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by boss5430man
Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:50 pm
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Painkillers?
Replies: 8
Views: 1423

I hate all type of medications and liquid is the absolute worst!! I take OTC advil from time to time but I like home remedies better than putting a lot of chemicals into my body. I use a product I found online called the FaceCaddy. FaceCaddy is an interesting product that is a wrap that goes around ...
by boss5430man
Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:41 pm
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: jaw clicking - post op implications?
Replies: 3
Views: 2155

clicking

I've always had clicking in my jaw, pre and post surgery. It's very annoying and hurts a little bit, but it's not that bad. What I do to ease the pain when it occurs is to put heat packs on my problem areas. I use a product called the FaceCaddy that I found online and it works pretty good. It's a ve...
by boss5430man
Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:58 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: tmj and surgery
Replies: 11
Views: 2135

my favorite remedy...

I feel that applying heating pads to my face is also my best home remedy for easing tmj pain. I've found a few products through the years that will actually hold the pads in place right on my jaw, which is a real nice feature. My favorite is called the Face Caddy. It's a great piece of material that...
by boss5430man
Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:07 pm
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: tmj and surgery
Replies: 11
Views: 2135

home remedies

haha, that's probably a good thing to do! like i said before, i really like home remedies, they seem to work for me and most people i talk to and are definitely less invasive than surgery. what other home remedies do people use to help ease their pain? i think if we can all talk about it on a board,...
by boss5430man
Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:48 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: tmj and surgery
Replies: 11
Views: 2135

no surgery!

I've had tmj for years and have never taken the surgery plunge. I've heard surgical success stories, and it is for some people, but it just scares me because I've heard a lot of bad stories about tmj surgery. To ease my pain, I use a product called icecaddy that helps me to put heat on my face absol...