Re: this is pathetic

In Reply to: this is pathetic posted by Noël Kristi on October 23, 2000 at 22:34:44:

Hey Noel, I'm really sorry to hear about your condition, all I can say is this: I had the exact same problem you do, at exactly the same age(I'm 18 now), exactly the same mouthpiece ordeal. It's uncanny how similar my condition was to yours. When this began my father, a doctor, told me I had TMJ, he ignored it and dismissed my horrible pain as minor. Because of this, I was forced to endure the pain with no help. I couldn't eat sometimes, I never wore my headset and as a result I have a terrible overbite but my TMJ went away(that should be of some consolation). I endured the pain for about a year off and on. I cried like crazy at night and it has messed up my selfesteem, and I feel for you. I'm sorry that anybody else has to go through that. The only advice I have to offer is be persistant in finding out how to cure the pain so that you can wear your mouthpiece. If you don't you'll regret it forever. Find a doctor that will help you, my dentist and my father dismissed my pain and thought it was some kind of cry for attention. As a result I endured the pain with no help and I never wore my headset and now my overbite is terrible, don't let this happen to you! please find somehting and wear your mouthpiece!!!
your partner in pain,
jOn
: I'm 13 years old, and I've had TMJ since i was 10. I my whole entire jaw is displaced, my whole face is crooked, my mouth piece made my jaw hurt and feel even worse, and he continues to tell me it isn't a problem. I feel terrible because of my jaw, not only have i suffered physical pain but i have low self esteem, and believe it or not, right now i am bawling my eyes out. My teeth don't fit together, my face looks screwed up, and my jaw cracks painfully every mouth movement. I've been told there's nothing that can be done. My life is so miserable.... i hate it