I’m sorry I haven’t posted in awhile… but between incredible pain, and the desire to be left alone… I just haven’t had much to say!
But now… I am better! YAY! See it all started Sunday Night/Monday Morning. I was nice and relaxed - super comfy in my bed. I was right in the “in between place” just this side of falling a sleep.. when it happened.
What happened? Spasm in my Jaw. A Big one. Made me sit straight up. (Concidering I was laying on my side… that is pretty impressive) So I sit there and rub it, and wait for it to go away. I get this from time to time… it’s probably a touch of TMJ - it’s never been a real problem… so I have pretty much ignored it. Usually it lasts for about an hour.. .and then it goes away - and it’s like it never happened!
Not this time… after a few hours… I finally started to cry. It wouldn’t let up...it was starting to swell… and I was super tired. I concidered going to my mom and dads house to see if they would take me to the ER… but then thought better of it. Around 430am....exhaustion must have taken over, because I finally fell asleep… only to be awoken by my alarm at 530am. I got up - showered - and went to work… All the while.. my jaw was spasming. (if you’ve never had a spasm in your jaw… its kind of like someone has slipped a screwdriver into the hinge of your jaw, and violently turns it back and forth - if it swells...then intense pressure is added to your ear and sinus!) I made it into work, got the office open - and as soon as the 1100 guy came in… I was out the door!
I took some super ibuprophen - and finally got some sleep. This continued for most of the week. It was much better yesterday - all that remained was a slight tinge of pain right in the joint, and of course the pressure. I only had one major spasm… so that was pretty awesome.
Today - I am even better. Still have pressure… and not so much pain as it is… irritation / awareness. I am hoping this will be the last day I have to deal with it!
Other than that...I have just been kind of hiding out and sleeping when I can! 