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Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 16 | 2 weeks post surgery (5 teeth removed, jaw bone shaved down, nerve removed) I am still experiencing pain in my jaw and surrounding area. Still taking Roxicet pretty much every 4 hours over the last 2 weeks.
Does this seem normal to you? My follow-up is next Thursday, but I did not expect to be discussing pain treatment... More talk on recovery.
Any other 'jaw' patients have similar lasting pain??
Chris the Hokie Fan - BEAT BAMA!
Dx - Age 50, SCC 7/26/13 R lower gum
8/6/13 Diagnosis - T1N0M0
8/23/13 5 teeth and tissue removed
Under recovery, next appt 9/12
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Yes, jaw pain can last quite a while after a procedure. There are 5 major nerves going across your face almost like a hand. If anything was done near one of those nerves, it can cause swelling which puts pressure on the nerves. At least thats how it was explained to me in very basic terms.
One pain that I have found that can be excruciating is when a teeny tiny shard from having an extraction is trying to make its way thru the gumline. To me that has been some of the worst pain Ive experienced.
Think about exactly where the pain is and if you consider it to be maybe a nerve which has been hurting. If you think its nerve pain, I would try neurontin. Ask for your doc for a prescription. It does come in liquid form (needs refrigeration too). The neurontin worked great for me when I had my mandibulectomy and had extreme pain. I would take it along with my other pain meds.
Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 262 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 262 | Chris, just have to say that the surgery sounds to me like it would most definitely be painful 2 weeks out! PLease don't wait a week to talk to your doc about the pain if it's not controlled. They make a best guess but pain control is very individual, not all drugs work the same on all people, and you'll heal faster if your pain is soothed.
p.s., just figured out your "Beat Bama" sig is not necessarily political. Have no idea what a Hokie is but I'm thinking sports?
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T3N2aM0 HPV+
5/26/13 discovered painless superball-sized lymph node in neck
6/26/13 DX SCC R palatine tonsil
7/16/13 TORS tonsillectomy & selective ND, mets to 2 nodes
9/3/13 Cisplatin and rads begin, tolerated 1.5 of 3 planned chemo doses
10/16/13 Treatment ends
Dec 13 Ulcer appears at surgery site
Jan 17 Biopsy -- no cancer!
Feb 17 CT/PET Scan lights up tonsil bed & nasal cavity, docs say probably inflammation, don't panic, rescan when ulcer subsides
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