Jaw Pain When Eating
I've (38F) got metastasized cervical cancer in the lungs, and I'm just past the halfway point of my current chemo treatment. Carbo/Taxol + Immunotherapy every 3 weeks. We've done 4 rounds so far and the next one is in 2 weeks. Since starting this regimen I've had some intense joint pain. Ankles, knees, wrists, and my jaw. The pain comes and goes and no one has been able to figure out why I'm having this joint pain because they say it isn't a side effect of my treatment. I entered surgical menopause 2 years ago so is this just that maybe?
I figure if the doctors don't know then I probably wont get any real answers here, so maybe this is just venting, but right now my jaw pain is so bad that I don't want to eat anything. It's a terrible pain in my inner ear. It's not like a cavity or tooth pain. It's specifically the joint where jaw meets skull. Started on just the right side but now it's both sides. I'm just trying to eat bananas and oatmeal at this point and I'm still near tears after one or two bites. The onc prescribed me tramadol but it isn't working at all and I don't know that I want to risk getting on oxy to manage the pain. I dunno. Again, not looking for answers necessarily but if you've experienced something similar, I'd love to hear what worked for you! Or we can just commiserate. 🫶 Thanks for reading.