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Christensen Fossa Prosthesis

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Elaine2004	Christensen Fossa Prosthesis	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2777 (07/02/05 13:27:13) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None When I was born I was so surprised I didn�t talk for a year and a half. Remove this ad Adverse events observed in the clinical use of the TMJ Implants Inc. Fossa-Eminence Prostheses are as follows in descending order of frequency) Postoperative pain, swelling, jaw muscle spasm Facial nerve and muscle weakness or paralysis Ankylosis and Fibrosis Other: trauma, nausea, condylar dislocation, malocclusion, blurry vision Suspected allergic reaction Heterotopic bone formation Decreased interincisal opening Joint locking Malocclusion Hearing loss/problems Degenerative joint changes Poor fit of custom prosthesis Increased pain Adverse events observed in the clinical use of the TMJ Implants, Inc. Metal-on-Metal Total Joint Replacement System are listed below (in descending order of frequency of occurrence.) Postoperative pain, swelling, jaw muscle spasm (10 subjects) Facial nerve and muscle weakness or paralysis (9 subjects) Dislocation of the joint (2 subjects) Infection (2 subjects) Degenerative joint changes and development of adhesions (2 subjects) Nausea and vomiting (2 subjects) Perioperative bleeding (1 subject) Seizures (1 subject) Malocclusion (1 subject) In addition to the adverse events identified above, potential adverse events and complications associated with temporomandibular joint surgery and reconstruction may require further treatment and include but are not limited to: Hematoma formation Hemorrhage Dental malocculsion, jaw dysfunction, limited range of motion Foreign body or allergic reactions to the device materials Rejection of the device Wear, displacement of the device or implant loosening Fracture of the device Hearing problems Surgical damage to anatomical structures adjacent to the TMJ Patient discomfort Speech problems Facial deformity I was told that the Christensen implant was going to correct a lot of these problems. Needless to say, it created several of these problems....but didn't correct any of the initial ones. What an expensive lesson...I am now looking at a fourth surgery to remove the faulty implant. Elaine
Elaine2004	Re: Partial TMJ Prosthesis	#1	[-]
Posts: 2777 (07/02/05 13:29:10) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A partial TMJ prosthesis consists of a meniscectomy and placement of a metallic glenoid fossa metal prosthesis (Christensen fossa prosthesis) in place of the meniscus, such that a natural condyle articulates with a metal fossa prosthesis. There is inadequate evidence of the safety and effectiveness of partial joint prostheses in the treatment of TMD. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dental Products Advisory Panel reviewed clinical studies of the Christensen fossa prosthesis, and advised the FDA to approve the total prosthesis, but to "NOT" approve the partial joint prosthesis because of a lack of clinical data on its safety and effectiveness. Although additional data was submitted to the FDA for approval, the information is uncontrolled and has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal
Elaine2004	Re: Christensen Disasters	#2	[-]
Posts: 2777 (07/02/05 13:42:34) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Partial TMJ Prosthesis Problems : These are a few posts by others who have the Christensen Fossa Prosthesis. A few of you may recognize Paulettes posts from the other board. Last I heard from Paulette, she had a tumor at the base of her skull and was going through chemo. I talked to her sister online awhile back and Paulette has cancer and is down to 89 pounds. Please say a prayer for Paulette.....Unbelievable!!! The friend Paulette is talking about (below) in her posts, died. I believe it was from a staph infection from the surgery, after having her implant removed. I received a call today from my friends husband in Ohio that his wife was having surgery to remove her Christensen prosthesis. He said that she has been having alot of problems lately and when she was eating breakfast <she was eating raisin bran cereal> that when she went to chew