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DingoGirl Enthusiast
I'm quite addicted to HGTV--me vice :ph34r:

I can see this being a problem :lol: :lol:

And SILLS!!!!!!!!! I just watched Larry King, HGTV, Food Porn, the Tour de France, Discovery Channel......am just phlippin' through them like mad :ph34r::lol: :lol:

Um............you may not see me as much, too many things going on here :lol:

Ah, me Psills, I is still here; have been reading along but having trouble responding. Had to have my arm in a cast for a while so I couldn't bend me elbow whilst the wound healed; then hassling with this 'puter (laptop) which probly should be on the lap and not the table because the cursor is cursed and I spend half the day cursin' it :(:rolleyes: My gaawwd, the langwhich :lol: Stoopid cursor jumps all over da page, deletes whole paragraphs, sometimes whole messages, leaves me typing one sentence in the middle of anudder, wif a bung arm to boot :( (still not allowed to bend de elbow, but have a huge wad of cotton bandaged in there now to prevent that.) Although these are nice peeps, I had to tell them what to do to fix it otherwise I still wouldn't be healed, but on Friday refused to have that cast back on <_< and came up with this solution instead.

SHROOMIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:

we have really missed you!!!!!! and loved yer whole post.....love love LOVED IT!!!!!!!

whirligigs for laundry? :unsure::lol: what in hell?

so sorry about your arm. :( pray it heals quickly.......how is Tahoe?

NIK!!!!!!!!!!!!! did I comment on yer post earlier? :huh:

do nae remember :lol:

have had a bit of wine :lol:

BACK TO MY CHANNELS NOW!!!!!!!!!

Padt!!!!!!! we'll be watchin' Mad Men together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<over the moon>

<and now reading fewer books>

:ph34r:

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And SILLS!!!!!!!!! I just watched Larry King, HGTV, Food Porn, the Tour de France, Discovery Channel......am just phlippin' through them like mad :ph34r::lol: :lol:

Uh-oh....and now it starts :lol::lol:

Just had on Larry King with his 712th Michael Jackson-themed show :P ......background noise at this point....

So excited about Jon Hamm....er, I mean Mad Men B)

Ooh--and Design Star starts again next Sunday night on HGTV. Love.....

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Uh-oh....and now it starts :lol::lol:

:wacko:

:blink:

:unsure:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

GAWD HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to DO with myself!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

I mean, crap.........should I watch History Channel? Larry King? Greta Van Susteren? HGTV? Food Channel? 60 Minutes? Anthony Bourdain? ( curiously NOT on food channel) Tour de France? Housewives of Wherever? People addicted to surrogacy on BBC? Rikki Lake's train wreck of a show????? MTV???????

HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol:

I shoulda never done this

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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jerseyangel Proficient
GAWD HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to DO with myself!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

The novelty will wear off soon--you kind of go crazy for a while and then once you get used to having it available all the time you'll be like--eh :rolleyes:

Pseriously--you need to watch Design Star. A bunch of would-be designers vie for their own show over several weeks--kind of American Idol meets Martha Stewart :lol: Phun stuff. He would never admit this, but I got Mark hooked on it last summer :P

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mushroom Proficient
:wacko:

:blink:

:unsure:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

GAWD HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to DO with myself!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

I mean, crap.........should I watch History Channel? Larry King? Greta Van Susteren? HGTV? Food Channel? 60 Minutes? Anthony Bourdain? ( curiously NOT on food channel) Tour de France? Housewives of Wherever? People addicted to surrogacy on BBC? Rikki Lake's train wreck of a show????? MTV???????

HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol:

I shoulda never done this

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Good gawd, Soozle, did not realize you was so depriiiived!!! The only thing that has been keeping my sanity is watching the Tour de France; but Food...why, no Gluten free?? ..Had enuff of Greta Van Susteren in the OJ fiasco; Larry King never does anything controversial, although occasionally interesting... peeples addicted to surrogacy??????? Now that's desperate. Naah, most of it's no better than a good book or the psillies thread. Where else can you get penis earrings and kangaroo scrotums?

