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[geoviki]

OMG, I feel like this.

I just got this retainer-splint thingie that covers my bottom teeth because I have TMJ (which is not at all the same as TMI, my dears). And my tongue is going batshitcrazy trying to investigate this New!Invasive!Stranger! in my mouth. I have to wear this damned thing for 3 months, after which I get another one to wear for three more months, and I hatez it already, aaaauuuggghhh!

On the plus side, I made a bunch of new icons. Here's one.

Comments

[mad-martha.livejournal.com]

I've been wearing one of those things at night for over ten years, and the first time I had it I too had to wear it constantly for three months. I felt like a boxer wearing a gum-shield. I still do at night!

Having said that ... the TMJ (or "bruxism" as they called it back then) is a million times worse. It's pretty horrifying to wake up and feel like you've either dislocated your jaw or someone has rammed a red hot poker through the side of it.

It really is worth persevering - I hope you get used to it soon.

*hugs*

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've got 3 months of this one, then 3 months of another one to come. It really ruins mealtime so far - even though my tongue, and presumably my taste buds, are free, it still is like eating with someone else's mouth. Mr. Geoviki has been making me lots of soups and puddings so far. Trying to eat mixed nuts was a huge mistake!

Thanks for the encouragement.