Hospital Appointment TMJ

Had a hospital appointment yesterday for the pain in my jaw at St Helier.
Had an xray of my face and then saw consultant. Told not much they can do eat soft food, no chewing, no singing, no eating apples, try to stop jaws clicking and see if have any habit like grinding teeth or clenching jaw. Since she said that have become aware of clenching my jaw a lot but wasn't aware of it before. Have to heat up jaw each night with heat pack whether it is painful or not. It is more painful now because of all the manipulation. also have to go to dentist to sort out sharp tooth as nurse was concerned it could cause tongue problems.
Have fear of dentist but have made an appointment for January.

Another thing that they can't seem to do much about it is enough to make you get vety fed up but am trying hard not to let it happen and to stay up.

New Symptoms -go to doctor

I think I wished it on myself but with all this talk about swine flu I stupidly said I never get colds and I never get headaches. Famous last words.

Last week I started sneezing had a bit of a tickle but no temperature so not swine flu. Not helped by my friend following me round the shop saying swine flu every time I sneezed- I was sure someone was going to bash me for daring to come out with sneezing.

Have become obseessed with washing my hands each time I blow my nose not always convenient and then found myself with a headache for the last few days and a hoorible taste smell up my nose and in my mouth. Was convinced I had bad breath but was assured that I didn't.

Decided to go to doctor as maybe you are someone that gets headaches with fibro - in which case - I am sorry that you do- but I don't so it is an unusual symptom for me.

Felt a bit of a fraud in surgery with just a headache and a bad smell but was told that I had sinusitis so was very glad that I went.

It's just a lesson to learn to always go with new symptoms as now I will get some relief and wished I had gone earlier.