Hello my friends
I have this new thing my checks hurt when I smile. Is there an explanation to this? Have a good labor day weekend.
(tongue in cheek) I do not like spending money either.
The muscular symptoms that we face can show up at any time in any place.
YES! This is a huge problem for me. Unfortunately I have no idea what causes it - except it happens to me usually when I have been at work which involves a lot of talking and smiling. I sort of took it to be the muscles being painful when they get tired, but only a guess. I am not properly diagnosed with sjgrens, though I am pretty sure that will come.
Thanks
Leah
Cindy, I agree with the others, seems like overuse of any muscle just makes them hurt, including our smiler muscles. I am glad that they are getting a workout when they hurt, sometimes it's hard to find a reason to smile!
This could also be some referred pain from spasms in the ducts draining the parotid glands. I will get pain in both cheeks off and on. Can't say that it hurts when or from talking, but when my cheeks hurt, they hurt. Irish
Yup I get this too. Isn't this where the Parotid glands are?
I agree with Irish. I think it has something to do with your Parotid Gland...good luck!
~sass~
I know it's not the same thing but my daughter's jaw sometimes "locks up". It only happens when she is eating. We have never had a good explanation of why it happens.
I have to agree with the others and could I add that I get those muscles pains in the strangest of places! Sometimes I don't mention it because those that really do not get it just make that "That's strange face"!
Hope your cheeks settle down soon. I imagine that feels awful:(
I have had this before. Sometimes they will hurt like I had been working out my cheek muscles. It comes and goes! Hope you are doing well. Keep in touch my friend!
Thank you for all your advices. This is my 6th week in plaquenil, no side effects but dont know how much is helping yet. Im only taking 1 pill a day.
Today Im better, yesterday when I woke up I had very sore checks, today they just sore.
CINDY
Is there swelling, does it feel like the jaw joint, ?, foul taste in mouth, ?, Paratoid glands,