medical advice...

[ROCKSTEADY]

for the last year or so the left side of my jaw has been making this grinding sound, occasionaly. It started around the same time my friend punched me in the jaw during a night of drunken debauchery (i'll refrain from telling why he punched me). about 5 days ago it made a real loud snapping noise, and now i it hurts to open my mouth at all, i havent really eaten anything good and solid since then.

on top of the intense pain, my jaw has made an overall shift to the right, as if it pivoted on the connecty area on the right side. i take about 4 ibuprofen a day just so i can talk.

anyone have any ideas of whats wrong?

[Arcane]

I'd recommend seeing a dentist or something...

[Oerlikon]

Sounds like your TMJ got messed-up. Definitely see a doctor....

[ROCKSTEADY]

now my gums are bleeding around certain teeth. This blows

[Ceraziefish]

See a doctor, man. Seriously. Check in to the ER if you need to. In fact, I'd just do that. ER. Now. Seriously.

[ROCKSTEADY]

i actually cracked it to the left really hard last night, it doesnt hurt as bad, but my gums still bleed every morning. atleast i dont have to take ibuprofen.

[Wind]

uhhh you wanna goto the doctor already and stop being a moron potentially damaging your jaw even more?

jesus

[ROCKSTEADY]

im actually trying to avoid the doctor. i know that when i go in they're going to want me to stay and take blood and shit. I have a deep rooted phobia of anything medical.

i'll probably be forced to go however.

[Ceraziefish]

Yeah, think about it. What's worse, 45 minutes of fear, or a lifetime of having a fucked up jaw/gums?

You'll thank yourself later.

[Dramatic Conclusion]

im actually trying to avoid the doctor. i know that when i go in they're going to want me to stay and take blood and shit. I have a deep rooted phobia of anything medical.

i'll probably be forced to go however.

What the hell. I've worked in hospitals. There is nothing to be afraid of. Unless your arm is hanging on by a few threads.

Go! Go now!

[Pamuya]

dude freakin go to the doctor.

i'll buttrape you srsly.

[Belial]

You might want to look up the word debauchery before you use it again, but do that after you get back from the hospital...

or maybe on the way.

[Samurai Drifter]

im actually trying to avoid the doctor.

That's incredibly stupid in this case. Go to the doctor, dammit.

[mst3kjunkie]

to repeat the group majority:

GO TO THE DOCTOR/DENTIST. NOW!!!!!

[Venom112]

Yeah, think about it. What's worse, 45 minutes of fear, or a lifetime of having a fucked up jaw/gums?

You'll thank yourself later.

Well, depending upon whether or not Rocksteady has medical insurance, it could be 45 minutes of fear and poverty or fucked up jaw/gums.

That's kind of weird actually, everyone assuming Rocksteady has medical insurance, which he probably does, but consider if he didn't! Going to the doctor, while being a good choice, would likely be most improbable.

[Ikari Warrior]

He didn't say he was too poor. He said he was too scared. Get to the doctor, coward! Tell me how a perpetually bleeding mouth is not scarier than someone fixing it.

[Venom112]

He didn't say he was too poor. He said he was too scared.

Omission does not equal non-existence! :ohmy:

[Ikari Warrior]

Omission does not equal non-existence!

I agree, however, if insurance/money was a factor, I would think that would have been mentioned at some point. I very well could be wrong...only the thread starter can verify/deny the status of such issues.

[ROCKSTEADY]

ended up that i never had to go to the doctor. There was a process of about 4 days where it slowly drifted back in place. It was around the time my gums were bleeding really bad. I still have no clue what it was though.

Yes i have insurance.

They usually have to drug me when i go into a hospital, i usually start vomiting of pass out. If you've ever had a serious panic attack, you would try to avoid another one at all costs.

[No Sad Endings]

for the last year or so the left side of my jaw has been making this grinding sound, occasionaly. It started around the same time my friend punched me in the jaw during a night of drunken debauchery (i'll refrain from telling why he punched me). about 5 days ago it made a real loud snapping noise, and now i it hurts to open my mouth at all, i havent really eaten anything good and solid since then.

on top of the intense pain, my jaw has made an overall shift to the right, as if it pivoted on the connecty area on the right side. i take about 4 ibuprofen a day just so i can talk.

anyone have any ideas of whats wrong?

sounds like disassociative joint something-or-the-other

NEEDS MEDICAL TREATEMENT OR IT WILL NOT STOP HAPPENING

See a doctor, man. Seriously. Check in to the ER if you need to. In fact, I'd just do that. ER. Now. Seriously.

Yeah, think about it. What's worse, 45 minutes of fear, or a lifetime of having a fucked up jaw/gums?

You'll thank yourself later.

^ What they said

ended up that i never had to go to the doctor. There was a process of about 4 days where it slowly drifted back in place. It was around the time my gums were bleeding really bad. I still have no clue what it was though.

Yes i have insurance.

They usually have to drug me when i go into a hospital, i usually start vomiting of pass out. If you've ever had a serious panic attack, you would try to avoid another one at all costs.

Well then have them drug you. It won't stop happening and it could lead to very serious problems, ones that could cause all sorts of infections, disfiguration, ect.

But if your fear of hospitals is that great, you need to see a therapist to work through that. That's bad. Going around afraid of hospitals is likely to get you dead.

[Ceraziefish]

^ What they said

I said both of those things... D:

And I am sorry to hear about that, Rocksteady...

[The Lone Magician]

If hospitals scare you, find a friend and make him force you to go. It's good to at least have someone to bitch to the entire time.

[mst3kjunkie]

I say this as an internet acquaintance:

GO TO THE FUCKING DOCTOR!

[Ceraziefish]

GO TO THE FUCKING DOCTOR!

What's a fucking doctor?

[Tanni Foemangler]

What's a fucking doctor?

i think he means Dr. Ruth. or the advice column in porno mags