Almost 5 months Post surgery!
Hi Everyone, I hope everyone has been enjoying the holiday season. I wanted to check back in with everyone on my progress. 12/10 -So eating has been a journey again. I couldn't chew again for about 2-3 weeks since my last post. I reached out to my surgeon and I started back on an anti-inflammatory (Difusional) and went back to physical therapy. Physical therapy is sooooo helpful. I absolutely love it. I have learned that the right side of my mouth/ jaw area is more numb than my left. I noticed that if I chew, that it is only on the left side of my mouth. After doing some exercises, I realize that my right side is still pretty numb. 12/23 - I unfortunately am not chewing the past few days again. I am sitting at my desk icing my left side of my face. I do not know what happened, probably slept on it funny or clenched my teeth at night, but the pain is back without even chewing. - I am still rocking the PT and dry needling. Y'all have to try it if you have TMJ pain. It m...