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    I am going to the emergency room

    I can't even swallow without it hurting and I can barely open my mouth. I am starting to wonder if I have lock jaw and not just TMJ problems going on. It hurts so bad. I don't even want to eat or even talk. This really hurts. What's weird is that it's only the left side. The right side is perfectly fine and I am having no problems with it at all. I just want to crawl into a hole and stay there for days asleep. The only pain meds they are going to be able to give me is morphine, as I cannot take anything else, and that sucks because not even morphine does anything for my pain. I am basically immune to pain meds and all they do is make me very sick to my stomach. I am scared about having to possibly have surgery. It's the same concept of fixing a dog with hip dysplasia, except that it would be my jaw. I am scared of going under a knife, and I don't want a huge scar on my face. This would be my second major surgery. I also found a way to get my endo surgery too, but I don't know when that will be. I would want to have them at least a month apart. I don't want to miss any work but do I have a choice? This really sucks. I am going into the emergency room later on today after Dylan and I take a nap as I know I am going to be there for hours and I don't want to take a cranky toddler with me. If they have to take x-rays or anything I will tell Dan to come home early so he can watch Dylan. I just can't take this pain anymore. I mean I can't even swallow and eat so I have to go in and be seen. I don't even want to talk.





    That is what I posted in my journal. I didn't feel like typing a long thing again explaining why I am going. Please wish me luck and please pray for me because I am really in a lot of pain and am very scared. I was in bed this morning just crying because I was afraid to move my face. Then I couldn't cry because that just made it worse!
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    Oh, Cass, I hope you will get some relief. Please let us know how you are when you can. You will be in my prayers.

    Logan

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    I won't be going for about three more hours or so. I need to try to find a ride since Dan is at work and I'd really rather not have him take the day off, no matter how much pain I am in, and there are only a handful (even less) people that I trust to take Dylan and I in a car.

    Thanks for the prayer Logan, I need it. I have a question though. Can I get tetanus from Freckles biting on me and breaking the skin? If so I would be worried about Dylan too, since today she just broke his skin by scratching him with her teeth and he was bleeding but I cleaned it out. I believe he has had a tetanus shot though, as it's one of their required ones but I will have to check. Is it possible that I can harbor tetanus from when I got bit by Ewok a few months back? I got a tetanus in 98 I think it was, so shouldn't I be fine? I have had problems with my jaw for as long as I can remember. Not being able to yawn, having problems opening my mouth and my jaw clicking and feeling like my ears popped etc. I am not too familiar with TMJ, but I remember my dentist telling me that it either stays the same or it gets worse. Has anyone here ever had the TMJ surgery? I really think I am going to need it. Isn't it odd though that the pain is only on one side?
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    Let us know how it goes, you'll be in our prayers.

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    Cass, I will keep you in my prayers that the pain can be relieved for you and no surgery is needed. I can understand how frightened you must be and my heart goes out to you.

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    Cass-

    Hope you feel better really soon! (I wouldn't worry about lockjaw... you've had your tetnus booster, right )

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    Cass, I am not 100% certain, but I think Dylan is protected if he has had his required vaccinations. Tetanus is one of those mandatory ones and it lasts for a long time. You may be required to have a tetanus shot if you haven't had one in the last 10 years or so. I remember having to have one when our cat, Tigger, climbed me and scratched my face, horribly, many years ago.

    Don't panic. Sometimes jaw problems are related to something simple. I just hope you get some answers. If you could go to a doctor, rather than the emergency room, I think that would be better, so you could make repeat visits, if necessary. In fact, I would start with a dentist, rather than a medical doctor.

    Hang in there, and keep us posted.

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    Cass, I hope you get to feeling better. Keep us updated and let us know what the doctor says.

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    Originally posted by Logan
    Cass, I am not 100% certain, but I think Dylan is protected if he has had his required vaccinations. Tetanus is one of those mandatory ones and it lasts for a long time. You may be required to have a tetanus shot if you haven't had one in the last 10 years or so. I remember having to have one when our cat, Tigger, climbed me and scratched my face, horribly, many years ago.

    Don't panic. Sometimes jaw problems are related to something simple. I just hope you get some answers. If you could go to a doctor, rather than the emergency room, I think that would be better, so you could make repeat visits, if necessary. In fact, I would start with a dentist, rather than a medical doctor.

    Hang in there, and keep us posted.

    Logan
    Well I don't have insurance and the only way to get help is go to the emergency. I just tried to open my mouth and I couldn't even open it!!!!!!! I doubt this is something simple. It's been going on for many years and now I can't even oopen my mouth to eat! I cannot go to the dentist as I don't have money laying around to spend and don't get paid again til the 9th. It's way too expensive. I will only go if I need to, but with no mouth not even being able to open now I am really worried and I NEED to pain medicine, so I have to go to the ER. I am going to get off now and tell Dan to come home from work.
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    I hope they can help you feel better. Let us know how you are...
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    Sorry that you are so miserable Cass. Hope they can help you out at ER!!

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    I hope t is nothing serious {{Prayers heading your way}}


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    Sorry to hear about everything! I hope it all works out for you, but I don't really know much about the subject.

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