Guest guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Jill, did any of the docs suggest something for the grinding at night? I take amitryptyline (only a low dose of 10 mg, to help with sleep disorder), but I've heard of it being prescribed at a higher dose (25 mg?) as a muscle relaxant. Maybe that would help. > > Pam, > Lets see if I can sum this up easy > > Surgery > > #1 July 30 2005 Lefort 1, chin aug > #2 Aug 10, 2005 due to surgeon messed my bite up worse.. > started noticing about 1-2 months (Sep-Oct) later that my upper teeth did not show, my mouth seems sunken it, and upper face lots larger..developed 4 fistulas (pus pockets) on either side of gums, told doctor I taste infection and saw yellow stuff coming out..said to watch them > #3 Jan 3 2005, plates were broken into, and screws were just sitting in bone > around March notice upper jaw moving placed on another round of antibiotic for infection in gums..around April had cadiver bone coming out of fistula areas..doctor said lets watch it > I kept asking doctor for CT scan or culture of drainage of gums, he denied > > May 2005 2nd opinion informed I had infection in sinus and needed another surgery to fix loose jaw > > June 2005- my surgeon said he would make me a bite plate, and he caterized the fistulas and said there is no way to tell you have sinus infection by panoramic xray that the other surgeon (consult) had told me, but since then I got report of that visit with my surgeon in June and it states I had infection per panoramic xray that he took...???? > contradicting huh??? > > I never heard from this doctor, I called reg the bite plate he was going to make, no phone call back.... > > I went to see this new surgeon, and he immed did a CT scan and it revealed 100% right sinus full infection and left 90% ...he sceduled me for 20 hyperbarci chamber treatment prior to this surgery at 2 hrs each..put me on high dose of antibiotic, sent me to infectious disease doctor for consult....he said he thought I was grinding my teeth and applying pressure to upper jaw not letting it heal prop.. > > the other doctor had known from the beginning I grinded my teeth > > after this last surgery , he said both plates were broken again > , so he wired me shut for 6 weeks and I have to do 10 more hyper baric chamber treamtent after this surgery..he did say all the infection was gone that he saw dueing this surgery..all fisutulas finally healed > > so thats the story > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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