Re: Joint Pain --Diagnosis

[Guest guest]

Marsha, sorry to hear about the tmj pain. I don't know abut the 1%

thing. tmj issues are one of the complications possible for this

procedure. the tmj is a ball and socket kinda joint consisting of the

condyle(ball) and fossa(socket). the two are seperated by a piece of

cartilage to prevent bone on bone. when the lower jaw is moved forward

it stretches the muscles which in turn pulls the condyle back into the

fossa sometimes displacing the cartilege. most people just have a

little pain until the muscles stretch out. for a better understanding

check out the following link:

http://www.tmjfacialpain.com/tmjfacial.htm

hope things get better and and you can continue the road to recovery.

remember, that burger is just around the corner! eric

> Well, I finally have a diagnosis for the excrutiating pain that I

> have been suffering through for the last 3 weeks. It seems that

> somehow the cartiledge in my right jaw joint has managed to

> dislocate, causing horrible pain and not allowing me to open my

mouth.

>

> I have between a 10 to 15 MM opening (on good day). All my doc has

> been able to do is medicate me, that means Vicodin during the day I

> can actually function and work with that, but it doesn't do much for

> the pain unless I take it every 3 hours and try to prevent the pain

> from starting. Then I have percocet and flexoril for evenings and

> weekends. So I have pretty much been in a drugged stupor for the

past

> 2 weeks.

>

> I will have an MRI in the next few days to make absolutly certain

> that that is what it is, and then undergo a second (minor) surgery

to

> fix the cartiledge. And hopefully the pain will go away and I will

> continue on the road to a full recovery.

>

> On Thursday I will be 8 weeks post op and I expected to be close to

> fully recovered at this point. I missed my first night of classes

> yesterday.

>

> Has this happened to anyone or has anyone heard of it? My OS said it

> is about 1 in 100 that it happens. Lucky Me!

>

> Marsha

[Guest guest]

Marsha, sorry to hear about the tmj pain. I don't know abut the 1%

thing. tmj issues are one of the complications possible for this

procedure. the tmj is a ball and socket kinda joint consisting of the

condyle(ball) and fossa(socket). the two are seperated by a piece of

cartilage to prevent bone on bone. when the lower jaw is moved forward

it stretches the muscles which in turn pulls the condyle back into the

fossa sometimes displacing the cartilege. most people just have a

little pain until the muscles stretch out. for a better understanding

check out the following link:

http://www.tmjfacialpain.com/tmjfacial.htm

hope things get better and and you can continue the road to recovery.

remember, that burger is just around the corner! eric

> Well, I finally have a diagnosis for the excrutiating pain that I

> have been suffering through for the last 3 weeks. It seems that

> somehow the cartiledge in my right jaw joint has managed to

> dislocate, causing horrible pain and not allowing me to open my

mouth.

>

> I have between a 10 to 15 MM opening (on good day). All my doc has

> been able to do is medicate me, that means Vicodin during the day I

> can actually function and work with that, but it doesn't do much for

> the pain unless I take it every 3 hours and try to prevent the pain

> from starting. Then I have percocet and flexoril for evenings and

> weekends. So I have pretty much been in a drugged stupor for the

past

> 2 weeks.

>

> I will have an MRI in the next few days to make absolutly certain

> that that is what it is, and then undergo a second (minor) surgery

to

> fix the cartiledge. And hopefully the pain will go away and I will

> continue on the road to a full recovery.

>

> On Thursday I will be 8 weeks post op and I expected to be close to

> fully recovered at this point. I missed my first night of classes

> yesterday.

>

> Has this happened to anyone or has anyone heard of it? My OS said it

> is about 1 in 100 that it happens. Lucky Me!

>

> Marsha

[Guest guest]

Well, I see the link I posted comes in handy! Perhaps someone can put

it under the link-section for me since I have no clue how to do this,

and obviously it's a link that more people find useful. I found the

part about posture very informative and that was the reason I had

posted it a few weeks back, but there is more info to find besides

posture.

Meanwhile Marsha, you are in pain and that is terrible. But I am sure

your second surgery will fix everything. I have also not been able to

open very wide (although I never have been able to, even before the

surgery) but I have not been in such pains. I must say that I have

continously had to wear 1 elastic on both sides (orthodontist told

me) and in one way or another I feel that this is support. I am 11

weeks post-op tomorrow.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Nathalie

> > Well, I finally have a diagnosis for the excrutiating pain that I

> > have been suffering through for the last 3 weeks. It seems that

> > somehow the cartiledge in my right jaw joint has managed to

> > dislocate, causing horrible pain and not allowing me to open my

> mouth.

