Any Experience with TMJ surgery.

[DawnCt1]

I have a very good friend who was wacked in the jaw on the job. She sustained a displaced disc that doesn't reduce and an injury to the cartilidge and bone. This happened last January and she continues to have difficulty speaking, and still can only eat soft food. She is unable to bite anything. She has seen two oral surgeons. The first said that arthroscopic surgery wouldn't work and sent her for a second opinion. The second surgeon wants to do arthroscopic surgery and if that doesn't work, open surgery. She is a radiologist and must dictate all of her findings. She gets plenty of "professional opinions" but is really looking for someone who has had the surgery and their experiences. Please help. Any thing that you can add is more information than either of us have now.

 

[lesroi]

Hey Dawn,

My sister has had a series of surgeries for her TMJ, and it still isn't quite right. She can't even chew gum anymore. I will talk with her and see if she can't pm you some more information. I know she was very unhappy with how her surgery turned out. She went to some supposedly great Doc on the east coast. She still has scars in front of her ears but they are barely visible.
I am not sure if your friend's surgery will be exactly the same as her issue is due to traumatic injury, but any jaw surgery comes with a hefty price!

Hopefully you will get some good advice on this post!

Sincerely,

Tracy

 

[DawnCt1]

Hey Dawn,

My sister has had a series of surgeries for her TMJ, and it still isn't quite right. She can't even chew gum anymore. I will talk with her and see if she can't pm you some more information. I know she was very unhappy with how her surgery turned out. She went to some supposedly great Doc on the east coast. She still has scars in front of her ears but they are barely visible.
I am not sure if your friend's surgery will be exactly the same as her issue is due to traumatic injury, but any jaw surgery comes with a hefty price!

Hopefully you will get some good advice on this post!

Sincerely,

Tracy

Thank you Tracy, any info will be of value.