she had excrutiating pain that would not let up. He took her to hospital and her condyle broke in 3 pieces. She is doing better since they took fossa implant out but they don't know what they will be doing next. Guess she will be there for a while. He said something about the screw went through bone and then lodge downward. I will let you know when I find out more. Paulette Everytime my jaw crunches and sharp pain and then that throbbing, I think anout this implant in my jaw. My one side of my face is always swollen and I still have numbness on the other side and that's been over 2 yrs. My friend had hers in for just a little over a year but started to have problems a few days after surgery. She was suppose to be having Mri and some other stuff done today. Her husband promised to call tomorrow to let me know how she is doing andjust to let me know what is going on. Paulette Well, I went for 2nd opinion and today for a 3rd. Both said I need TJR's on both sides because my condyles are shot. So now what, there is nothing out there that has showed me a great success and I am not doing surgery until I am completely shut down. I have a 10mm opening and the world goes on. I just can't believe this crap. It's the same old story and everyone should really listen up and put surgery off until they have diminsh ALL other alternatives. Once you have surgery it just seems like that is all you do for the rest of your life. Basically try to learn to handle your pain because I really don't think it ever goes away. Headaches have increased to where I hardly ever leave the bathroom from throwing up. Now I am taking imitrex injectables. Also, had MRI and CAT scan and they found a small tumor at base of skull. I feel like I could rip faces off of some doctors. To update you on my friend. Well, she had such a bad infection in jaw joint that they ended up having to cut away some bone and now are going to put rod in as soon as infection gets under control. I will be flying up to be with her for the surgery. I think I did mention that she had the christensen fossa also. My headaches are not letting me leave the bathroom for 3 days now and nothing seems to help so guess when hubby gets home I'll be off to the hospital for shot. Jaw is ripping big time and throwing up isn't helping, nothing worse than throwing up and having your jaw lock, like I don't have enough to deal with. Paulette Hi--I just found this message board and I can't believe how many people are in the same shape I am. I had my first implant 6 years ago and the second last year. I have been having problems since the second one was put in but the first implant is causing me all kinds of problems. I am a clencher and grinder and was never told of the risks with that. I recently had an appointment with the surgeon and he acted like I was crazy when I told him about my symptoms. He took a cat scan and told me he would call me a few days later (I live 1000 miles away) and he has never contacted me. Does anyone know how to find a competent Dr.? I have had 10 surgeries in 16 years and am sick of it. I have the fossa. I don't know anyone else with these dumb implants so I started searching on the internet. I couldn't believe the stuff I found. I was never told about any failures or problems with the Christensen implant. The dr. told me that if I would have come to him in the first place I would have had two surgeries instead of 10. Julie Hello! My mom has been through hell for the past 3 years. Constant pain, etc. She had a Christensen Fossa implant on the right side. The surgeon that put it in wanted to do botox injections and told me that her pain was due to the fact she has severe arthritis and that the joint was burning out. Well, she obtained several second opinions and finally found a surgeon (Dr. Ness at OSU) to remove the implant. After surgery he informed us that the screws were loose and that the implant was moving around. Does anyone have any suggestions of what our next step would be? ------ I Had My Christensen Implants Put In In 1997. Full Implants Both Sides. This Past June I Had To Have The Right One Replaced Due To The Fact It Broke. I Am Know Looking Into A Product Liability Claim Againest Dr. Christensen which Is Looking Real Good. Iam New To This Sight. Has Anyone Else Had A Problem With Breakage?