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jerseyangel Proficient
Where else can you get penis earrings and kangaroo scrotums?

This is a very good point B)

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I LOVE that you do that! I have actually been thinking about installing on of those old fashioned lazy susan style clothes lines out back to save energy.

:lol: Thinking like a Brit now ain't cha? :huh:

However the proposed pool may be draining on the water supplies :lol: (just kidding yer ;) )

much to the consternation of Kiwis who use that whirlygig thingy with clothespins and keep taking them in and putting them back out because you can nae trust the weather;

T'is a game for which you need nerves of steel :lol:

.....Imagine the horror when you're out somewhere and the heavens open and you realise 3 LOADS of washing are out on the whirlygig thing :o

You mentally score:

WEVAH 1

NIKKI 0

*sigh*

It can be a very frustrating game, but one I REFUSE to give up!!!!

:lol:

and anyways, when I lived in London you couldn't hang them out to dry because they would turn blackgrey :o

MYGAWD Shroomie!!!

You've lived EVERYWHERE!!!...so cosmopolitan....but grey washing???.....where was yer living???...central London?? :unsure:

Sending you healing thoughts for your poor arm :)

Where else can you get penis earrings and kangaroo scrotums?

Exactly :lol:

..don't suppose we'll see much of Sooze - she'll nae need us for laughs now :rolleyes:

Just a few more days of school for the kids..... :unsure:

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"Giannit's daughter is getting married and Brian is going to dance at the wedding" Wot in H?? Where did dat come from???

Giannit's Leesargh's daughter is getting married and Brian is going to dance at the wedding" :lol: :lol: Don't think Giannit's daughter is quite big nuff for dat!!

T'is a game for which you need nerves of steel :lol:

.....Imagine the horror when you're out somewhere and the heavens open and you realise 3 LOADS of washing are out on the whirlygig thing :o

You mentally score:

WEVAH 1

NIKKI 0

*sigh*

It can be a very frustrating game, but one I REFUSE to give up!!!!

:lol:

MASOCHIST!!!

MYGAWD Shroomie!!!

You've lived EVERYWHERE!!!...so cosmopolitan....but grey washing???.....where was yer living???...central London?? :unsure:

Yep, two blocks from Oxford Circus for a while in a mews flat, and in South Kensington and in Hampstead and in a dive in Notting Hill GATE, not Notting Hill!!

Sending you healing thoughts for your poor arm :)

Thank you all for healing thoughts. Please also send thoughts for being less clumsy :o:lol: :lol:

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jerseyangel Proficient

Hee! We knew whatcha meant, Shroom :D

Anti-clumsy thoughts on the way! :P

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Hellllllllllllloooooooooooo Sillies!!!

UM, TODAY IS JOOLIE'S BIRTHDAY PEEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET JULES ♥♥♥

Our Joolz! :wub:

Deserves a FANTABULOUS birphday indeed!!!! ♥ ♥

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dearrrrrr Jewelly,

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY TOOOOO YOUUUUU :)

be glad you couldn't ackshully hear me sing it

Thank you Suze, Nik, and Rachel :wub:

I have to tell you guys about the most fabulous iced tea I have been making the last few summers, you brew lemon zinger and red zinger tea bags and then add apple juice, I got the recipe from The Barefoot Contessa (Suze check out food Network, food porn ) Tis very refreshing, I had several glasses yesterday :D:D

Wish I could have you all over on the patio for a chat and a glass of iced tea :D

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Wish I could have you all over on the patio for a chat and a glass of iced tea :D

Wouldn't that be loverly! :D

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DingoGirl Enthusiast
T'is a game for which you need nerves of steel

.....Imagine the horror when you're out somewhere and the heavens open and you realise 3 LOADS of washing are out on the whirlygig thing :o

You mentally score:

WEVAH 1

NIKKI 0

*sigh*

It can be a very frustrating game, but one I REFUSE to give up!!!!

