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STOP BEING BROKEN
That was aimed at my body, btw. Not any of you.

As if my ******** appendix last week wasn't enough, I went to the doctor's for a checkup today, and she poked everything, not just my tummy. I mentioned that I'd been having pain around my ears, since I'm prone to mild ear/sinus infections, I thought that's what it was. She looked in my ears, they were fine.

Then she put a finger on either side of my jaw joint, in front of my ears, and asked me to open my mouth. Hideous blinding pain and a disgusting crunch noise later, and my jaw was shifted to the side by about 1/2". Apparently I've got "TMJ" whatever that is. Swelling and misalingment in the joints that move my jaw. Whenever I open my mouth my jaw clicks over and moves sideways, and it's way worse when someone pushes on them. I'm going to the dentist on Wednesday to have it fixed, hopefully.

But really, wtf. Could my body be filled with more relatively tiny but irritating problems?


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  • User Comments: [9]
    Well at least you don't have cancer or any huge problems. sweatdrop Or, like, web-toes or something.

    comment Druki · Community Member · Tue Feb 13, 2007 @ 05:23am
    Yeah, definitely. It's never anything serious, just a lot of annoying little things.

    comment Moonblossom · Community Member · Tue Feb 13, 2007 @ 05:25am
    Ditto Druki.

    Get better! ^^ And you better not go through any more surgeries/wierd apppointments to get things fixed. domokun

    comment SOawesomeness · Community Member · Tue Feb 13, 2007 @ 06:25am
    I have a minor case of TMJ, as well. Evidently, it's not completely fixable, so I'm just going to have to live with it. gonk

    I hope they can help you, and you feel better. 3nodding

    comment Fenrissimo · Community Member · Tue Feb 13, 2007 @ 12:25pm
    Oh my God, you're like my car! gonk

    It still runs and goes from place to place fine, but everything not essential to proper car function is dead or dying, and replacement parts cost money. On the bright side, though, if you were to fix yourself like I would fix my car, you'd be a badass cyborg in no time flat. xd

    comment fubenkunai · Community Member · Wed Feb 14, 2007 @ 07:49am
    *snuggles you*
    heart

    comment Sashanaru · Community Member · Wed Feb 14, 2007 @ 03:03pm
    *hug* Welcome to the TMJ club!

    I got mine from a 9-iron to the head which caused some bones to grow normally while others got stopped, but I can't get mine fixed unless I get my jaw broken, wired shut, then get braces all over again. (so I told them I'll just live with it rofl )

    Hopefully yours gets fixed without a hitch. ^_^

    EDIT: Fube! We can rebuild her...stronger...faster...able to whoop GD porn trolls in a single page refresh! twisted

    comment Snaptastic · Community Member · Wed Feb 14, 2007 @ 06:31pm
    That's pretty common, although it doesn't hurt for everyone. It is a little strange, though, all that noise and constant shifting in your own head.

    So yes, your body could be filled with more relatively tiny but irritating problems.

    Think about what it'd be like if it was filled with vanilla cream, though: you'd have no body left, everyone would have been taking bites out...

    (I'm hungry. Sorry.)

    comment Shaviv · Community Member · Thu Feb 15, 2007 @ 04:02pm
    Lots of *hugs* from yet another fellow friend who's had TMJ.

    comment Bradbury · Community Member · Tue Feb 27, 2007 @ 06:18am
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