littlebrace
03-20-2003, 05:11 PM
IT'S NOT FAIR! WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME! I'M ONLY 15, I'M STILL A KID, BUT I DONT GET TO ACT LIKE IT TOO MUCH BECAUSE I'M IN PAIN SO FREQUENTLY. I'VE TRIED PHYSICAL THERAPY, ICE, HEAT, ORTHOTIC, PAIN MEDICATIONS. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW? MY FRIENDS ALL COME TO ME AND THEY'RE SO HAPPY, WHY CAN'T I BE TOO? SOMETIMES THE PAIN IS SO BAD THAT THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS GO IN MY ROOM AND JUST CRY, BECAUSE IT IS UNBEARABLE. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT FOR A YEAR YET AND IT HAS ALREADY RUINED MY LIFE SO MUCH. AND I HATE WHEN PEOPLE SAY, IT WILL GET BETTER. BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T HELP. BECAUSE ITS NOT BETTER. HOW LONG AM I GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS FOR? AND I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE MUCH WORSE THAN ME, BUT WHEN PEOPLE ALSO SAY "IT COULD BE WORSE". THAT'S CRAP. I MEAN I KNOW IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE, BUT DONT YOU THINK THIS IS BAD ENOUGH!!!
sorry i just had to vent a little, now that my pain came back
sorry i just had to vent a little, now that my pain came back
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TiffanyAnn
03-20-2003, 05:16 PM
Hi littlebrace:
I sure know how you feel and I vent plenty on this board. It's a good place to do that since the people on here understand. Nobody can say for sure how long you will have TMJ and the pain. I have been looking for help for 23 years now so I know exactly what you are saying. I rarely smile or laugh anymore and I have no interest in anything but getting out of pain and anybody who have never suffered with TMJ can understand just exactly how much pain we are in. So, feel free to vent on these boards anytime you need to. I sure do. Hang in there.
Tiffany
I sure know how you feel and I vent plenty on this board. It's a good place to do that since the people on here understand. Nobody can say for sure how long you will have TMJ and the pain. I have been looking for help for 23 years now so I know exactly what you are saying. I rarely smile or laugh anymore and I have no interest in anything but getting out of pain and anybody who have never suffered with TMJ can understand just exactly how much pain we are in. So, feel free to vent on these boards anytime you need to. I sure do. Hang in there.
Tiffany
Pedro
03-20-2003, 11:49 PM
Littlebrace,
You have my sympathy .... but that never helps much for long.
What you need is an excellent TMJD specialist.
You have my sympathy .... but that never helps much for long.
What you need is an excellent TMJD specialist.
tmjinflorida
03-24-2003, 01:10 AM
I had my first TMJ problem when I was 15 ... but after physical therapy, changes in diet and a splint I was able to become pain free for 8 years, so there is hope. The trick is just finding the right person to treat you.
I've now had a replapse in TMJ ... but I was doing fine for years. But it takes time and a lot of work on your part to overcome this issue.
But it is possible. I always like to believe that every challenge we facein life is meant to teach us a life lesson. My lesson with my recent reoccurance of TMJ is that I need to learn to relax. And I need ot be better at seeking medical treatment before I get to the point where I am no longer functioning.
Anyway, just know that TMJ issues can be fixed .. you just need to find the treatment that works for you.
I've now had a replapse in TMJ ... but I was doing fine for years. But it takes time and a lot of work on your part to overcome this issue.
But it is possible. I always like to believe that every challenge we facein life is meant to teach us a life lesson. My lesson with my recent reoccurance of TMJ is that I need to learn to relax. And I need ot be better at seeking medical treatment before I get to the point where I am no longer functioning.
Anyway, just know that TMJ issues can be fixed .. you just need to find the treatment that works for you.
littlebrace
03-24-2003, 11:10 AM
Well yeah that makes sense except of course for the fact that none of the treatment is working for me!!
Pedro
03-24-2003, 07:46 PM
Littlebrace,
I am always afraid that you are not getting any good treatment at all ! It sounds like that Orthodontist is being extra nice so as to make amends for causing the problem in the first place.
Right now you need the kind of TREATMENTS described by the last poster above.
Plus you need a real DIAGNOSIS of what went wrong to cause such a problem (something that maybe your Otho cannot admit).
I am always afraid that you are not getting any good treatment at all ! It sounds like that Orthodontist is being extra nice so as to make amends for causing the problem in the first place.
Right now you need the kind of TREATMENTS described by the last poster above.
Plus you need a real DIAGNOSIS of what went wrong to cause such a problem (something that maybe your Otho cannot admit).
Marlene
03-24-2003, 10:08 PM
Littlebrace,
If the treatment isn't working for you, then chances are it isn't the RIGHT treatment. Many of the people who post here have gone through several doctors/dentists before they found the right one and the right treatment, while many are still searching. If you've been in "treatment" for several months already, with no noticeable results, I would suggest you look elsewhere.
Marlene
[This message has been edited by Marlene (edited 03-24-2003).]
If the treatment isn't working for you, then chances are it isn't the RIGHT treatment. Many of the people who post here have gone through several doctors/dentists before they found the right one and the right treatment, while many are still searching. If you've been in "treatment" for several months already, with no noticeable results, I would suggest you look elsewhere.
Marlene
[This message has been edited by Marlene (edited 03-24-2003).]