Thursday, May 17, 2007

TMJ update (because I knowing you are all dying to get the latest)

Well, it's been over week since the Gum Chewing Punishment set in. I called the dentist last night and left a pitiful message asking them to call me back as soon as they could. I meant that as around 9:00am. They took it as 6:42am. At least they are efficient.

Anyway, I can't get in until Wednesday afternoon. All they are going to do is tell me that I need a NightGuard. The same NightGuard that my insurance still won't pay for. Luckily I have some black market connections so I might be able to get one eventually. I'm basically going in the hopes of getting an official diagnosis of *something* and some advice on how to deal with the pain in general. Until then I've been ordered to not chew gum and to avoid any foods that can't be sufficiently mushed up with my tongue. Awesome.

2 comments:

MMH said...

I bought one of those expensive night guards and it really does work. But, I was told by co-workers that I could have gone to the pharmacy and pciked up one of those mouth guards that football players use. You form it to your mouth by putting it in boiling water and then in your mouth. It might be worth checking out as I think it's really cheap.

MMH said...

You've been tagged...

http://organizedlifemmh.blogspot.com/2007/05/ive-been-tagged.html#links