Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4349 Location: post falls, id usa
Thanks: 93
Thanked:63
Hardest Part Posted: 08-08-07 13:19pm
What , aside from Pain, Is the hardest
part of dealing with tmd. For the longest
time For me it was people not
understanding. saying there isnt anything
wrong with you its all in your head. then
there was that feeling of being alone
because not only did no one beleive me no
one even knew what it was.
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grassy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 116 Location: northeast
Well Posted: 08-09-07 10:57am
I felt like that too Dyan, now tho i am
sort of over that part. i think the
hardest part for me was actaully BELIEVING
that tmj could do all the weirdo things it
does.I just couldnt accept it. besides
pain all the other things that it does,
like mess with your vision, the weird ear
sensations, the dizziness, all the strange
things that go with it, it is way more
than just pain. most people around us dont
know what that is like. i have sort of
accepted it now, but i still have my days.
love cindy
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niceguydesign
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Corona, CA
Posted: 08-17-07 13:56pm
Just functioning... The fact that I worry
about being able to work normally. It's my
main concern... that does involve working
with people who don't really understand.
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iberkb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Texas
Posted: 08-19-07 23:52pm
The hardest part is not having the energy
sometimes to play with our 1 year old
daughter. After working all day without
the pain meds I am usually exhausted and
in so much pain I have to take the maximum
doses of my medications.
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niceguydesign
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Corona, CA
Posted: 08-20-07 15:47pm
iberkb,
I am with you on that one too...
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GarySan
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Australia
Posted: 08-31-07 10:21am
Dyan like you say, definitely it was the
hardest time of finding someone who
understands... I feel very grateful to
have found ehealth forum so soon and thank
you so much for introducing me to
Neuromuscular Dentistry and helping me
finding the right one in Brisbane
Yes the constant lack of energy is also
one.
Also the constant unknown grumpyness when
I get home
Talking ability and mouth positioning
impaired
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Tmddyan
Moderator
Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4349 Location: post falls, id usa
Thanks: 93
Thanked:63
Hey Posted: 08-31-07 12:35pm
you are more than welcome. Im so happy
that things are going well for you . Ill
be praying for you . when exactly do you
get the wisdom teeth removed?
keep me updated
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californiaguy1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 27 Location: California
Posted: 09-05-07 00:48am
It really took a toll on my social life,
I've moved around a lot in the past few
years and I had only been in the place
where I now live for about half a year
when the TMJ really started to hit me
hard, I'm in college so I had been
enjoying meeting new people and all of a
sudden (actually I believe the TMJ was
really set off by my getting hit in the
face by some thugs who basically were
looking for a fight and jumped my friend
and I) I felt really weird for a while and
out of it and then all of a sudden I was
having a lot of trouble talking to people,
I couldn't maintain eye contact at all and
I kind of became a recluse for a while
because I was always in a lot of pain.
Luckily it has gotten better after I wore
a splint and I'm still in college and can
pick up where I left off, so to speak, but
its just depressing thinking back about
how hopeless I felt just a few months ago.
