Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 22 Location: Los Angeles
I Hate Dentists Posted: 10-06-03 12:26pm
I feel like i'm going crazy with this pain
in my mouth, jaw, ear and temples, fevers,
not being able to eat, and iflamation.
I'm in the process of appointments with
dentists, and mri's and cat scans, but in
the mean while i'm left to suffer. I
have delt with this for 3 years, but it
has never been this bad. It has taken me
this long to even get a doctor who has
given me blood test and cat scans, but
this same doctor is the one who refuses to
give me meds. The only thing that helps
is vicodin and muscle relaxers, and
sometimes they don't even work. I'm
suffering and sometimes I just want to
remove all my teeth or fall off the face
of the earth. Not literally, but the
pain is driving me crazy. To top it off
I talk on the phone for work, and that can
only make things worse. I can't find a
doctor who understands, and who will give
me these meds. I understand the
addictions and all that, but i'm in
serious pain, and he thinks because I
don't come in crying and throwing a
tantrum, that the pain must not be that
bad. What can I do, or say to him, so
that he can understand. I am so
f#*$&n frustrated, I just want to go
see him and make his face hurt like mine.
Maybe then, he will understand. I have
dealt with nothing but bad doctors,
unsympathetic to my situation. I have
lost all faith in dentistry, and every
visit is a nightmare. I just wanted to
vent.
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nuker
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Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 3
Please Vent Posted: 10-14-03 22:30pm
I hope by venting will make you feel
better. Anyway, there are number of
immediate relief your doctor can provide
beside medication. If he doesnt know
how, I think that it is time for you to
find a new doctor. You may want to look
up the american academy of pain
manangement to find diplomat doctor in
your area.
One of the treatment method is trigger
point inject; which will typically last
about 1 week or so but is much better than
medication. You should talk to your
doctor about it.
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rawkeze
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 22 Location: Los Angeles
Thanks For Listening Posted: 10-15-03 11:20am
Thank you sooo much for your reply. Are
the injections painful? I want to use
non-invasive aids as much as possible.
My doc suggests I do arthrosentisis, but
that will drain the fluid from my jaw,
sounds dangerous to me. I mean, it's my
face we're talking about. Anyways,
thanks again.
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nuker
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 3
Posted: 10-21-03 11:26am
The injection should not be painful if you
can find a doctor knowing what he is
doing. As far as arthrosentisis, you
should get mri to find out your joint and
disc condition and whether the disc can be
recaptured. In addition, the doctor
should be able to find out if your
condyles are positioned that can
compressed certain nerves which resulted
in pain.
As the fluid is drained, they will inject
certain steriod fluid into your joint.
The probability of sucess is low in
general as not all cases are indicated for
this type of procedure. You should try
to find a good tmj specialist, which is
usually a dentist with advanced training
in orthodontics and oralfacial pain to do
a comprehensive exam to find the root
cause.
How do you know if a doctor know what need
to be done? Usually, tmj problem is the
result of skeletal discrepancy.
Medication and therapy alone will not
address the root cause of the problem.
However, combination of therapy and
skeletal orthopedic can be the answer.
