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messicamouse
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I Had My Arthrocentesis Today!
Posted: 10-01-07 22:26pm
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I am now awake, after speding the rest of
my day sleeping in pain.
When I got to the office my jaw could open
25mm. Now it can open 38mm. I am very
happy.
I am also very sore and on lots of meds.
I go back thursday to get my stiches out
and I assume discuss what we do next.
I was pretty out of it when I woke up so I
didn't really ask any questions. And now
I wish I had, but it's ok I will see him
Thursday. Until then I am just resting
and taking the pain meds.
A warning to anyone getting a procedure
that hasn't been put out before... when
you wake up and you feel fine, but numb...
get those pain meds asap... while i was
waiting in cvs for my prescription, the
numbness wore off and it felt like i was
hit in the head with a hammer!!!
thankfully once i got home the pills
worked pretty quickly.
ill keep you all posted on what i get done
next. i believe ill be fit for a splint,
but again, i didn't ask much today because
i was so out of it!!! hah.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 10-02-07 12:24pm
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thats wonderful! it is a good idea to get
on the pain meds right away. i didnt have
the experience that you did. I dindt
really hurt any more than i usually did.
how many stitches did you get? i only had
one.
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messicamouse
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Posted: 10-02-07 14:58pm
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yeah now i have been on the pain meds and
i feel much better.
i havent taken the bandaid off yet because
my niece is over and so knows that
bandaids are boo boos and you cant touch,
and shes very touchy so i dont want to
accidently get hit there! but im assuming
its only 1 or 2.
i am doing the exercises, it hurts to open
all the way, but atleast i can!!!
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 10-03-07 12:54pm
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its probably only one--its a very small
cut.
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messicamouse
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Posted: 10-05-07 13:01pm
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I got my stitches out, a breeze.
I am going back next Thursday to get
fitted for my splint. Boo hoo. Hopefully
that will make things even better.
I am still slightly frustrated. Mostly
because I was offered my cruise ship job
and am supposed to leave Nov. 17th... I
really want to go.
We will just have to see how things turn
out after he sees my MRI that I am getting
today and after wearing the splint for a
lil while...
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 10-05-07 13:08pm
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well just hope for the best.---yeah
stitches are a peice of cake arent they?
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catswold
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Posted: 10-06-07 16:49pm
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Hi Messicamouse,
I hope and pray that you will continue to
heal well. Don't stress out - that might
make you clench or grind your teeth.
Relax. A cruise job awaits you.
God bless...
Carol
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messicamouse
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Posted: 10-06-07 20:42pm
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| catswold
wrote: | Hi Messicamouse,
I hope and pray that you will continue to
heal well. Don't stress out - that might
make you clench or grind your teeth.
Relax. A cruise job awaits you.
God bless...
Carol |
Thank you! I am trying to relax. Luckily
(well not really) this past week was my
vacation... so I had to whole week to
recoup after the procedure and just
relax... of course it would've been nice
to FINALLY get to use all that sick time I
have earned over the years (250 hours that
I will never get to touch). It is odd
that all this happened the week of my
vacation time I scheduled over a month
ago.
But yes. Hopefully I will still get to go
on my cruise... I am supposed to start
november 16th. I am getting fit for my
splint next Thursday so I imagine I would
get in the splint the following week...
and hopefully... with only about 4 weeks
until I leave at that point... there will
be positive progress and I will be able to
go with no problems.
I am trying to keep a positive outlook. I
really don't want this to make me stay
home 
Of course the health insurance issue might
make me stay home... but thats a whole
other can of worms I am trying to figure
out. Blech.
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messicamouse
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Mri/splint
Posted: 10-11-07 10:38am
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Well I just got back from the doctor. I
had my impressions for the splint so now
my jaw is sore!! And I got my results
from the MRI:
Anterior dislocation of the disc without
reduction on the right side and anterior
subluxation of the disc with reduction on
the left side.
So I will be getting my splint next
Thursday and I will wear it for 2 weeks
and then go back to see what progress (if
any) has been made. Hopefully... I will
be in good shape for my trip which is in
just about a month.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 10-11-07 12:17pm
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that is good news---just relax and you
will be fine for the trip.
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