..don't suppose we'll see much of Sooze - she'll nae need us for laughs now

Nik's laundry travails :lol: :lol:

and OMG sills

I think I have a problem :ph34r::ph34r:

HOLY LOOOOOOOOORDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!! I have too many channels, and I just CAN NAE figure out what to watch.........too much going on..........too many choices..........WHAT IN HELL?????????????

am off work for two weeks and........would be perfectly content to NOT leave my house

:huh:

:lol: :lol:

help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - need an intervention

remote is not working in bedroom, the gal on phone tried to FORCE me to go to Comcast office to get another one - I said - um, now just wait a cotton picken minute here Little Lady, I can GUARANTEE that there will be MORE TO IT than that <_< so someone's coming tomorrow...........

hungover cable boy forgot to check if it worked, and I forgot to check his forgetting :lol:

I have to tell you guys about the most fabulous iced tea I have been making the last few summers, you brew lemon zinger and red zinger tea bags and then add apple juice, I got the recipe from The Barefoot Contessa (Suze check out food Network, food porn ) Tis very refreshing, I had several glasses yesterday

Wish I could have you all over on the patio for a chat and a glass of iced tea

JEWEL-LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:

Love the sound of yer iced tea, and yes, would LOVE to come over for chat and beverage :)

back to the couch - am cleaning out drawers whilst compulsively flipping channels :blink:

help me :lol: I feel that this whole over-channel scenario is really very evil, and, I might have to quit at some point

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HOLY LOOOOOOOOORDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!! I have too many channels, and I just CAN NAE figure out what to watch.........too much going on..........too many choices..........WHAT IN HELL?????????????

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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jerseyangel Proficient

Soozle's like a wee one in a candy store right about now! :lol:

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And fer gawd sake, would someone take these Sour Cream and Onion Stax out of my hands :o I'm having a slight problem staying away from them :unsure::lol:

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You psilly, psilly bundt cakes!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: So much funnyitude to comment on!

I've been mostly reading along on gmail but I missed Jewelz'z birfday :angry: :angry:

HAPPY BIRFDAY JEWELZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another year older and more beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Curly leesa- I get teary every time I hear "I Hope You Dance"- they played it at my niece's recital last year and I was (the only one :huh:) bawling in the audience. The thought of Brian and your daughter dancing to that with all that has happened- if I were there I'd make a blooming fool out of meselph bawling on the floor! :wub: :wub: :wub:

If it were Gianknit's daughter, on the other hand, I'd be REALLY concerned (unless the wedding was in Alabama, Kentucky or Mississippi) :P:blink:

Naah, most of it's no better than a good book or the psillies thread. Where else can you get penis earrings and kangaroo scrotums?

Tee hee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shroomie- Hope you arm feels better fast!!!

And fer gawd sake, would someone take these Sour Cream and Onion Stax out of my hands :o I'm having a slight problem staying away from them :unsure::lol:

Uh oh....I have the same problem with Utz Sour Creme and onion- devilishyly delicious!

Suze and her channels :ph34r:

And the clothing whirligigs- me Angus would pee on the clothes I'm afraid!

Paddeigh- I LOVE your hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I've been mostly reading along on gmail but I missed Jewelz'z birfday :angry: :angry:

HAPPY BIRFDAY JEWELZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another year older and more beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Bevel :wub:

Bev said bundt cakes :lol::lol:

Curly leesa- I get teary every time I hear "I Hope You Dance"- they played it at my niece's recital last year and I was (the only one :huh:) bawling in the audience. The thought of Brian and your daughter dancing to that with all that has happened- if I were there I'd make a blooming fool out of meselph bawling on the floor! :wub: :wub: :wub:

I so agree, it's such a wonderful song. Lisa that is going to be an emotional and amazing moment :wub:

Patti, forgot to mention I love your new avatar. You look so loverly and your hair is beyootiful :D

Sour Cream and Onion Stax?? OMG, that sounds like fried potato slices of heaven :lol:

(eat one for me :D )

Suze, all those channels you are not going to know what to do with yerself :lol: bummer about the remote, I hope they get that straightened out for you asap.

