When it's raining

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For those of you who had surgery do you feel pain in your jaws during rain?

[Tom2]

Not from rain.

My surgery was in march and I can tell you my muscles tensing up because of being cold (like being at my son's baseball games) was KILLING me......     I hope the same doesn't happen this winter although I think it won't because I have healed a lot since then but if it were to be the case - I would have to move someplace warm.

How far post op are you?  Maybe that's the real issue.

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^Oh I actually haven't had an osteotomy yet where they would need to make cuts. That's why I'm wondering since people who have had fractured bones in the past say that they feel pain and discomfort on those spots when it's raining. I want to get a sliding genioplasty in the future and I'm wondering if I need to consider this as a possible permanent side effect. Thanks.

[Tom2]

Gotcha.


I've heard people complain about the weather and say....arthritis but not so much from jaw surgery that I can remember.

I can tell you in my experience (only about 5-6 months, that rain/weather in general has not had any impact on how my jaws feel after having been cut.  My issue with temperatures was related to my muscles, not the bone.

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Typically people who complain of pain right before/during rainy weather have arthritic joints in the area they feel the pain, whether they know it or not.
 
Right before it rains the barometric pressure drops.  Barometric pressure is a measurement of the weight of the air.  Higher barometric pressure exerts more force on body tissues, keeping it from expanding and putting pressure on the affected joints.  When the barometric pressure drops, the tissues expand and exert more force on those joints causing the joint pain.  If the joint is healthy, it can take the change in pressure with no pain.

People of any age can have arthritis, especially common in athletes who have taken hits or had injuries or pounded their knees/ankles/hips on pavement for years (runners, basketball players).  It's not just a disease of the elderly.  There are two types of arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.  Bottom line:  if your joints are damaged and don't heal correctly, you may have joint pain, now or at some time in the future. 

FWIW, the same barometric pressure change can trigger migraines in folks who are susceptible to pressure changes in their sinuses.

Interesting. I don't have arthritis and it's not in my family either. About the injuries, would combat sports pose a problem considering you can take hits to the chin from time to time?