Re: Post op TMJ pain - to Lorann

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Lorann,

If the pain feels sharp and is localized right in front of your ear,

I very highly doubt that it's muscular. I had a lot of muscle pain

pre-op, and the post-op joint pain was very, very different. " Ice

pick in the ear " seems to be a pretty common description of what

joint pain feels like. If you strongly believe you're having joint,

not muscle pain, go to another doctor. The pain is not your

imagination and there are things that can be done to help you if you

have a doctor who knows what he/she is doing.

If your orthodontist is still trying to tell you that it's muscular

and won't refer you to anyone else for a second opinion, you might

try making an appointment with your family doctor to get a referral

to someone else for the TMJ pain.

Best to you, and I'm here if you need to vent. I can't say that you

don't have to live this way, but you very likely won't have to if you

get proper medical treatment.

> > > I am about 4 months post-op from lower jaw advancement. The

> > surgery

> > > was to correct an over bite and a cross bite and was very

> > > successful. I had no symptoms of TMJ pain at all pre-op.

Since

> > the

> > > surgery I have had exteme pain on the left side, in front of my

> ear

> > > (TMJ). There is a big knot on that side and not on the right.

> The

> > > surgeon said there is a 50/50 chance of it not ever going

away.

> I

> > > can't imagine dealing with this pain for the rest of my life.

> > >

> > > Any advice, suggestions or direction for research would be

> greatly

> > > appreciated.

> > >

> > > Lorann