Elaine2004	Medical Implants	#3	[-]
Posts: 2777 (07/02/05 13:44:29) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Medical Implants May Be Hazardous to Your Health BY ALEXIS JETTER Warning: If a defective model is recalled, no one is required to tell you. Here's how to help fix this problem. Some 25 million Americans rely on implanted medical devices. They help us live longer, more active lives. But this advertisement high-tech gadgetry can mean high potential for trouble. Between 1990 and 2001, 689 recall notices, affecting more than two million implants, were issued for malfunctions or labeling or manufacturing errors. In case of an implant recall, firms remove a product from the market, while a safety alert warns hospitals and surgeons to monitor any of the recalled implants that may pose a substantial risk. But a notice does not go to the patients who are walking around with a possibly faulty device. Some experts say there is a way to alert future medical-implant patients to problems: a national registry. Robert E. Baier, Ph.D., director of the biomaterials graduate program at the State University of New York at Buffalo, envisions a state-run implant registry, similar to the automotive industry's registry. All that's needed, says Baier, are bar code stickers for each implant -- one for the medical chart, another scanned in with the code on the patient's wristband. That way, any future safety alerts about the implant would be attached to the patient's contact information and could be mailed directly to his or her home. What's more, if patients were tracked nationally, doctors might know sooner when a problem is emerging. Until then, how to protect yourself? If surgery isn't an emergency, research the pros and cons of similar medical products made by different manufacturers and get recommendations from more than one doctor. Once you have an implant, take these steps to minimize potential problems: Know your device. Find out exactly what the implant is and what it's supposed to do. Don't leave the hospital until you've written down the company and product name, model and serial number. Ask that this information be put in your medical chart; surprisingly, such record keeping isn't routine. Be sure every doctor who treats you knows you have an implant. Even if a device is functioning well, patients may need to avoid certain machines, like an MRI scanner. Keep yourself (and others) informed. Check out the manufacturer's Website if you have a question. And to find out whether there's ever been a recall for your product or model, visit the FDA's site at www.recalls.gov. You can also report your own problems to the FDA at this site. Stay in touch with your surgeon. Your follow-up care may be handled by another doctor, but your surgeon or his or her hospital would be the most likely to hear of a recall or safety alert. Let that office know if you've moved or changed your phone number.
Elaine2004	Facts About Joint Replacement	#4	[-]
Posts: 2777 (07/02/05 13:49:27) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If you try to replace a TM Joint with a synthetic device without first balancing the jaw by balancing the occlusion, you are only inviting trouble. There is an old clich that is a part of a doctor's rule in adjusting occlusion: When muscle and bone get into a war (conflict), muscle always wins. There is not doubt about this. This why TM joint implants get shoved into the head so to speak. There is a new TMJ implant (FDA approved), that is rigidly attached to the ramus (the part of the jaw that is hold the condyles), that replaces the condyle. The socket is replaced with a rigidly secured fossa, both made of metal. The muscles of mastication can move the fossa and reshape the mandible over time * muscle always win. Because clenching causes the need for joint replacement, clenching will destroy the synthetic joint in time. If the clenching could be stopped or the jaw could be balanced, the synthetic joint might work. But, it would better if the jaw was balanced before joint replacement to make sure that the body could not restore health. The problem is, that most surgeons don't know how to balance a jaw in the first place. But surely, a jaw that was giving problems because of clenching trauma on an unbalanced-occlusion, cannot be happy with a synthetic joint. TMJ pain could be even worse. When we compare the replacement of say a hip joint with a TM Joint, there is no comparison. The hip will work most of the time because the hip-joint is not over worked, but the TM joint won't work because it will be over worked via clenching. The clenching won't stop until the jaw is balanced. A TM joint replacement will not in itself, balance the jaw, which was the problem in the first place. So, beware of joint replacement
Elaine2004	Re: More Info	#5	[-]
Posts: 2777 (07/02/05 13:51:44) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For the 12 million Americans beset by aching jaws, there's mostly bad news to report: Mainstream practitioners don't have a clear strategy for addressing the painful problem, alternative medicine offers no surefire solutions, and there's scant science to back up any treatment approach. And believe it or not, this depressing picture is actually a big improvement: Not long ago, practitioners often blamed their patients' emotions for jaw problems. And when doctors did choose to act, they frequently opted for largely worthless surgery and other irreversible but equally ineffective measures. This bleak picture began to change in 1996, when a federal panel of experts declared that the vast majority of patients with temporomandibular disorders, or TMD, should initially receive noninvasive, reversible therapies. In the '70s and '80s, even people in the early stages of TMD typically were treated aggressively on the theory that it was necessary to make their anatomy "normal" by repositioning their teeth or jaws. But after a disk implant prompted widespread complaints of severe pain, bone degeneration, reduced jaw movement and other complications, the device was recalled in 1991, and many clinicians began questioning the view that surgery and other therapies that permanently altered a person's bite would lead to fewer TMD problems. 1 to 2 percent of TMD patients, typically people who need total joint replacement because of rheumatoid arthritis or bad implants, can benefit from surgery. Putting a slipped jaw disk back into place, once a common procedure, isn't used as much now because 80 percent of repositioned disks slip again within two years.
