Re: Questions - Need the veterans!

[Guest guest]

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I had surgery June 24, 2003. Needless to say the road wasn't as

easy

> as I had hoped, and it still really isn't. Each day progressively

> gets worse. I have more popping, grating, stabbing pains in my

joints

> and whenever I chew I can actually hear and feel my joints almost

> slip? It's weird.

>

> Anyways - I got my braces off in November and have the invisalign

> type retainers. Needless to say, the left side is completely

cracked

> on the bottom (stress cracks). Everytime I put them in I get huge

> migraines and back pain. It's really kind of hard to explain.

>

> None of my doctors have taken me seriously (or my parents for that

> matter), they just think that I " grind at night " and need a bite

> splint. I've been there, done that - don't want to go back.

>

> I'm currently looking at pain clinics and other specialists

> (especially since my surgeon seemed to write me off) and I just

need

> some input as to what to do next. You guys have always been so

good

> to me, and I really do appreciate all your posts/comments.

>

> Thanks once again...

>

> Take Care,

> Andy

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy,

I'm sorry to see that you're still having so much trouble. Have you

seen a TMJ specialist at all or had the joints evaluated with an MRI

or CT scan? Those symptoms are not in your imagination. As you know,

most people who have TMJ symptoms see improvement after surgery but

a few (like us) can get worse. Have you seen a change in your bite

at all? Within 4-5 months of my surgery, my bite began to relapse

because of bone loss in the condyles. Fortunately my first surgeon

promptly referred me to a TMJ specialist. Two surgeries later, my

bite is finally getting restored. Hopefully your problems won't be

as complex but I worry the longer you wait, the worse your situation

will be. I do hope you get some relief soon.

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I had surgery June 24, 2003. Needless to say the road wasn't as

easy

> as I had hoped, and it still really isn't. Each day progressively

> gets worse. I have more popping, grating, stabbing pains in my

joints

> and whenever I chew I can actually hear and feel my joints almost

> slip? It's weird.

>

> Anyways - I got my braces off in November and have the invisalign

> type retainers. Needless to say, the left side is completely

cracked

> on the bottom (stress cracks). Everytime I put them in I get huge

> migraines and back pain. It's really kind of hard to explain.

>

> None of my doctors have taken me seriously (or my parents for that

> matter), they just think that I " grind at night " and need a bite

> splint. I've been there, done that - don't want to go back.

>

> I'm currently looking at pain clinics and other specialists

> (especially since my surgeon seemed to write me off) and I just

need

> some input as to what to do next. You guys have always been so

good

> to me, and I really do appreciate all your posts/comments.

>

> Thanks once again...

>

> Take Care,

> Andy

[Guest guest]

Hi Andy,

I'm sorry to see that you're still having so much trouble. Have you

seen a TMJ specialist at all or had the joints evaluated with an MRI

or CT scan? Those symptoms are not in your imagination. As you know,

most people who have TMJ symptoms see improvement after surgery but

a few (like us) can get worse. Have you seen a change in your bite

at all? Within 4-5 months of my surgery, my bite began to relapse

because of bone loss in the condyles. Fortunately my first surgeon

promptly referred me to a TMJ specialist. Two surgeries later, my

bite is finally getting restored. Hopefully your problems won't be

as complex but I worry the longer you wait, the worse your situation

will be. I do hope you get some relief soon.

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I had surgery June 24, 2003. Needless to say the road wasn't as

easy

> as I had hoped, and it still really isn't. Each day progressively

> gets worse. I have more popping, grating, stabbing pains in my

joints

> and whenever I chew I can actually hear and feel my joints almost

> slip? It's weird.

>

> Anyways - I got my braces off in November and have the invisalign

> type retainers. Needless to say, the left side is completely

cracked

> on the bottom (stress cracks). Everytime I put them in I get huge

> migraines and back pain. It's really kind of hard to explain.

>

> None of my doctors have taken me seriously (or my parents for that

> matter), they just think that I " grind at night " and need a bite

> splint. I've been there, done that - don't want to go back.

>

> I'm currently looking at pain clinics and other specialists

> (especially since my surgeon seemed to write me off) and I just

need

> some input as to what to do next. You guys have always been so

good

> to me, and I really do appreciate all your posts/comments.

>

> Thanks once again...

>

> Take Care,

> Andy