Jaw arthritis

dvaidr

Anyone expereinced this? I've been having roaring headaches which included the top half of my face. Mentioned this at the hospital on Monday and it transpires that it's probably arthritis of the jaw. It's a bit of a killer!

Anyone on Dihydrocodeine? I have them for when the pain is bad, (most of the time actually), but I tend not to take them since I've heard they're addictive.

joyful164

dvaidr wrote:

Anyone expereinced this? I've been having roaring headaches which included the top half of my face. Mentioned this at the hospital on Monday and it transpires that it's probably arthritis of the jaw. It's a bit of a killer!

Anyone on Dihydrocodeine? I have them for when the pain is bad, (most of the time actually), but I tend not to take them since I've heard they're addictive.

High Dvaidr
Yes, this morning.
In my bad reaction to MTX I mentioned that everything was hurting.
That includes the right side of my jaw this time. Sometimes it is the other side. Went to the dentist the last time it was bad, thinking it might have been an absess problem I had 2 years ago, but when he looked at it, nothing there. So yes, it has reached my jaw and my ears also.


hope it goes off maybe a soluable paracetomal may help. I did that it it does help.

joyful

alicea

Hi I am having the same trouble with my jaw , I get pain in my jaw ears and headaches . I have had a CT a couple of weeks ago but not heard yet . I have also got OA in my voice box , I have lost my voice for a couple of months now , I do have OA in most of my joints so i am not surprized it is now in my jaw . I feel for you it is very painful. I have to take strong meds for the pain so dont worry to much we all have times when we need stronger painkiller . I hope you get some relief soon all the best .............alicea

dvaidr wrote:

Anyone expereinced this? I've been having roaring headaches which included the top half of my face. Mentioned this at the hospital on Monday and it transpires that it's probably arthritis of the jaw. It's a bit of a killer!

Anyone on Dihydrocodeine? I have them for when the pain is bad, (most of the time actually), but I tend not to take them since I've heard they're addictive.

jaspercat

Hi, I have Arthritis in my jaw too, very painful, the right hand cheek is so swollen that my hubbie calls me his little hamster, I take Tramadol 50mg, the headaches are the things that bother me the most, I get headaches nearly every day love Jaspercatxx

mash65

me too,oa in the jaw causes me migrianes(with sickness)toothache(thats not toothache)& cronic earache. my jaw is sore & cracks when i eat or yawn.
my gp has just prescribe suppastorys(sp)for the sickness as the domperidone dont stay down the buccastem dislodges from the gum so up the b.. is the only way theyll stay :shock: well theres hoping
seems like theres alot of us with arthr in the jaw. :roll:
take care all,debsx

magenta

Hello,
Me too! I've been told it's OA or Osteoarthrosis but I think there kinda the same. It's horrendous. I won't go into all the areas where I get pain cos you'll get bored I take co-dydramol for the pain. Anything I can help you with, please feel free to ask.
Magenta

woodbon

HI I have taken Dihydracodine when I was in hospital, they didn't seem any different from other pain killers to me, but, they are supposed to be very strong and effective, I was told they'd make me sleepy, but didn't notice, but I had been quite ill I was post op.& just off a morphine pump, to be fair. :roll:
Love Sue

bionic

woodbon wrote:

HI I have taken Dihydracodine when I was in hospital, they didn't seem any different from other pain killers to me, but, they are supposed to be very strong and effective, I was told they'd make me sleepy, but didn't notice, but I had been quite ill I was post op.& just off a morphine pump, to be fair. :roll:
Love Sue

Me too although husband says there is no way I could get Arthur in the jaw as it's not still for long enough........cheeky hey ? lol

Rosie

dvaidr

Thanks for your replies and support. I've had Psoriatic Arthritis for many years now, but didn't even consider the jaw as the next contender as the best new newcomer to the arthritis scene 2009.
Like some of you, I have dreadful headaches, which go down into my face, ears and neck - quite horrible they are. Dihydrocodeine helps better than the usual take-a-day codydramol and voltarol. I try not to take dihydrocodeine as they tell me it's addictive, but when you've got pain as bad as arthritis what do you do?

Good wishes to all.