Re: 5 months post op and pain

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz,

I'm very sorry to hear that you are having pain post-op. I didn't

experience anything like that, but I don't think I've had as much

work done (implants) as you.

I do have a little bit of " noise " in the right joint (crepitis), and

just saw my ortho (6 month checkup), who assured me that the joint is

still re-modeling, that I have good range of movement, that this is

normal and, provided there is no pain, nothing to worry about.

However, he also told me to come back each year to see him, and to

call him if I have any concerns in between visits.

I did experience much more sensitivity in places once the numbness

begain to subside.

I'm concerned about your remark about not being able to go on living

with the pain you had before. If it's that bad, please, please

investigate all options, including alternative therapies that may

help you with the pain or to cope with the pain, like cranial-sac

treatments, massage, even meditation.

With best wishes,

(upper/lower/genio Aug 2002)

>

> I had surgery late August, my upper jaw was moved forward and down

> 6MM and widdened--cut in two places to make it three pieces. Some

of

> the nerves have just woken up and I was having termendouse pain. I

> also had pain under the two lower implants that were placed a few

> years ago--nothing was done to them this surgery and there was no

> nerve damage at the lower jaw. I happen to be vacationining in

> Paraguay right now but had my mom call the surgeon and his

assistant

> said that the pain was normal for this stage. Anyway I just was

> curiouse as to see where other people were at five months after

> surgery. And if anyone knows why it hurts when the nerves come

back.

> I once had no feeling in a spot in my lower jaw after an implant

> surgery for a little over a year but when the feeling came back I

had

> no pain at all. I would much rather have the numbness really, I

> didn´t even know it was still numb untill the feeling came back.

I

> also have had a lot of joint pain and I am really worried what I

> thought was a 100 percent sucessful surgery and was totally happy

> with it has now made things worse. (especially in terms of TMJ

> because I can´t go on living with worse pain then I had before)

[Guest guest]

Hi Susuan,

Thanks for your reply. I think maybe you read a little too much into

my comment about th pain. I meant that if this pain continues I would

be looking into further sureries and options----its deffintly not

something I would ever or could ever imagine being suicidal

about....but thanks for the concern!

> >

> > I had surgery late August, my upper jaw was moved forward and

down

> > 6MM and widdened--cut in two places to make it three pieces. Some

> of

> > the nerves have just woken up and I was having termendouse pain.

I

> > also had pain under the two lower implants that were placed a few

> > years ago--nothing was done to them this surgery and there was no

> > nerve damage at the lower jaw. I happen to be vacationining in

> > Paraguay right now but had my mom call the surgeon and his

> assistant

> > said that the pain was normal for this stage. Anyway I just was

> > curiouse as to see where other people were at five months after

> > surgery. And if anyone knows why it hurts when the nerves come

> back.

> > I once had no feeling in a spot in my lower jaw after an implant

> > surgery for a little over a year but when the feeling came back I

> had

> > no pain at all. I would much rather have the numbness really, I

> > didn´t even know it was still numb untill the feeling came

back.

> I

> > also have had a lot of joint pain and I am really worried what I

> > thought was a 100 percent sucessful surgery and was totally happy

> > with it has now made things worse. (especially in terms of TMJ

> > because I can´t go on living with worse pain then I had before)