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Jean

I was just wondering what else I can do to help relieve my pain and symptoms? Nothing seems to be helping including the special splint designed for me. I go to therapy once to twice a week which relieves the pain slightly. I do my best not to clench my teeth throughout the day and am concious of that now. Pain killers and anti-inflammatories don’t seem to help anymore especially when it’s really inflammed and agravated.

What else can I do? Some days I am at my wits end. If I go half a day without a bit of pain, I celebrate. My symptoms are horrible. The side of my face hurts all the time along with my neck. My ear always feels like there is something in it. Some times I get a burning feeling from the muscle. I get headaches constantly and feel dizzy and confused. The pain makes me so tired . I just want to know that I am not the only one that suffers such pain and that there are people that can understand the pain that I’ve been going through because I don’t think people do. The doctors just say if I take this or that it might make it better. They thought it was my tonsils. So four months ago, I had a tonsillectomy which didn’t change any of the pain. Then they thought it might be my sinus so they looked in there too. They then tried to tell me I had neuralgia and wanted me to take epileptic tablets. One doctor tried to prescribe me antidepressents saying they would make me feel really happy and the pain might go away. I’ve been through the ringer and as I said before I just want to know I’m not alone with this. Thank you.

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