GAWD, whatever did we do in the days we didn't have remotes?? :blink:

(we will have chocolate cake with our tea also when you come over :D )

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Patti, forgot to mention I love your new avatar. You look so loverly and your hair is beyootiful :D

Thank you, Julie--and you too, Bevvie :D

Sour Cream and Onion Stax?? OMG, that sounds like fried potato slices of heaven :lol:

(eat one for me :D )

They are, and I shall :P

(we will have chocolate cake with our tea also when you come over :D )

Well now this clinches it--we must make our way to Julie's....toot sweet :D

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And fer gawd sake, would someone take these Sour Cream and Onion Stax out of my hands :o I'm having a slight problem staying away from them :unsure::lol:

You need to be perched in front of Susie's new cable selection.

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what in hell am I going to do. I told Janey, I am just going to be SOOOOOOOOOO confused about what to watch now. Too many bad, train wreck "reality" shows, too little time. :lol:

YOU GET UP HERE!!!!!! ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!

Well, we are quite north now......Jasper. Lord, we drove through the Continental Ice Fields, and could have taken a huge hummer-type bus thingie up to the top glacier in the area and walk along the crevasses that jut hundreds of metres down, that will swallow you up should you slide into one. :huh::huh::o

Did NOT do this.

HAPPY LATE BIRFDAY, JOOOOOOLES!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D

Much phunnnneeee stuff to report........hopefully when I gets home.

Hope the car is still driveable upon our return (MIL is staying with the dogs, remember......)... . . :unsure:

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help me :lol: I feel that this whole over-channel scenario is really very evil, and, I might have to quit at some point

quotin' meself :lol:

might have to QUITE MY CABLE, that is :o just feeling that.....I'll never read another book again in my life :huh:

Soozle's like a wee one in a candy store right about now!

you have no idea - did tear myself away, did errands and went to the gym...

just barbecued, sills, and OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did some DELISH chicken tenders and also some firm tofu (they waz four for five dollars at SAve Mart) - holy lord, have you ever barbecued tofu???????? simply MARVELOUS - scrumptious - - put some onion power, garlic salt, lots of pepper and olive oil........cooked them on the fyre - - then basted all in Sweet Baby Ray's sauce

AM IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

And fer gawd sake, would someone take these Sour Cream and Onion Stax out of my hands I'm having a slight problem staying away from them

I'd offer to help, Padt, but I don't think that THIS is the place for rehab :lol:

DEAR GAWD! I wish I didn't know those Stax were g f !!!!!!!!!

Curly leesa- I get teary every time I hear "I Hope You Dance"- they played it at my niece's recital last year and I was (the only one :huh:) bawling in the audience. The thought of Brian and your daughter dancing to that with all that has happened- if I were there I'd make a blooming fool out of meselph bawling on the floor!

If it were Gianknit's daughter, on the other hand, I'd be REALLY concerned (unless the wedding was in Alabama, Kentucky or Mississippi)

Tee hee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shroomie- Hope you arm feels better fast!!!

Uh oh....I have the same problem with Utz Sour Creme and onion- devilishyly delicious!

Suze and her channels

And the clothing whirligigs- me Angus would pee on the clothes I'm afraid!

Paddeigh- I LOVE your hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BEVELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:

so nice to see you - and you are phunny

GAWD, whatever did we do in the days we didn't have remotes??

well, I used my little brother <snackle< the poor thing :lol:

You need to be perched in front of Susie's new cable selection.

ummmmm...........no. We will be eating six times as many Stax this way :lol:

EMMEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o

don't fall into a crevASSe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but DO keep an eye out for Yeti......he's got to be up there..........

