Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hey, quick question. How many of you have had TMJ issues? I have read in many many places about it being common for fibro patients to have TMJ, but I was wondering about your experiences. When I was a bit younger, I had a " TMJ Disorder " which resulted in a surgical jaw manipulation. And I really must say, that is as fun as it sounds. Yeah right. Anyways, I have been having a SEVERE flare, and my jaw has started hurting. I can barely eat. My bite is WAY off, and moving my mouth at all hurts. I have been taking tylenol, muscle relaxers, and using ActiveOn, which provides *some* relief, but I can't stand this anymore. Last night I could barely sleep. All my symptoms line up with TMJ, from what I read on the Mayo Clinic site, and I was wondering if yall ever have this issue, and if so, what helps. Money is more than just tight, its very close to nonexistent. I am going to *try* to scrape together enough to go to a doc-in-a-box clinic, but that might be a bit. If anyone has any suggestions... I would appreciate it. I would just tal to my pain doctor, but I am filing a complaint with the medical board about him, he so over medicated me that I ended up in an ER because (quite literally, and in multiple senses) my body stopped functioning right. Any advice would be great --Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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