Re: Jaw pain - I've had it

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Me, me, me!

I had a horrible problem with my right jaw joint (no idea what the

joint is called - but the part that connects your jaw to your head -

important for talking and eating). It was always on the right and

it would come and go. Sometimes I would have to get soup for lunch

instead of a sandwich because chewing was a problem. Even if it was

feeling okay, I would avoid gum because that would cause it to flare

up. It was the joint that was most susceptible to stress since I

developed RA. If I was at work, at my previously very stressful

job, and any sort of stress occurred, bam, immediately swollen jaw

joint and I'd be having soup for lunch.

It was horrible. I complained over several rheumy visits until my

rheumy decided to inject it with cortisone. He likes to do that if

I have a joint that just won't get with the program. It's been fine

ever since then.

Jennie

--- In , " renate dorsey " <renate220@b...>

wrote:

> I would like to know if any of you have jaw pain from RA? About 5

hours ago my left side of my jaw started hurting and it hurts all

the way into my ear. It hurts to move my mouth or swallow. I wear

dentures and don't know if this is from them or the RA. I have never

had this happen before.

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> Thanks

> Renate

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