To Connie again....

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Hi Connie,

I posted my update about my appointment, so you don't have to be

curious anymore.... it wasn't that interesting, I don't think! Or at

least it is only to me! Anyway, I was relieved that my OS

confirmed what I suspected/hoped my problems were and that they

weren't worse. I was a tad worried about the joint, but what he said

makes sense. I get myself all worked up over nothing. Fortunately it

usually turns out to be nothing....

I'm glad you are feeling better and doing what you can to relax and

not overdo it. I will be interested to hear how your appointment is

on Friday with your regular OS.

That is really interesting about your tongue- that you can taste but

not feel. Where mine has been numb (left side), I haven't been able

to taste either. It seems ever so slowly to be getting a little bit

better. One half of my tongue was always with feeling though. I guess

that's how I knew that the other was without. I could compare. That's

tough if you couldnt tell to begin with! I had this horrible

experience taking a pill once that got caught in my splint and I

didn't know it because it was on my numb side. So I had no idea that

it was there, UNTIL I started tasting it as it was half dissolved in

my mouth! It was so disgusting! And I couldn't get the taste washed

out and I couldn't get the pill unwedged until it disolved enough. I

was sort of panicking because for whatever reason I mildly panic over

bad tastes in my mouth. LOL I was VERY CAREFUL after that!! Now I

take only one pill at a time and place it on my feellng side of my

tongue. How wierd is life these days!?!?

I'll be looking forward to your great update on Friday as I'm sure

you are healing up beautifully.

Katja

> > Hi Connie,

> > I read your post to Ash about missing her post and I'm wondering

> if

> > maybe you also missed MY post to you too??? I was just writing to

> > check in on you and your poor jaw. I think it was the end of the

> > 10th/begining of the 11th. I'm always posting in the middle of

the

> > night so hard to say which day. Anyway, I hope you are feeling

> much

> > better and hear only good things from your OS this week. I meet

> with

> > my OS today (13th) for my 6month check up. I've been having some

> > strange things going on that I'll post tomorrow once I know

what's

> > going on!!

> >

> > In your post to Ash, you mentioned a numb tongue which I was

> > surprised to read because I thought I was the ONLY ONE! No one

> ever

> > mentions numbness in their tongues!! One side of mine is pretty

> (not

> > completely) numb STILL... This is the numbness I care about

> > recovering the most, then the lip (we've already discussed

kissing

> on

> > this board I think!) I care the least about my chin, which

> actually

> > isn't completely numb. Nothing is completely numb... My tongue at

> > this point seems to be having some altered sensation. It's one of

> the

> > things I'll be asking my OS about. I spoke with one girl at my

> OD's

> > office and she said it took her a full year to regain all of her

> > feeling, but that she did. So, I've got 1/2 a year to go at

least,

> > and you have longer than that. Have you found that your eating

> > ability is affected by the diminished feeling in your tongue?

That

> is

> > one thing that's affected my eating a lot. Depending on how numb

> you

> > still are, you may notice it when you get that splint off (SOON!

I

> > hope!!! The cruise sounds very exciting!!!) I had/have a harder

> time

> > dealing with food on that side of my mouth because it just is

> harder

> > to manipulate if you can't feel it there. And I've lost pills in

> my

> > mouth. How about you? Where are you numb? How has it been for

you.

> > Can't wait to hear what your OS says at your appt! I hope you're

> > healing up speedily!

> > Katja:)