Night time pain?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 6:03 pm
Hi there! I had double jaw surgery a week ago to correct an underbite. Recovery has been going well apart from this one thing - the pain I get at night, specifically when I sleep.
I don't really get any pain during the day at this point, it only creeps up as I'm getting ready for bed but it's easily solved with some painkillers. However, I find that within an hour or two of drifting off, I wake up with a start to find my mouth in agony. It doesn't matter how careful I am to make sure I'm sleeping upright, or if I take painkillers before bed or not.
I'm posting this now because it happened again not ten minutes ago, i woke up in a horrible cold sweat to acute jaw pain. It was actually pretty scary to me! I could only have been asleep an hour.
Anyway, this has been a long and rambling post but has anyone else had any similar experiences with pain? What has your experience been? Thanks!
I don't really get any pain during the day at this point, it only creeps up as I'm getting ready for bed but it's easily solved with some painkillers. However, I find that within an hour or two of drifting off, I wake up with a start to find my mouth in agony. It doesn't matter how careful I am to make sure I'm sleeping upright, or if I take painkillers before bed or not.
I'm posting this now because it happened again not ten minutes ago, i woke up in a horrible cold sweat to acute jaw pain. It was actually pretty scary to me! I could only have been asleep an hour.
Anyway, this has been a long and rambling post but has anyone else had any similar experiences with pain? What has your experience been? Thanks!