OMG I can't shut my mouth!

kaesha

No. Seriously. My jaw goes into excruiating pain if I try. Anyone pulled a jaw muscle before?

Michellee5Jason

Never did, but I can't even imagine how painful that could be. Hope you feel beeter soon.

jujubee96

what's up with you and Phil and pulled muscles?  Eek, that must be awful.  How are you teaching?  Does it hurt to move it around or just to close it? I would call a doctor or dentist, but they will probably tell you to take advil and put a hot towel on it or something.  Actually, a dentist might tell you to come in, because there is this jaw problem you can get...  I forget what it's called, but it's with capital letters, like TMD or something.I really hope you feel better soon, and especially that it's not something serious!!(I just googled jaw pain, and this webmd site came up, maybe that will be helpful?)http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/guide/temporomandibular-disordersbut don't freak out, it may not be a "temperomandibular disorder" - I don't want to scare you!Btw, how was Canadian Thanksgiving?  Do you really celebrate on that Monday it was?  How was the drive and Phil's back?  I hope he is feeling better.ttyl!jen

kaesha

Thanksgiving was awesome - we actually had the whole turkey dinner on Saturday night so there would be leftovers for the rest of the weekend. Drove up to my family's cottage in Quebec... the leaves were gorgeous, but it was chilly, what with the lack of heating.As for the jaw thing... yikes, I'm definitely going to see my doctor. My mum and I both have jaws that click when we chew so there's probably something off about our sockets. =/

M&M's_Maui

First... love the new siggy! Second, if you have clicky jaws you may have a mild case of TMJ.  Def go see a MD.  It's nothing serious but he can def help with the pain if advil or tylenol don't work.