IB 800's in half to see how effective a 1/2 strength`tab is. Bonnie Well I felt the joint move during ultrasounnd on the left side of jaw...definetly was moovement in jaw area. So I hope that that was the joint repositioning itself to it's correct position/socket Jaw is sore yet.....time for meds. Bonnie This morming jaw has very little to no pain--all I took was my normal meds HOORAY! The next guy that shoves an intubationtube down my throat is gonna get a serious "talking to" before I go under! Bonnie > This morming jaw has very little to no pain--all I took was my normal > meds [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bonnie that reminds me - my TMJ problems started before my hysterectomy. When I had the surgery, I told the anesthesiologist about the jaw stuff. He used a specail mask that kept them from actually having to intubate me although I was fairly solidly out for this traditional style hyst. (midline incision and all that). Do be sure and tell this tale to the next guy who wants to intubate you - they should be able to try things differently! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Bonnie, i was wondering last night if they have you eating a soft diet or if they've at least had you try that in addition to your other therapies. you may have told us before and it slipped my mind - I've had forget-itis lately! Anywya, i just thought of it because I had a Monday of traveling between dentist and endodontist to re do a 20 yr old root canal and crown. I really expected the jaw to be very sore afterwards. of course, I'm taking more meds because my mouth is so sore with stitches in it, but my jaw has been better than usual. I attribute it to being on a very soft diet since Monday morn. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Yes they did tell me soft diet I have to do 2 exercises so far: 1) push tongue against two front teeth, hold for 3 seconds 2) put finger on jaw and try to hold tongue on roof of mouth. At the time I write this...........there is NO pain in my jaw.--after 1 month WITH pain..its a relief I attribute this to the manipulation of the joint area with the ultrasound Bonnie oh, I was stupid enough to try what they told you. My tmj is activated because of taking temp. Have to use oral therm. the second one made my neck start spasming. Maybe I was doing it wrong. Now my jaw is spasming too. I think I will stop trying what others do. Bonnie, I sure hope your jaw is healing quickly. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Yes they did tell me soft diet > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bonnie The exercises made my jaw hurt too. FIVE TIMES A DAY..........no wonder a jaw hurts! The second exercise--finger on jaw--use other hand to move jaw down--trying to keep tongue on roof of mouth Hurts the tongue! Bonnie I had a GOOD day with the jaw yesterday and this morning--the jaw hurt! Therapy later today............. Bonnie > I had a GOOD day with the jaw yesterday and this morning--the jaw hurt! > > Therapy later today............. > > Bonnie ah, shoot - I was so hoping the improvement would last for you. Got my fingers crossed that you get lots more good jaw days - SOON! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Yes and it's acting up again tonight too--on the left side--the ultrasound is temporary therapy relie--usually it hurts the day after Bonnie Makes me wish I had my own machine to stimulate my jaw joint Bonnie Just took some Tylenol Arthritis--and it's kickin' in now |
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