Re: Pain after surgery

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Run, don't walk, and go make an appointment with a registered massage

therapist. The pain could be referred from the jaw. I just had an

emerg session with mine, my neck was getting extremely sore, she says

it could be from clenching. At any rate, she's really good at making

it feel better. I also saw my chiropractor this morning, and he did

his usual neck adjustments which help too. I'm going back to him on

Wednesday. I go back to the massage therapist in two weeks.

Stress has a habit of landing in my neck, shoulders, arms. I can

relate. The pain can be anywhere from the base of the skull all the

way down the neck, shoulders, through the collarbone and down the

arms, there's a big nerve that runs all the way through that area.

Make sure you tell whomever you see how long ago you had jaw surgery,

it may not be appropriate for them to put you on your face and apply

pressure. I didn't go to my massage therapist for 6 weeks post-op,

and it was almost 10 weeks before I went back to the chiropractor.

They can do some things, though, I think it's a good idea to seek

this kind of help. It sure beats pain meds and anti-inflamms.

Hope that helps,

> Hi again. I posted a message a little while back about having

> shoulder pain. Well, I haven't seen my surgeon or ortho again yet

to

> ask them about it. But, I did go to another doctor and had x-rays

> taken of my shoulder. He did an exam and said that it looked like

> there was swelling around my sterno-clavicular joint (sorry- not

sure

> how to spell it). Well, he said I had an unusual case because

> injuries like this usually come from some traumatic accident. I

> can't remember anything happening to me unless it is a very old

> injury that just became irritated from sleeping elevated. That

> doesn't make much sense though. He gave me some pain medication

and

> some anti-inflammatory medicine and said to come back in a month if

> I'm not better. He also told me to alternate cold packs and

heating

> pads too.

>

> After all of that, it seems like I was able to pin-point the spot

of

> pain a little better. It seems like the pain is in my neck or

either

> it has spread there. I'm sorry; I know I sound crazy. It just

hurts

> so much, and the meds and ice/heat doesn't seem to be helping.

It's

> been about two weeks since I saw that doctor.

>

> I'm going to ask my surgeon about it as soon as I can. I felt like

> it would be a stupid question, but I've got to find some relief

> somehow. I would really like to know if anyone has complained

about

> this type of thing to him before. Let's hope he can tell me

> something!!!

>

> I just wanted to post this and ask all of you if you think I could

> have hurt myself somehow. For example, I have had times when I

have

> opened my mouth a little wider than comfortable. I yawn a lot, and

> it usually hurts when I do. Also, I could have over-done it when I

> have tried to chew stuff too. Do you think this type of thing

could

> have something to do with this pain? It's all on the right side of

> my jaw, neck, and shoulder. Mostly my neck now.

>

> I'm sorry. I keep complaining about this. Thanks for your

replies,

> suggestions, and for just reading and sympathizing!! Thank you all!

>

> Thanks,