Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
ideas/thoughts, anyone? I woke up in the middle of the night with exruciating pain in what I thought was my left ear but now I would say it is my left jaw.
Facts: I have TMJ already. I have OA and RA. I was, unfortuneatly, eating Jordan almonds last night.
I also am a teeth grinder btw.
Not asking for an Internet Dx here; just thoughts. I am certain to go to the ER today.
Of course it is a holiday and my doctors are all closed ! Nothing drastic ever happens to me unless it is a weekend or holiday!
I've heard prednisone can weaken your teeth and I have been on mostly 5mg of it for 9 months now.
I don't want assumptions but possibilities here. Could the pred have done that already? I don't think though, that this is a tooth pain. It is a JAW pain. Right next to TMJ joint. Does pred also weaken jaw??
My face is also swollen on the left.
thanx
Facts: I have TMJ already. I have OA and RA. I was, unfortuneatly, eating Jordan almonds last night.
I also am a teeth grinder btw.
Not asking for an Internet Dx here; just thoughts. I am certain to go to the ER today.
Of course it is a holiday and my doctors are all closed ! Nothing drastic ever happens to me unless it is a weekend or holiday!
I've heard prednisone can weaken your teeth and I have been on mostly 5mg of it for 9 months now.
I don't want assumptions but possibilities here. Could the pred have done that already? I don't think though, that this is a tooth pain. It is a JAW pain. Right next to TMJ joint. Does pred also weaken jaw??
My face is also swollen on the left.
thanx
When the dentist froze my tooth for the prep for the crown, it froze back to my jaw.I realized that my left jaw was not in pain, and my right one was. Just something I block out. Not a flare, just damage.
As far as prednisone for only 9 months on 5 mg, I wouldn't worry. i have been on and off prednisone for 20 years, for asthma first then RA, and my teeth are strong, and bones are good for an old lady. But my theory is to treat the disease, not the symptoms, if you can find something better than prednisone, then go for it. I swore it off for 6 years, but a med failure had me crawling back to it. Sigh.
The ER told me to follow up with my regular doc but my doc is an idiot. I think I should tell the rheumie not the PCP. IDK.