I'm SO excited..... - TMJ Disorder -TemporoMandibular Joint Message Board

CherylLynn24 · 06-15-2003, 12:05 AM

I hope everyone has a good day!
Cheryl

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Cymy Sue · 06-15-2003, 02:55 AM

Cheryl,

I couldn't be happier for you & Mike.

I am always very impressed when a Care Provider consults with others in regard to treatment.

My Dentist regularly consults with other Dental Groups to compare what they are doing with patients in similiar conditions.

This (to me) shows a great deal of humility, caring and a desire to truly help the patient.

We've all been victims of too much arrogance...... Doctors who believe they know everything and their way is the only way. With this attitude, if the treatment doesn't work, it's the patients fault.

We are living with a disorder;
Which has no set standard of treatment, even theories on surgical procedures vary widely.
An infinite number of theories on Splint Therapy.
No long term Case History Compilations for providers to use as reference.
Very few long term Contolled Studies of "Before & After's" on different therapies used.
No reliable sources of successes & failures.

The National Health Inst. is trying to remedy this. It will take time.

In the 26 years I have lived in this world of TMJD, there has been very little progress.

There are a few Dentists, TMJ Specialists, etc., who have realized that "WE" have to have help. "WE" can't wait any longer.

These Professionals who combine their knowledge, consult and share experiences with patient responses to different treatments, (successes & failures) are those who are beginning to understand the complexities of the disease and also have realized that each patient is different.

Assembly Line Treatment for TMJD is obsolete and hopefully will soon be recognized as such.

We may all fall under the category of TMJD.
We are all very different and experience different symtoms & problems. We know what works wonders for one, may cause damage to another.

I believe "TMJD Disorder or Disease" is slowly being recognized as a very unique, complicated, and for the most part, a totally misunderstood problem in the Dental and Medical Professions.

My personal opinion is that the "TIME" involved to treat each person individually has been the main factor in failed treatments and treatments that have caused further problems or damage.

I believe we are on the verge of seeing a New Breed (so to speak) of Professionals who will be willing to take the "TIME" to learn about the disease and more importantly, take the "TIME" to treat appropriately.

I believe you have found one of these "Professionals" (as I have) and my hopes, as always, are for all to find the "One" who will help them.

Cymy Sue

Jill J · 06-15-2003, 06:23 AM

Cheryl, I am so happy for you and Mike. How wonderful to have hope again. That's what gets alot of us down is no hope. This is soooooooo wonderful maybe I'll have to take a trip to Ohio.....lol NJ not too far away

Best of luck and tell Mike I'm pulling for him, Jill

DianeTMJ · 06-15-2003, 09:12 AM

Good morning CHeryl!
Cheryl! This guy! Oh my goodness! You know what, he is training like my guy! He didn't feel that LVI was enough and also goes to Pittsburgh and West Virginia for training. He called you from Las Vegas! Cheryl, this is so cool. He really, really, really cares and more importantly... he is HONEST! He is letting you know everything up front, he realizes that Mike's case is complicated and isn't SO FULL OF HIMSELF, he realizes that to get Mike better, he is going to need help from others to do it. Cheryl, that is really, really something else. He is not all puffed up with self pride, to the point that he endangers his patients. He cares Cheryl, he really, really cares. We are so happy for you!
Now how did the tens go last night for Mike? Any better?
Cheryl, I know that you are real concerned about the chiro doing any big adjustments on Mike but see about the adjustment of the 1st rib. It pulls on that muscle your dentist was talking about. Now, not all chiros can adjust the first rib. It really, really, helped. I wish I could remember how she did it on me. It was not popping the neck, that I do know.

Cymy Sue -
Wow, that was a wonderful post. Humbleness, is so important. TIME is vital. Caring, listening, patients, when treating TMJD is a must.

Life is good, sometimes it throws things our way to test us. I had told a customer/friend of ours, the attorney from Texas about my ordeal with TMJD and that I now had someone to help me, she thought it was cool that instead of just laying down and letting it control my life, I was doing whatever I could to find a positive out of it... you know what my positive is?
The tens unit I use every night... well... it is my little "fountain of youth".... wrinkles are disappearing off the right side of my face everyday! Tee hee hee!
I love this board, I love caring of all, the sharing.
THank you everyone.
Life truly is good.
Later
Diane

totallyconfused · 06-15-2003, 10:33 AM

Cheryl,

This dentist sounds truly wonderful. It makes me wish I lived in where you do!! I could be wrong, but I don't think my dentist is one of those who will take his cases to others for their opinions. I wish he were. Maybe this guy will be able to help you, too. Keep us updated and thanks for offering to ask about that info for me. If he does the listening (doppler whatever it is) make sure he explains what the numbers mean and what levels of degeneration,inflammation, etc he thinks they correlate to. Also, if they can change so much from one opening to the next how you can get an accurate diagnosis. Maybe your guys machine is better.

I am so excited for you

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