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From: Ken on 27 Nov 2007 05:42 Good Morning- I posted awhile back about my wife being diagnosed with GERD and her heart disease history. After two months of testing they have come to the conclusion she has GERD. Her concern is the severe pain in her lower jaw anytime she exerts herself. Bending over and wiping the floor, doing laundry, a brisk walk. She is very upset at the world right now she will not go to Mayo Clinic, she is tired of the poking and prodding. She is taking Previsad <sp> and 2x a day and 75mg Zantac 2x a day. She is eating small meals 6 times a day, no diet coke (her only vise along with dark chocolate which she has given up as well). She sleeps on an incline and can't sleep on her side. Will this go away? Can she exercise with no lower jaw pain? It is like a double edged sword. Her 5 bypass in 2002 11-29 -07 will be 5 years. Her heart is in excellent health. She did not have a heart attack. Under this last battery of tests her heart, veins, arteries, and bypasses are 100% clear and healthy, from head to toe. As posted earlier all things related to GERD check ok i.e. gallbladder. Today you need to be your own health advocate, her GP is a delegater (not a word), I use the word because she just sends my wife to specialists and really has not made a decision on her own experience as a doctor in my opinion. Which is not all bad. We had a conference at my request with an Endo, a Gastro, and two Cardiologists, a Neurologist (my friend) and her GP. Conclusion: You have severe GERD could take 8 months to a year to subside, it may never if you decide to not follow the advise given. My wife has done cardio exercise for at least 1 hour every day for the last 5 years minus the last two months. She has no energy and is feeling very depressed. I am frustrated for her. Thank you for letting me vent.
From: Vanny on 27 Nov 2007 06:24 Has she seen her dentist yet? As in my earlier reply, jaw pain has nothing to do with GERD. It is a separate condition. She should discuss TMJD with her dentist and, if necessary, go and see an orthodontist. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001227.htm If she has TMJD then a simple mouth splint may be all that is needed to get rid of the pain. http://www.jawjointpainrelief.com/TMJ_appliance.asp http://www.dentalgentlecare.com/new_page_23.htm I wear my mouthguard at night and it is fitted to my lower jaw and not upper and lower - the cheaper version. I do have breakthrough TMJD pain at the moment, but I have made an appointment with my dentist and will probably have my teeth ground down and a new mouthguard made. Vanny "Ken" <kenlamb(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:d8c8dac6-a79f-496b-9fdd-efa05844e17d(a)j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com... > Good Morning- > > I posted awhile back about my wife being diagnosed with GERD and her > heart disease history. > After two months of testing they have come to the conclusion she has > GERD. > > Her concern is the severe pain in her lower jaw anytime she exerts > herself. Bending over and wiping the floor, doing laundry, a brisk > walk. > > She is very upset at the world right now she will not go to Mayo > Clinic, she is tired of the poking and prodding. > > She is taking Previsad <sp> and 2x a day and 75mg Zantac 2x a day. She > is eating small meals 6 times a day, no diet coke (her only vise along > with dark chocolate which she has given up as well). > > She sleeps on an incline and can't sleep on her side. > > Will this go away? Can she exercise with no lower jaw pain? > > It is like a double edged sword. > Her 5 bypass in 2002 11-29 -07 will be 5 years. Her heart is in > excellent health. She did not have a heart attack. Under this last > battery of tests her heart, veins, arteries, and bypasses are 100% > clear and healthy, from head to toe. As posted earlier all things > related to GERD check ok i.e. gallbladder. > > Today you need to be your own health advocate, her GP is a delegater > (not a word), I use the word because she just sends my wife to > specialists and really has not made a decision on her own experience > as a doctor in my opinion. Which is not all bad. > > We had a conference at my request with an Endo, a Gastro, and two > Cardiologists, a Neurologist (my friend) and her GP. > Conclusion: You have severe GERD could take 8 months to a year to > subside, it may never if you decide to not follow the advise given. > > My wife has done cardio exercise for at least 1 hour every day for the > last 5 years minus the last two months. She has no energy and is > feeling very depressed. > > I am frustrated for her. > Thank you for letting me vent.