> >

> > I have between a 10 to 15 MM opening (on good day). All my doc

has

> > been able to do is medicate me, that means Vicodin during the day

I

> > can actually function and work with that, but it doesn't do much

for

> > the pain unless I take it every 3 hours and try to prevent the

pain

> > from starting. Then I have percocet and flexoril for evenings and

> > weekends. So I have pretty much been in a drugged stupor for the

> past

> > 2 weeks.

> >

> > I will have an MRI in the next few days to make absolutly certain

> > that that is what it is, and then undergo a second (minor)

surgery

> to

> > fix the cartiledge. And hopefully the pain will go away and I

will

> > continue on the road to a full recovery.

> >

> > On Thursday I will be 8 weeks post op and I expected to be close

to

> > fully recovered at this point. I missed my first night of classes

> > yesterday.

> >

> > Has this happened to anyone or has anyone heard of it? My OS said

it

> > is about 1 in 100 that it happens. Lucky Me!

> >

> > Marsha

[Guest guest]

Well, I see the link I posted comes in handy! Perhaps someone can put

it under the link-section for me since I have no clue how to do this,

and obviously it's a link that more people find useful. I found the

part about posture very informative and that was the reason I had

posted it a few weeks back, but there is more info to find besides

posture.

Meanwhile Marsha, you are in pain and that is terrible. But I am sure

your second surgery will fix everything. I have also not been able to

open very wide (although I never have been able to, even before the

surgery) but I have not been in such pains. I must say that I have

continously had to wear 1 elastic on both sides (orthodontist told

me) and in one way or another I feel that this is support. I am 11

weeks post-op tomorrow.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Nathalie

> > Well, I finally have a diagnosis for the excrutiating pain that I

> > have been suffering through for the last 3 weeks. It seems that

> > somehow the cartiledge in my right jaw joint has managed to

> > dislocate, causing horrible pain and not allowing me to open my

> mouth.

> >

> > I have between a 10 to 15 MM opening (on good day). All my doc

has

> > been able to do is medicate me, that means Vicodin during the day

I

> > can actually function and work with that, but it doesn't do much

for

> > the pain unless I take it every 3 hours and try to prevent the

pain

> > from starting. Then I have percocet and flexoril for evenings and

> > weekends. So I have pretty much been in a drugged stupor for the

> past

> > 2 weeks.

> >

> > I will have an MRI in the next few days to make absolutly certain

> > that that is what it is, and then undergo a second (minor)

surgery

> to

> > fix the cartiledge. And hopefully the pain will go away and I

will

> > continue on the road to a full recovery.

> >

> > On Thursday I will be 8 weeks post op and I expected to be close

to

> > fully recovered at this point. I missed my first night of classes

> > yesterday.

> >

> > Has this happened to anyone or has anyone heard of it? My OS said

it

> > is about 1 in 100 that it happens. Lucky Me!

> >

> > Marsha

[Guest guest]

Your wish is my command, Nathalie. It's now under the links here as

well on site 2. It's a terrific link. Thanks for posting it.

> Well, I see the link I posted comes in handy! Perhaps someone can

put

> it under the link-section for me since I have no clue how to do

this,

> and obviously it's a link that more people find useful.

[Guest guest]

Your wish is my command, Nathalie. It's now under the links here as

well on site 2. It's a terrific link. Thanks for posting it.

> Well, I see the link I posted comes in handy! Perhaps someone can

put

> it under the link-section for me since I have no clue how to do

this,

> and obviously it's a link that more people find useful.

[Guest guest]

Wow Miz , thanks so much, it feels like it's my birthday with

your " your wish is my command " ...oh wait it is my birthday today!

What a coincidence! I am going to save my birthday dinner for

september 4th, that day my expander is finally coming out and I can

finally eat comfortably in a restaurant, without making slurping

sounds, making a mess out of things and spending 1 hour in the

restaurant bathroom cleaning... :-) I can't wait!

Nathalie

> > Well, I see the link I posted comes in handy! Perhaps someone can

> put

> > it under the link-section for me since I have no clue how to do

> this,

> > and obviously it's a link that more people find useful.

[Guest guest]

Wow Miz , thanks so much, it feels like it's my birthday with

your " your wish is my command " ...oh wait it is my birthday today!

What a coincidence! I am going to save my birthday dinner for

september 4th, that day my expander is finally coming out and I can

finally eat comfortably in a restaurant, without making slurping

sounds, making a mess out of things and spending 1 hour in the

restaurant bathroom cleaning... :-) I can't wait!

Nathalie

> > Well, I see the link I posted comes in handy! Perhaps someone can

> put

> > it under the link-section for me since I have no clue how to do

> this,

> > and obviously it's a link that more people find useful.