[OT] WHAT NEXT ??

"MaryL" wrote in message
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"Pat" wrote in message ...

Just when my back is starting to feel more normal, suddenly out of the
blue
the right side of my face is insanely painful, for no apparent reason.
It's
not a toothache, it's not an earache, and it mostly hurts in the juncture
of
the upper and lower jaw, but there's no clicking sound and it's only on
one
side. It *really* hurts when I chew, so I am not eating. And of course it
happened 10 minutes after the local clinic closed, so I couldn't even make
an appointment for tomorrow.

I did speak with a nurse-on-call who said she has absolutely no idea what
could be wrong. Well, neither have I. It feels like someone smacked me
with
a brick. But absolutely nothing happened that could have caused this.

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Is TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder) a possibility. A clicking sound
is common, but is not always present.

MaryL

That's just what I was going to say.

Joy

"MaryL" wrote in message
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"Pat" wrote in message ...

MLB wrote

You need a good dentist.

Are you saying that a dentist can fix this?

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A dentist can work on it and usually can make corrections. I'm not sure
if I would call it "fixing" it. My sister had this--incredible pain. The
dentist ground down as couple of teeth to repair her bite, and for awhile
she slept with a type of brace in her mouth (not nearly as uncomfortable
as it sounds, she said). Fortunately, she no longer has any problems.

MaryL

My dentist sent me to an orthodontist. He fitted me with what I think he
called a splint. At any rate, it was a gizmo that fit over my left teeth.
I was to wear it all the time except when eating and sleeping. I had to go
back every month or so to have it checked, and usually adjusted to the
changes in my jaw. After about a total of six months I was able to stop
wearing it, and the pain was completely gone. He did suggest I see my
dentist for a crown (to replace a missing tooth between two teeth) and a
couple of implants to replace others. After hearing the prices, I got the
crown, and I haven't had problems since. That was several years ago. I do
notice the clicking if I open my mouth wide, but I don't have any pain.

Joy

On Jun 2, 9:20*pm, "Pat" wrote:
Just when my back is starting to feel more normal, suddenly out of the blue
the right side of my face is insanely painful, for no apparent reason. It's
not a toothache, it's not an earache, and it mostly hurts in the juncture of
the upper and lower jaw, but there's no clicking sound and it's only on one
side. It *really* hurts when I chew, so I am not eating. And of course it
happened 10 minutes after the local clinic closed, so I couldn't even make
an appointment for tomorrow.

I did speak with a nurse-on-call who said she has absolutely no idea what
could be wrong. Well, neither have I. It feels like someone smacked me with
a brick. But absolutely nothing happened that could have caused this.

Did the nurse on call quiz you about other symptoms? This concerns me
because
when I had jaw pain it was the first (and only) symptom I had that
three arteries
in my heart were 90-98%. I found out that's not uncommon for women.
The pain was at the juncture of the upper/lower jaw, and didn't
radiate anywhere.
I was sure I had TMJ. In fact, I was so sure that the only reason I
went to the ER
is that I was hosting a large family Thanksgiving dinner and didn't
think I could
get through it without some kind of pain control.

I don't recall the pain being worse with eating though--I'd bet you
*do* have a TMJ or
similar problem. Haven't you had teeth pulled recently? That could
have put your
jaw out of alignment.

Don't mean to scare you. I just always think I should tell this story
because normally
I wouldn't have gone to the ER at all. I truly had a guardian angel or
I wouldn't be
here today. :-)

Do have yourself checked out. You have a lot of little children in fur
coats depending on you. :-)

Sherry

Try looking on the internet for----
Trigeminal Neuralgia.....

Nobody was more surprised than me when they
wheeled in an EKG machine.

WAS THE PAIN ONLY ON ONE SIDE OF YOUR JAW??

Sherry wrote

| Don't mean to scare you.

Well you sure did. Scary stories is one thing you can always be counted on
for, so I do take that into account on reflection, but nevertheless my
initial feeling was of abject terror.

Seriously? I do that? Honestly, I didn't realize it.

Yeah, it seems you often write about the worst possible outcome for any
given situation.

Pat wrote:
MLB wrote

You need a good dentist.

Are you saying that a dentist can fix this?


Might at least be able to diagnose the problem. Also, "toothache" can
take many forms (sometimes the pain is nowhere near the offending tooth).

On Jun 3, 11:06*am, "Pat" wrote:
Sherry wrote

| Don't mean to scare you.

Well you sure did. Scary stories is one thing you can always be counted on
for, so I do take that into account on reflection, but nevertheless my
initial feeling was of abject terror.
Seriously? I do that? Honestly, I didn't realize it.

Yeah, it seems you often write about the worst possible outcome for any
given situation.

Well, gosh darn. That's some real insight. I'm not that way about
myself, either.
I'm usually of the "ignore it and it'll probably go away" camp about
myself.
When it comes to the cats or the kids, then I freak out.

Sherry

On Jun 3, 10:57*am, "Pat" wrote:
Nobody was more surprised than me when they
wheeled in an EKG machine.

WAS THE PAIN ONLY ON ONE SIDE OF YOUR JAW??

Yes. Initially it was on the left side only. But in 2007 when I
needed a stent, it was on the right side only. That time I knew
something was up right away. I don't know the reason for
why which side was hurting.

Sherry

"Sherry" wrote

I was so clueless when it happened to me. I went to the ER
for jaw pain expecting to be sent home with pain meds and
advice to see a specialist. Nobody was more surprised than
me when they wheeled in an EKG machine.

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Sherry - I've been waiting to decide whether to call a doctor or a dentist
until you reply to my question, asked here and via email (twice): Was the
pain on both sides of your jaw? If not, which side? Please respond ASAP. I
can't find your phone number anymore but I've done nothing else besides
search for your number and check my email and this thread since about 9:30
this morning....