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YOU GET UP HERE!!!!!! ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!

Well, we are quite north now......Jasper. Lord, we drove through the Continental Ice Fields, and could have taken a huge hummer-type bus thingie up to the top glacier in the area and walk along the crevasses that jut hundreds of metres down, that will swallow you up should you slide into one. :huh::huh::o

Did NOT do this.

Did not do this? For shame. We did, and it was outstanding. Things may have changed a bit since we were there, but ice is still ice, and a visit to the Columbia Icefield is cool!

Did you see the statue of Jasper the bear in downtown Jasper, by the railway station?

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just barbecued, sills, and OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did some DELISH chicken tenders and also some firm tofu (they waz four for five dollars at SAve Mart) - holy lord, have you ever barbecued tofu???????? simply MARVELOUS - scrumptious - - put some onion power, garlic salt, lots of pepper and olive oil........cooked them on the fyre - - then basted all in Sweet Baby Ray's sauce

M-m-m....sounds very yummy, 'cept I can't eat soy <_< I'll tell ya though, I think I could eat anything if it was slathered in Sweet Baby Rays :rolleyes: That's good stuph :P

I made a pot roast tonight in the crock pot (tease) and didn't pour the SBR's over it like I normally do and it was naught the same :angry: Note to selph to neigh do that again......

Hee! crevasse :lol:

Big Bang Theory was on tonight--I've seen this episode twice already and it was still phunny the third time :lol:

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Ice fields and glaciers does NOT sound like fun to me!..........I needs sandy beaches ;)

Grilled tofu, huh?.......I don't know...... :unsure:

.......and yes, chillins were the TV remotes back in the day!

HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY, JEWELEY!!!!.........sorry if I forget things, sometimes........I'm a little frazzled, lately :P

The emotional moment at my son's wedding a few years ago.........

He and Melissa were standing at the altar, facing each other, saying their vows......

He reaches up and wipes a tear off Melissa's cheek.......all the women let out a collective, "Awwwwwwwww"

Later, my son says, "I got brownie points for that, didn't I? :D "

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I've been mostly reading along on gmail but I missed Jewelz'z birfday :angry::angry:

HAPPY BIRFDAY JEWELZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another year older and more beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:wub::wub:

Uh oh....I have the same problem with Utz Sour Creme and onion- devilishyly delicious!

THESE ARE GLUTEN FREE............... :o:blink::D

Suze and her channels :ph34r:

HAVE FUN SUSIE

HI BEVEL...HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME STEALING YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!

DEAR GAWD! I wish I didn't know those Stax were g f !!!!!!!!!