Elaine2004	An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#6	[-]
Posts: 2777 (07/03/05 02:08:12) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	www.devicelink.com/mddi/a...1/002.html
Michelle Denise	Re: An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#7	[-]
Posts: 6580 (07/05/05 00:21:54) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the information Elaine.
Elaine2004	Re: An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#8	[-]
Posts: 2777 (02/07/06 17:23:28) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I know this is old information but I feel there are new people on the board who probably haven't seen it. Don't mean to bore you with old information but even I have to refresh my memory then and "now". Elaine
atibbert	Re: An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#9	[-]
Posts: 658 (02/08/06 11:01:27) Senior Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is so grim Elaine. It totally shakes me to the core. Especially since I am considering a total joint replacement now. I am at the end of my rope. But this is really making me think about that decision. I just don't know what to do. Amy
Elaine2004	Re: An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#10	[-]
Posts: 2777 (02/08/06 12:19:56) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When I was born I was so surprised I didn�t talk for a year and a half. Remove this ad Amy, Most everyone knows my opinion on TMJ surgery. It isn't going to cure pain. It is used for function, such as people in a closed or open lock. I know how much problem I have with the partial joint. No way in hell would I go for the total. They wear out just like everything else. I doubt there is much left of my implant, let alone my jaw joint. The thing is, my nerves and muscles have settled down, finally!!! That is the main problem with TMJD. You read all this stuff about balancing the bite and the joint will settle down. I think that is the answer. Look at Cymy...She is living proof. All the money we spend going from doctor to doctor. I think we should put out the extra miles and go see her dentist. He fixed her and she thought she was a goner when I met her on HB. I feel sorry for you and what you are dealing with. All these doctors convince us it is bad joints. I don't believe it. I think it is mostly muscle and nerve related. Keep doing research on those joints. Might be the best thing you ever did. There is a gal on HB (Meditation) who is in a world of hurt. She has the concepts. It is a hard decision. Don't give up!!!! Elaine
tackley	Re: An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#11	[-]
Posts: 112 (02/10/06 04:20:12) Member I Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Elaine. I agree with you that surgery is definately not the answer so solving the various forms of pain suffered by TMJ patients. I wish I had found this site this time last year. In March of 05 I had a bilateral arthroscopy which has been a complete disaster. 12 months on I'm still recovery form the operation. Things are not has bad as they were immmediately following the operation but I still have pain and discomfort from the surgery on top of the TMJ symptoms. As you say I think surgery should be used for those who have severe function problems, i.e. opening difficulties.
buffyjo	Re: An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#12	[-]
Posts: 681 (02/12/06 09:53:50) Senior Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hello Ladies all i can say is IF THE PARTIAL JOINT IMPLANT (FOSSA) FEELS LIKE THIS (I have one) WOW I CANT IMAGINE HOW MESSED UP A TJR COULD LEAVE YOU My Life has been ten times as bad since having it put in NO JOKE 10 TIMES..... we are now considering taking it out. I go to the hospital on the 27 of this month Dr will try and knock me Totally out (we tried twilite in his office a month or so ago along with nerve blockers and steroids plus flushing the joint with ZERO results) this time he hopes if my body is paralized he can gain some control of Jaw (didnt look to positive) basically we talked and this will be a long shot before needing t go back into joint PLEASE PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE PAIN CAN GET WORSE Take Care Buff
bioniccanuk	total joint replacement	#13	[-]
Posts: 18 (02/12/06 11:20:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Amy I had total joint replacement a year ago. I love my concept joints. You will loose some movement to your jaw, it won't move forward or backward, nor will it move much side to side, but it should open well. I now can open my mouth 55 mm. I am still having some issues whith my bite, and am looking at another LaForte 1 procedure, but my joints to date have been a total succes. My advice, do what you are comfortable with. Just make sure the surgeon is experienced. Noreen
atibbert	Re: An Echo of FDA Wrongdoing	#14	[-]
