Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Huddersfield, England
Joint Replacement? Posted: 05-20-06 04:14am
Hi well im just waiting on my results from
an mri scan. Around 1999 I started having
problems with my jaw being painful. It
had clicked for a few years, but I started
a new job which was very stressful and I
started with severe pain and then my jaw
locked. I ended up having a bit of key
hole surgery and eventually open surgery
where my cartilage was stitched into
place. This was ok for about 12 months
until I started another job where I was
having trouble with a colleague and I was
back to square 1. Just short of 2 and a
half years ago I had a cartilage
replacement which again was good for
around 12 months and then the pain started
again so I put it off for a while but
eventually decided I should go see my
specialist. He thinks I either have
severe scar tissue build up or the start
of rheumatiod arthritis. Either way I
will be having open surgery this year, but
wednesday I will find out what type. My
reason for posting is because if I have
arthrisis I will have to have a joint
replacement ( im only 26 ) and I wanted to
know if any one else here had had this
done and how its gone, has it worked etc.
Thanks guys.
