Joint pain - second update

[Guest guest]

Well, the lovely medievil apparatus my OS gave me to help stretch my

jaw muscles seems to be working. The actual name of it is Therabite.

Has anyone else used one of these? I've gone from barely one finger

opening to 2 fingers since Wednesday. Of course on Thursday and

Friday I felt like my face had gone to the gym for the first time in

10 years.

The pain has not diminished, I am still taking 2 to 3 percocet daily

and a muscle relaxer at night, but being able to open more is

encouraging, and it is a lot easier to eat, I had popcorn for the

first time since surgery tonight, it was wonderful!

I have my first visit with my ortho on Wednesday, it will be almost

10 weeks since my surgery. Hopefully by then I will be able to open

enough so that it is not too painful.

Well thanks everyone for listening,don't know what I would do without

all of you who actually understand what all of this is like.

Marsha

[Guest guest]

Well, the lovely medievil apparatus my OS gave me to help stretch my

jaw muscles seems to be working. The actual name of it is Therabite.

Has anyone else used one of these? I've gone from barely one finger

opening to 2 fingers since Wednesday. Of course on Thursday and

Friday I felt like my face had gone to the gym for the first time in

10 years.

The pain has not diminished, I am still taking 2 to 3 percocet daily

and a muscle relaxer at night, but being able to open more is

encouraging, and it is a lot easier to eat, I had popcorn for the

first time since surgery tonight, it was wonderful!

I have my first visit with my ortho on Wednesday, it will be almost

10 weeks since my surgery. Hopefully by then I will be able to open

enough so that it is not too painful.

Well thanks everyone for listening,don't know what I would do without

all of you who actually understand what all of this is like.

Marsha