Posts: 658 (02/12/06 11:24:19) Senior Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Elaine I have been quietly following Meditations story with the total joint replacement and boy does it scare me. From what I can tell, her story, while horrible, seems to be the exception, not the norm. I know that alot of pain is to be expected from the total joint replacement, but it seems that her pain following surgery is alot more than the normal amount of pain. I have read stories from others having the surgery, and her pain does seem to be exceptionally bad. I do not doubt for one second her pain is exactly as she describes it, and frankly, that is what scares the hell out of me. That the same thing could happen to me. That I could be one of those exceptions to the rule and end up in the amount of pain she is in. I feel horrible for her and I hope that her pain lets up at some point. I also agree with you that muscle and nerve pain is a great source of alot of my pain. If I could get my muscles to relax and stop firing off my nerves, things certainly would quiet down alot. My bite has not been right since arthroplasty. Noone has addressed it. Noone seems to care about it. I am not sure if it can even be made to be right again. It would take so much dental work, I would be better off having all my teeth removed and getting dentures, lol. I take so many freaking muscle relaxers its a wonder my muscles can move. I think they would tranquilize a small elephant. But it is not enough for me. I have repeatedly asked my doctor about seeing a massage therapist and a specialist who deals with TMJ and does massage at a dentist's office, but he keeps saying NO to me. That relationship will be coming to an end soon as my husband insists I stop traveling to Boston. My parents are paying for my next few visits, but then I will have to find someone local to take over. Perhaps that person will be more open to such things. My current doc feels that massage will just make my pain alot worse and I really don't know if he is right or wrong. So far he has not steered me wrong or been wrong about anything, so I have to believe he knows what he is talking about for my particular situation. He feels I have too much nerve damage and that massage will only fire off the nerves and cause more pain in the end. Everytime I have massaged my head myself, I certainly have ended up in alot more pain that lasts for days. So I just don't know what to do about the muscles. I did use ultrasound and TENS in PT and it did feel good. Maybe something like that would be better for me. Buff It is so nice to see you here. I am sorry you are not feeling better and that you are having such a tough time. I know you had hoped the last surgery would have helped, not made things worse. I know, the pain can always be worse. I was actually saying that very thing to my doctor last month. He was asking me why I never rate my pain at anything above an 8. I told him, I think that the pain can always be worse. Making a decision to have surgery is never an easy one. I am going for a surgical consult and have not made any decision yet. I am having an MRI next month, and then having several surgical consults before I decide anything. I may ultimately decide to do nothing. I just want to know what my options are. My pain has gotten considerably worse over than last 6 months as has my function gotten worse. I have only been dealing with TMJ for 2 and a half years, but the speed in which things have declined is alarming to me. I know I should not even consider surgery considering it was a surgeon that started this for me and a surgeon who made it as bad as it is. I really appreciate all the information presented here, technical and personal. The more information I and others can get, the better informed decisions all of us can make. I feel like I am trapped between a rock and a hard place. This is such a difficult decision to make. Have surgery and risk becoming worse, or do nothing and have things continue to go down hill for sure. There simply is no good alternative. A life of pain seems certain either way and I really hate that option. Amy
tackley	Re: total joint replacement	#15	[-]
Posts: 112 (02/12/06 11:35:31) Member I Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	From reading the articles on this subject, and many others posted on this site it is clear that although everyone suffers from TMJ, everyones case is unique, so what therapy is good or bad for one individual may be the complete opposite for some-one else. I think whatever treatment one opts for, it is a decision that is not taken likely, and not without fear as we all know that whatever we decide it may not be the solution. Deep down whatever option is taken we hope that this is going to be the one that solves the problem. All I can say is good luck to everyone whatever option, surgery or not is taken, and perhaps soon we will read of people recovering from this awfull condition. Kevin
FPDChief	Re: total joint replacement	#16	[-]
