Re: Did anyone have new joint pain after surgery?

February 29, 2004

Beth,

Yes, it has happened. It has sometimes had a good outcome, and

sometimes not so good.

There are no guarantees... Particularly not about TMJ troubles. But I

am hoping that what you're feeling and hearing will prove

insignificant, long-term.

It is probably a lot too soon to start worrying (although if I were

you, I would tell your os immediately. As in, call him first thing in

the morning). Come to think of it, I did have some pain in the jaws

at two or three weeks post op (although no sounds) and he put on some

pretty heavy-duty elastics up front. The pain stopped within 15

minutes. Honest. So let them know you're hurting, then let them

advise you about what comes next. (Heat also helped me, but my ortho

said to do it in no more than 15-minute sessions, or I could do

damage.)

and there are docs who specialize in tmj troubles, just in case your

surgeon is not one of them.

Cammie

> I had upper/expansion and genio this past Friday, and the surgeon

> said everything went great. I'm doing OK, but have been

experiencing

> some pain and crackling in my jaw joints, which was never present

> before. I'm rather worried that the surgery may have caused TMJ

> problems instead of averting them (which was the case for having it

> done in the first place), but I'm strongly hoping the situation is

> just temporary because there has been so much moved around in there

> and I need to adjust. I'll be asking the surgeon about it at my

> follow-up appointment this week, but wanted to know if anyone else

> has experienced this.

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Beth

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