From: Howard McCollister on 27 Nov 2007 07:50 "Ken" <kenlamb(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:d8c8dac6-a79f-496b-9fdd-efa05844e17d(a)j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com... > Good Morning- > > I posted awhile back about my wife being diagnosed with GERD and her > heart disease history. > After two months of testing they have come to the conclusion she has > GERD. > > Her concern is the severe pain in her lower jaw anytime she exerts > herself. Bending over and wiping the floor, doing laundry, a brisk > walk. > > She is very upset at the world right now she will not go to Mayo > Clinic, she is tired of the poking and prodding. > > She is taking Previsad <sp> and 2x a day and 75mg Zantac 2x a day. She > is eating small meals 6 times a day, no diet coke (her only vise along > with dark chocolate which she has given up as well). > > She sleeps on an incline and can't sleep on her side. > > Will this go away? Can she exercise with no lower jaw pain? > > It is like a double edged sword. > Her 5 bypass in 2002 11-29 -07 will be 5 years. Her heart is in > excellent health. She did not have a heart attack. Under this last > battery of tests her heart, veins, arteries, and bypasses are 100% > clear and healthy, from head to toe. As posted earlier all things > related to GERD check ok i.e. gallbladder. > > Today you need to be your own health advocate, her GP is a delegater > (not a word), I use the word because she just sends my wife to > specialists and really has not made a decision on her own experience > as a doctor in my opinion. Which is not all bad. > > We had a conference at my request with an Endo, a Gastro, and two > Cardiologists, a Neurologist (my friend) and her GP. > Conclusion: You have severe GERD could take 8 months to a year to > subside, it may never if you decide to not follow the advise given. > > My wife has done cardio exercise for at least 1 hour every day for the > last 5 years minus the last two months. She has no energy and is > feeling very depressed. > > I am frustrated for her. > Thank you for letting me vent. Has she had ambulatory pH testing? That test is the only method of definitevely diagnosing GERD. During the 24 or 48 hours that the esophageal pH is being measured, the patient records the specific activity he or she is doing when the symptoms occur. When she has the jaw pain while excercising, it can be determined whether or not that is associated with gastric contents in her esophagus. Unfortunately, reflux symptoms may not subside even if the patient does everything to follow the advice given. She is already on a very aggressive anti-acid medication regimen. HMc
From: Ken on 27 Nov 2007 20:33 On Nov 27, 6:24 am, "Vanny" <Vannyss2...(a)antispam.com> wrote: > Has she seen her dentist yet? > > As in my earlier reply, jaw pain has nothing to do with GERD. It is a > separate condition. She should discuss TMJD with her dentist and, if > necessary, go and see an orthodontist.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001227.htm > > If she has TMJD then a simple mouth splint may be all that is needed to get > rid of the pain.http://www.jawjointpainrelief.com/TMJ_appliance.asphttp://www.dentalgentlecare.com/new_page_23.htm > > I wear my mouthguard at night and it is fitted to my lower jaw and not upper > and lower - the cheaper version. I do have breakthrough TMJD pain at the > moment, but I have made an appointment with my dentist and will probably > have my teeth ground down and a new mouthguard made. > > Vanny > > "Ken" <kenl...(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitragnews:d8c8dac6-a79f-496b-9fdd-efa05844e17d(a)j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Good Morning- > > > I posted awhile back about my wife being diagnosed with GERD and her > > heart disease history. > > After two months of testing they have come to the conclusion she has > > GERD. > > > Her concern is the severe pain in her lower jaw anytime she exerts > > herself. Bending over and wiping the floor, doing laundry, a brisk > > walk. > > > She is very upset at the world right now she will not go to Mayo > > Clinic, she is tired of the poking and prodding. > > > She is taking Previsad <sp> and 2x a day and 75mg Zantac 2x a day. She > > is eating small meals 6 times a day, no diet coke (her only vise along > > with dark chocolate which she has given up as well). > > > She sleeps on an incline and can't sleep on her side. > > > Will this go away? Can she exercise with no lower jaw pain? > > > It is like a double edged sword. > > Her 5 bypass in 2002 11-29 -07 will be 5 years. Her heart is in > > excellent health. She did not have a heart attack. Under this last > > battery of tests her heart, veins, arteries, and bypasses are 100% > > clear and healthy, from head to toe. As posted earlier all things > > related to GERD