Posts: 815 (02/12/06 17:01:37) Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I do agree that every case is different and something might work for someone and not work for another person. I must say, though, that looking at how many people have had surgery and the poor results, surgery is too scarey for me. I would like to see statistics on how many people have been helped versus not helped, but since the medical field doesn't seem to care too much about TMJ, there probably won't be such a study done for years, if ever. After all these years of getting frustrated with all doctors and dentists I have seen who said, "let's start with conservative methods," when I wanted something more done, I guess God was really watching over me. I will continue to do all I can to counsel new TMJ sufferers in doing and having non-invasive treatments, and to give them the resources that give the best information. If I had known WHY to many of my questions, I would have done things so very differently at the beginning. I will also advocate fighting to get pain relief any way possible and then work on balancing the jaw and bite. The medical field has got to get their act together and help TMJ patients instead of experimenting or treating us like nut cases. I do believe that TMJ is "curable" or manageable, especially when caught early. I also see the nightmare side of TMJ with as many variables as there are people with TMJ. We have to do everything we can to have a decent quality of life. Unfortunately, though, there are so many obstacles that can block our path that the goal seems impossible and the nightmare becomes h*ll. But we continue to fight on, we have to, but I still can't advocate surgery. My heart gets heavy when I read or hear of a TMJ sufferer who is suffering and a certain treatment made it worse. That is why health boards such as TMJ Talk are very important. Only we know and feel what other TMJers are going through and those occasional words of support mean the world to someone in pain (let alone a great source of information.) God bless... Carol
Elaine2004	Re: total joint replacement	#17	[-]
Posts: 2777 (02/13/06 01:19:25) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Kevin and Carol, I totally agree with both of you. I think you both made good points. Buff, Glad to hear from you again. You and I have the Christensen partial!!! I don't know of many who have any luck with this piece of garbage. And I will repeat, GARBAGE. I have had nothing but trouble with mine either. Funny thing, now that my condyle is almost totally gone, the nerves have settled down. I will have had mine in 10 years, next year. My jaw is very lopsided and beginning to be noticeable. If anyone asks, I guess I can blame it on old age. This is totally an unbalanced bite if I ever saw one. At this point, I hate to mess with anything for fear of stirring up things. I do hope you will check in from time to time, and let us know how you are doing. Elaine
Cymy Sue	Re: total joint replacement	#18	[-]
Posts: 7276 (02/13/06 06:43:15) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have also kept up with Meditation's story. I was told this would be the result if I had TJR. In 2002, I was literally begging for these Implants and had insurance that would have paid for it. The Surgeon I saw at UAB in Birmingham told me that he would not do them. I could barely maintain a 10 mm opening and was in (what I thought was)unbearable pain. I thought this because I had reached a point of not being able to think of anything else. I couldn't sleep, eat or enjoy one minute of the day due to pain. I also could barely talk and be understood. Sometimes, I couldn't. My life was nothing except trying to manage pain. The surgeon said he knew for certain due to my past history and the condition I was in with nerve pain and muscular issues, I would be worse. I ask how could I be worse when it seemed life was not worth living at that moment and had not been for a long time. He said he had seen worse and I believed him. I left in tears because I thought when I could not live with it any longer, TJR would be there. I could have gotten this done. I have always gotten at least 2 opinions. One from a conservative surgeon and one from an aggressive surgeon. There is another excellent(aggressive) surgeon in my area who had tried to get me to do them in 1996. (He said then, absolutely, I had 1 year of any type function left.) I declined and he said, "You'll be back." He had told me the same...my pain would not be any better, maybe worse, but I would have some function. He does many TJR's and I have heard from one woman who called me prior to her's becuase we had similar conditions......I told her what I had been told by both surgeons. She called me a few months later, had them anyway and said she wished she had made the decision I did. She was in living Hell and nothing can be done. The conservative suregon who I believe does these if he truly believes a person will benefit enough to make life better, gave me these reasons as criteria for