Chronic Pain Support Group
Physicians and professionalsdefine pain as chronic if it lasts longer than three to six months and is persistent. It's distinct from acute pain that is a direct result of injury or trauma. This support group is dedicated to those suffering from chronic pain. Discuss treatments that have worked for you, find advice for your specific experience, and find support. You're not...
I had to have another oral surgery at the end of last month. I lost count how many I had in the last 10 years since my accident. In November I had to have a molar remove because it gave out on me -( almost all of my teeth were either cracked or broken when I hit my face). November extraction by a surgeon went horribly wrong - I didn't close and multiple large bone pieces were coming out 2 months after. I continued to have issues until my dentist took another X-ray and said that my good remaining molar adjacent to the extraction site had a fractured root - it looked like the root exploded inside - apparebtly it happened during the extraction unintentionally.
the dentist sent me back to the surgeon to remove that molar too.
I thought it was going to be the end of my suffering for a while - I was sadly mistaken. I developed complications again, lost the bone graft, over 25 bone fragments came out through the gum in the last 3 weeks.
I can not even begin to describe the nerve pain that I ve been living with. I thought losing most of my jaw after the accident was painful - this was worse.
I have another post op follow up on Tuesday - the surgeon will probably think I am nuts. 25 bone fragments is not a believable story, but it is real. I probably should have saved all the pieces, but i thought it would be psychotic to collect your own bone spicules
i just never experienced anything like it.
I was googling like crazy trying to understand what has been happening to me but found no answers.
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I had a really good therapist last year year briefly, but when my insurance changed, I lost her. It was nearly impossible to find someone who could meet after work and wanted to meet in person. It took me five months. I finally found someone through a firm that I used to use and they opened up a location right near my house, like 15 minutes away and she had appointments at 5 and 6. It was ok...
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After not working during Summer Break, and receiving a ginormous car insurance bill, I was in the red in August. So I was really anxious for my first paycheck from work, but they hold back the first paycheck. So, finally, today is payday! NJ has some benefits for property owners and renters so I got $2,000 in mid-September, which really saved the day. Also, two days ago, I was approved...
I am 47, but I had osteopenia at the age of 26 due to starvation as a teen.
I think my bone quality is ok, because this is the first time I had bone issues and they did a number of CTs to check my bone quality, but I should probably have a bone scan to see if I have osteopenia again.