SomeRandomDude
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Hello again, if you'll remember I posted a couple days ago about my jaw and how I might've sprained it or worse.
As I said in that post, I don't feel so much fatigue in my jaw anymore and my bite doesn't feel so weak. And that is absolutely still the case. But it just feels so strange, the mandible just feels out of place slightly and the muscles that I don't remember the name of at very end of the mandible feels very stiff and I have trouble getting to my back teeth while brushing.. I am terrified I've done serious damage either that or my anxieties are making me notice things that aren't there.. And one of the very helpful members here, I don't mean that sarcastically btw, I probably wouldn't be back if I didn't find anything here helpful. advised me to get it checked out.
And I have yet to do that, mostly because I can't drive and i'm too anxious and embarrassed to bring it up to anybody that can. But also because I am terrified over the thought of surgery. If there's anything that can cause me more stress than health anxiety. It is the fear of doctors and medical procedures like surgery. Hypochondira and the fear of doctors, doesn't sound like a good mix at all does it? it absolutely isn't. It's a terrible situation to be in. Anyway, the thing that scares me about surgery isn't the actual surgery and is the thought of dying under sedation or anesthesia. I know anesthesia has come a long way and the anesthesiologists are very specially trained to deal with a terrible situation if it arises. But still, there is no greater sense of impending doom for me than being told I need simple procedures like impacted wisdom tooth removal (Which I still have yet to do because of my crippling fear of surgery) and corrective procedures like relocating a jaw. And most of the treatment for anything to do with jaw problems is corrective surgery! Uuugh I hate being like this guys!
Is surgery the absolute only option for jaw issues? Please tell me there is so I can atleast work up the courage to get it checked out.
As I said in that post, I don't feel so much fatigue in my jaw anymore and my bite doesn't feel so weak. And that is absolutely still the case. But it just feels so strange, the mandible just feels out of place slightly and the muscles that I don't remember the name of at very end of the mandible feels very stiff and I have trouble getting to my back teeth while brushing.. I am terrified I've done serious damage either that or my anxieties are making me notice things that aren't there.. And one of the very helpful members here, I don't mean that sarcastically btw, I probably wouldn't be back if I didn't find anything here helpful. advised me to get it checked out.
And I have yet to do that, mostly because I can't drive and i'm too anxious and embarrassed to bring it up to anybody that can. But also because I am terrified over the thought of surgery. If there's anything that can cause me more stress than health anxiety. It is the fear of doctors and medical procedures like surgery. Hypochondira and the fear of doctors, doesn't sound like a good mix at all does it? it absolutely isn't. It's a terrible situation to be in. Anyway, the thing that scares me about surgery isn't the actual surgery and is the thought of dying under sedation or anesthesia. I know anesthesia has come a long way and the anesthesiologists are very specially trained to deal with a terrible situation if it arises. But still, there is no greater sense of impending doom for me than being told I need simple procedures like impacted wisdom tooth removal (Which I still have yet to do because of my crippling fear of surgery) and corrective procedures like relocating a jaw. And most of the treatment for anything to do with jaw problems is corrective surgery! Uuugh I hate being like this guys!
Is surgery the absolute only option for jaw issues? Please tell me there is so I can atleast work up the courage to get it checked out.
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