Hi lll20,
The reason I had the jaw joint replacement was because my condyles had almost completely worn away. So if you have that problem I'm guessing new joints would be best for you?
Its been over 9 months and I'm doing fine. Still don't have complete feeling back in my face, maybe 90% so its easy to forget about. I get small niggles of pain in my joints but its more from if I've been a bit tense or eaten hard/chewy foods. But really I eat anything now. I have no regrets, its the best thing I could have done.
I stupidly didn't take photos of before and after. Pre-surgery I was so conscious of my profile I never let anyone take photos of it. They were always front on with a big smile so you couldn't tell i had a problem. Then after surgery I only took front on photos. Not sure why I didn't do profile... I just didn't think. Silly really. My orthodontist took photos but she has left. I will try and get in contact with her and see if she can email me some before and after pix. If she can I will post them.
Keep me posted on what surgery you have and if you have any more questions do let me know.