Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from Dskiz at ChronicPainConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/88493/getting-better Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:24:59 -0400 Dskiz It has been a while since I last posted on here.  My last post was shortly after my last surgery (Bi-Lateral Arthoscopy?) June of 2007.  The surgery went well.  Well it turned out that Feburary of 2008, I was involved in a minor car accident.  It was determined by MRI and my Oral Surgeon that the accident undid the surgery.  It was too early to go in and do the surgery again.  I had to compile a list of all the... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/88493/getting-better http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/22954/awhile Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:48:00 -0400 Dskiz      Sorry that it has been awhile since my last posting.  I have been extremely busy and trying to keep going every single day.  Lots of things has been going on in my life.  My husband, got a full time permanent job just this past November.  I am glad that he now has some health insurance.  I had been stressing over this one for over two years.  He enjoys what he is doing, he just does not... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/22954/awhile http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/10486/post-surgery Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:39:00 -0400 Dskiz Hello All,  Surgery took place on this past Thursday, June 14th.  I was there at 6AM and was back home by 1:30 PM.  He cleaned the joints and removed scar tissue, any adhesion and debris from the joint.  Cleaned it up really good and put it back together.  I have slept the past few days and today I am going to try to stay awake during the day so I can sleep completely through the night.  Try to keep myself on... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/10486/post-surgery http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/10235/week-surgery Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:17:00 -0400 Dskiz      Well, It is less than one week from my up-and-coming 4th surgery for my TMJ.  It is similar to all the ones that I have had before.  The only difference this time is that I am going without Pain Meds and without Muscle Relaxers.  I had been allowed to take Aleve for when the pain got to hard to deal with.  Although when I had Pre-Op on Wednesday, they told me that I can not take that anymore before... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/10235/week-surgery http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/9320/dealing-tmj Tue, 08 May 2007 16:58:00 -0400 Dskiz      I was diagnosed with TMJ about 17 years ago.  I found out after being misdiagnosed 8 times for an Ear Infections in 1990.  Was then referred to the Oral Surgeon at the university where they started the typical stuff: meds, PT, Bio-Feedback, special diets, etc...  Nothing really did help.  After a year of all of that, he ordered an MRI.  It showed possible deterioration of the discs on both sides.  That is when I had the first... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/6461/9320/dealing-tmj