ME 2

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This helped the pain tremendously, but did not solve the underlying problem, and I had to get repeat injections every three months. After a couple of years, this began to lose effectiveness, and I needed treatments more often than my insurance would cover. The surgeon did a scan on the joint and saw slight damage to the tissues. He then got approved by insurance to do a small surgery on the massseter (jaw) muscle - making an incision, and then splicing tissue into the muscle to stop the spasming. It worked amazingly, but about three months later it had stopped working. I was on the verge of seeing the top oral surgeon in our city, but instead of operating on me, he referred me to a unique group of dentists who focus on the TMJ and its biomechanical relationship to teeth occlusion (i.e. how the teeth fit together). This is what your dentist did, and what he did to you was boderline if not outright malpractice. There is a dental field that specializes in doing this kind of dental work, and it takes many years of extra schooling (and a lot of money invested into education) to be able to modify teeth occusion in this manner. Just based on the way you describe your dentist doing this, I can tell he was not qualified to do this to you. Dentists who are qualified and engage in this practice take many measurments of your head, mouth, teeth, etc., they take laboratory molds of your teeth, and they then make a complete, life-size model of your skull and teeth to help them guide their work on you. They then have a lab construct, and give you what is called a "bite splint." It looks and feels like a retainer, but its function is entirely different. This is essentially a literal splint for the TMJ that situates on the teeth. The splint is progressively modified once or twice per week, over several months, in order to slowly move the joint to its correct position. The muscles spasm less, stress is taken off the joint, as the joint slowly moves back into its proper position. The pain reduces each month, each week, sometimes even each day you go in for a visit. The joint has to be moved in this manner with the splint BEFORE the modification to the teeth begins. They then add to your tooth structure with small bits of composite, to keep the joint in its proper place after it has been sucessfully repositioned. Subtracting from your teeth, by grinding down bits of your natural tooth structure, is done very conservatively, if they have to do it at all. This process worked for me - after six months, my face, jaw, neck all felt normal, and I had no more pain - a feeling I had not had in a long time. It also made my face look better. I had not realized the true extent that the spasming muscles and the joint derangement had effected the shape of my face. The pain began to return after a few months, but nowhere near where it had been before. This immense reduction in pain lasted for a little over two years. The treatment still ultimately failed, but it is not their fault, and it is still the treatment that has given me the most relief to this day. Later on, I even went about three years with very, very good pain reduction, before the joint severely destabilized again. This field of dentistry is the last line treatment for TMJ issues before oral surgery on the TMJ. There aren't as many denists around who practice this anymore, and the practice is currently shrinking due to dentists opting for less espensive, additional educations in things like professional whitening, which have a broader marketability. Getting this treatment is also very expensive if not covered by insurance (in America at least). My first time was covered by insurance, second time was not, though the dentist took pity on me due to the nature of my case and charged like a quarter of usual pricing. Most cases seen by these dentists are complete successes, and the patient never has to come back again. But occasionally they get a case that is not a success, and I was one of those cases. A little over a year ago, I began seeing the second dentist who keeps my TMJ stable in this manner. The first dentist retired, and then died sadly. A shame too, because he was a truly amazing, knowledgable guy who really wanted to help people. The new dentist began to get suspicious when my joint failed to stay stable after I was finished with the bite splint and his modifications, so he did another scan on me. This is ten years after the first scan (remember, I said the surgeon saw "slight" damage to the tissue on the first scan). This new scan revealed that I now no longer have cartilage in the joint, on both sides - complete degeneration of the soft tissues and some damage to the bone. The dentist sat me down and had a talk with me after these results came in, and said that when he sees damage like this in cases like mine, that the damage to the joint is most likely autoimmune, and that, in his experinece, it is usually autoimmune. He has sent patients with cases like mine to Mayo Clinic. He said he will continue to see me as long as the treatment continues to offer me relief, but also said that I will probably have to see a dentist for this type of treatment for the rest of my life. He is not currently recommending surgery due to my young age and the fact that the treatment he provides manages my symptoms pretty well. I still see this dentist today, and probably will see this kind of dental specialist for the rest of my life, since they have helped with this issue the most. I did not inform him that I am 100% sure that I have celiac disease (due to my complete symptom remission upon gluten cessation). I didn't inform him because I thought it would be inappropriate due to not having a formal diagnosis. I was disappointed, because I had believed I had caught it BEFORE it had done permanent damage to my body. I had never suspected that my TMJ issues may be related to my other symptoms, and that the damage would end up complete and permanent. Luckily, I caught it about 6 months after my other joints started hurting, and they stopped hurting right after I went gluten free, and haven't hurt since. I of course did the necessary research after the results of the second scan, and found out that the TMJ is the most commonly involved joint in autoimmune disease of the intestines, and if mutliple joints are effected, it is usually the first one effected. This makes complete sense, since the TMJ is the most closely related joint to the intestines, and literally controls the opening that allows food passage into your intestines. I am here to tell you, that if anyone says there is no potential relationship between TMJ issues and celiac disease, they are absolutely wrong. Just google TMJ and Celiac disease, and read the scientific articles you find. Research on issues regarding the TMJ is relatively sparse, but you will find the association you're looking for validated.
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