Please Help, total misery

[joonipurr]

By joonipurr| Aug 25, 2012

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I am trying to unravel a mystery in my life.  in 08/10 I had my total throidectomy followed almost immediately by my inabilaty to close my jaw.  Out of the blue I had a drastic open bite, which I still have today, rendering it impossible for me to close the teeth in the front of my mouth, and connect only with a couple in the back for mashing, making it very difficult to chew.  I have spent alot of time pureeing my food when it gets to difficult or painful to eat.

This comes with neck and jaw pain, difficulty swallowing, and migraines.  It is also embarrassing, I no longer smile when a picture is taken, actually I look away.  There are no pictures of myself and my husband together from my own wedding day because refused to have one taken, when I see photos, I no longer see the woman I always was.  That may sound vain, but it runs far deeper than that.

As a footnote, I was raised with good dental hygiene, and never had anything but a perfect bite  Never needed braces or a retainer, my teeth came in very well.  My dental care has fallen to the wayside as I am on disability for several illnesses and Medicare will not touch maxillofacial surgery, which is what I think I may need here.  Please help?  Could something have gone wrong with my surgery to cause this?

[joonipurr]

Sorry for the crappy spelling.  I'm not around the computer often, better do a better job of proofing

[joonipurr]

I do see that some are on the track of the maxillofacial surgeon.  The trick is finding and affording one.  I think I just found one the next county over.  What I ment to day is that my family is destitute.  Any kind of surgery not considered neccesary under medicare.  
I just can't stand the shame, I realize th it sounds vain, but... Imagine yourself out to eat with family and friends and have food fall from your mouth because youcan't bite it.  You have to cut tiny pies, usuall going down hold which casues sore throught and sallowing pain, and cramps all the way doun.  I evacuate my bowel once weekly if possible because it takes so long for the food to break down in my sysytem.