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Old 12-06-2006, 12:13 AM
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Thanks all.

I wish I could see a dentist or oral surgeon, but my insurance does not allow any type of dental - so if the doctors office does any type of work that concerns teeth it is not covered even if I am there for something that has nothing to do with teeth.

It's just so frustrating to have my facial muscles get so weak and useless. Thankfully the muscles involved are on my forehead and cheek area and not my mouth area. If this fatigue/weakness caused problems with my mouth I probably wouldn't be able to chew properly. Unfortunately, it does affect the muscles around my left eye, which causes my eye to go buggy when those muscles get so fatigued.... I have gotten used to watching TV and reading with my left eye closed so that the muscles can rest and not go buggy.

I see my primary care doctor later this week, and I really want to see what she says now. Last time she told me to talk to the specialists - and now I have done that and gotten nowhere, so maybe she will now step in and figure this out. She is very good, so I know she will do something, but I fear that her something will be to send me to another specialist -- which would mean waiting a few months for an appointment, and I don't want to wait anymore, I want my facial muscles to work properly now!

Anyway, sorry to babble, it's a bad habit

Thank you all for the suggestions and support.... I will let you know what the primary care doc says. Hopefully it will be good news of some sort.
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