them not working for me and making my life worse. Age 50 at that time. Multiple surgeries Nerve damage or pain and severe, long term muscular problems Fragile bone & boneloss - possibly not strong enough to hold the screws or plates There may have been a few other reasons, but the level of pain I was in due to previous surgeries and nerve and muscle pain was the main reason...he said this surgery would make it so much worse, nothing would help. In my case this was a blessing...I just didn't know for a few months and life was very hard knowing or thinking nothing else could be done. As I've posted before, being in the world of surgery for so long, you think this is all there is. Once I stepped out of that world into another, there were other options in my case. No on would have known or expected the unbelievable results I got with splint therapy with so much long term damage and being in pain for so long....... I guess sometimes, we have to hope when we are hopeless and believe the unbelievable. My hope is that everyone could find another way as I did, especially when the results of this surgery is not expected to be very good....I know that is not always possible, but I will continue to hope it for you all and pray a door opens that you do not expect. Many of us know for certain, it can be worse than most people could even imagine. Cymy Sue
Elaine2004	Fossa	#19	[-]
Posts: 2777 (03/01/06 00:41:49) Senior Member * Moderator * Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Buff, Just wondering how your appointment went??? Hope you will check in and keep us updated. Hope things are ok. Elaine
buffyjo	Re: Fossa	#20	[-]
Posts: 681 (03/12/06 02:48:21) Senior Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When I was born I was so surprised I didn�t talk for a year and a half. Remove this ad Hello everyone , I'm very sorry for not updating sooner i truly hope no one has taken offence to my lack of responding For that i am VERY sorry. Now the reason for my post today .......... I'm MAD I'm PISSED OFF and for the most part I"M sick I've never said that much before now ...and it totally KILLS me to say it BUT.... I AM SICK!!!! WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO ME ???? What has research ,science, Doctors,medicine done for me why have they failed me ? Tonight i am on a HUGE SELF PITTY TRIP .My life has literally been turned upside down since getting this Implant , I have been SICK for the first time in the past 6 years i Feel SICK ! I was knocked so many times upside the head by my ex husband AND i thought that hurt.. two broken ear drums.. 7 stitches above eye ,Disc removal even the actual Implant surgery .... The aftermath of this surgery has been such downhill ordeal that my son was home from school one day ill recently and i took him to Dr with Me for my appointment i figured i'd have him checked out too since i had an appointment anyways ...well the Dr asked about my headaches and my 8 yr old says "MOM HAS A LOT OF HEADACHES ... , The the other night my daughter who is 12 came up to me and said" Mom your hurting aren't you? I wish you didn't have to have this So much pain.. I wish i could help you "....Then Today my husband got upset and GOD BLESS HIM he is fustrated scared and LOVES ME to NO other has never done anything but take care of my 4 kids and me who came from a horrible situation ...well he gets upset and says "IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT you !!EVERYTHING ANYMORE IS ALWAYS CENETERED AROUND YOU ...when we eat ..when we watch our TV shows...you see most of the time i'm in bed by 9-10 as SOON as the kids go to bed There is no more US time cause i'm so damn tired of fighting the pain .......he felt SO aweful after he said it he swears and i know he is sad he hurt me he didn't mean it.. but it has fainally happened ...Thanks to this surgery my life has changed I AM SICK !!!!! I hope i pray it's not forever.. that new science will show us/Dr's the right path ..In the meantime My prayer is that anyone considering this needs to thinks LOOOONG............ and hard about the " WHAT IF'S " they are VERY REAL !! They told me i must fall in the 10% that this made worse Well...i never thought in a billion years my eyes and lips would be twitching uncontrollably.,head always hurting with one type of pain or another stabbing ,aching throbbing (got 'em all ) .. ok enough complaining .... time for me to get off my pitty pot ... LAST THING I'm VERY sorry to just disappear and then DUMPED on you all but i really felt the need to update this thread ....I have to believe this is why i'm going through this (so others can learn Dr's manufactures,pharmaceuticals US !!!!!!!! LOL OK enough enough !!!!!!!!! I Hope that if even only 1 person reads this It was worth it GOD Bless You all P.S I really am Sorry i havent been around much , my heart is always with you ..And you all are in my prayers EVERY NIGHT Love Buff

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