check ok i.e. gallbladder. > > > Today you need to be your own health advocate, her GP is a delegater > > (not a word), I use the word because she just sends my wife to > > specialists and really has not made a decision on her own experience > > as a doctor in my opinion. Which is not all bad. > > > We had a conference at my request with an Endo, a Gastro, and two > > Cardiologists, a Neurologist (my friend) and her GP. > > Conclusion: You have severe GERD could take 8 months to a year to > > subside, it may never if you decide to not follow the advise given. > > > My wife has done cardio exercise for at least 1 hour every day for the > > last 5 years minus the last two months. She has no energy and is > > feeling very depressed. > > > I am frustrated for her. > > Thank you for letting me vent.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Vanny- She has been to her dentist, no one can explain the jaw pain from exertion. Tomorrow morning back to the GP for questions on GERD. Thank you to all who responded. Ken
From: Vanny on 28 Nov 2007 04:21
Ken, If you look at the references I gave you in my first response to your first e-mail - jaw pain on exertion is a classical symptom of TMJD. If the dentist does not know what TMJD is then you should get a referral to an orthodontist or see another dentist. It would be a shame if she ends up having months of pain when all she needs is a mouth guard to stop bruxism. Vanny "Ken" <kenlamb(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:6cfdb654-da50-4df6-9383-62852b475034(a)o42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > On Nov 27, 6:24 am, "Vanny" <Vannyss2...(a)antispam.com> wrote: >> Has she seen her dentist yet? >> >> As in my earlier reply, jaw pain has nothing to do with GERD. It is a >> separate condition. She should discuss TMJD with her dentist and, if >> necessary, go and see an >> orthodontist.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001227.htm >> >> If she has TMJD then a simple mouth splint may be all that is needed to >> get >> rid of the >> pain.http://www.jawjointpainrelief.com/TMJ_appliance.asphttp://www.dentalgentlecare.com/new_page_23.htm >> >> I wear my mouthguard at night and it is fitted to my lower jaw and not >> upper >> and lower - the cheaper version. I do have breakthrough TMJD pain at the >> moment, but I have made an appointment with my dentist and will probably >> have my teeth ground down and a new mouthguard made. >> >> Vanny >> >> "Ken" <kenl...(a)gmail.com> schrieb im >> Newsbeitragnews:d8c8dac6-a79f-496b-9fdd-efa05844e17d(a)j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > Good Morning- >> >> > I posted awhile back about my wife being diagnosed with GERD and her >> > heart disease history. >> > After two months of testing they have come to the conclusion she has >> > GERD. >> >> > Her concern is the severe pain in her lower jaw anytime she exerts >> > herself. Bending over and wiping the floor, doing laundry, a brisk >> > walk. >> >> > She is very upset at the world right now she will not go to Mayo >> > Clinic, she is tired of the poking and prodding. >> >> > She is taking Previsad <sp> and 2x a day and 75mg Zantac 2x a day. She >> > is eating small meals 6 times a day, no diet coke (her only vise along >> > with dark chocolate which she has given up as well). >> >> > She sleeps on an incline and can't sleep on her side. >> >> > Will this go away? Can she exercise with no lower jaw pain? >> >> > It is like a double edged sword. >> > Her 5 bypass in 2002 11-29 -07 will be 5 years. Her heart is in >> > excellent health. She did not have a heart attack. Under this last >> > battery of tests her heart, veins, arteries, and bypasses are 100% >> > clear and healthy, from head to toe. As posted earlier all things >> > related to GERD check ok i.e. gallbladder. >> >> > Today you need to be your own health advocate, her GP is a delegater >> > (not a word), I use the word because she just sends my wife to >> > specialists and really has not made a decision on her own experience >> > as a doctor in my opinion. Which is not all bad. >> >> > We had a conference at my request with an Endo, a Gastro, and two >> > Cardiologists, a Neurologist (my friend) and her GP. >> > Conclusion: You have severe GERD could take 8 months to a year to >> > subside, it may never if you decide to not follow the advise given. >> >> > My wife has done cardio exercise for at least 1 hour every day for the >> > last 5 years minus the last two months. She has no energy and is >> > feeling very depressed. >> >> > I am frustrated for her. >> > Thank you for letting me vent.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Vanny- > > She has been to her dentist, no one can explain the jaw pain from > exertion. Tomorrow morning back to the GP for questions on GERD. > > Thank you to all who responded. > > Ken |