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Fairy28
Fairy28

Good evening ladies, a strange question I know but it's really bothering me so much I couldn't work this afternoon and getting myself in a right old pickle about it. Along with all the other horrid things happening right now my cheekbones are really aching and I acts not through laughing either ! I rang my mum and she said she remembered her face changing when she was going through it and told me not to worry, but I am........for gods sake I think every part of my body has had some sort of ache and pain and now my face. So of course ive been staring in the mirror and anxiety high right now , so sick of it all - has anyone else had anything similar ? someone please say yes ! thank you xx

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  • ambercolleen
    ambercolleen Fairy28

    Posted

    Yep, my face and jaw ache which leads to terrible headaches.  I have had my face get tingly (almost like numb) in patches and then go away.  Really strange stuff, makes me feel like "am I having a stroke?" or something.  I'm always worried about it as well, but so far everything is "normal" accordign to the docs (sometimes I swear they either just don't know for sure or aren't trying hard enough.  This forum has been a lifesaver in helping ease my anxiety, I'm on it daily now smile
    • Zigangie
      Zigangie ambercolleen

      Posted

      Hi ambercolleen,

      I was just thinking are these ladies talking about the tooth and gum thing I get? Then I read yours and it reminded me, Yes I used to get this and thought oh no am I having a stroke? It felt weird painful like one side of my face was being dragged downward, I think it was left side and this is odd. I have shoulder ache it's left side, I got painful soles of my feet at one point began with the left and same with very occasional hip. If I get a headache it's always the left side. Tingly hands left always worse than the right and the gum tooth thing feels like my teeth sorry of ache just above (inside the gum) the roots usually at the top but sometimes top and bottom and always left side starts first.

      You ladies say your face has changed. My husband has a photo of me maybe 4 years ago I can remember feeling so ugly and drawn. It looks like a good picture of me now, my cheeks have gone even flatter.

    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 ambercolleen

      Posted

      horrible isn't it, ive had the tingly thing aswell God so many symptoms to this damm thing seems there are pains and odd things from our head to our toes Uugghh. Yes this forum is a lifesaver for me too I'm on here all the time too. Take care of yourself x
  • elaine33371
    elaine33371 Fairy28

    Posted

    god ive never heard of that one before.   Could it be sinusitus, where the dips are in our skeleton in the face where the cheekbones are,when you have sinusitis the holes fill with infection causing pain, when you press your cheekbones in, it would be painful if it is infection,,  just a guess though, as ive never heard of a face changing during menopause.  Ive heard of  cheekbones going in with weight loss, gums receeding, but im talking more when your much older. 
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 elaine33371

      Posted

      Hi ELaine , no it doesn't hurt when I press but there is definatly a change even my hubby says so! he's always giving compliments !! not !!.....I was reading an article online earlier and yes I found that plumpness in the face can be lost during menopause, how horrible. All part of getting older I suppose but today I'm going to try and smile instead of being so miserable all the time, despite everything it could be a lot lot worse - Hope you're ok x
    • elaine33371
      elaine33371 Fairy28

      Posted

      god thats amazing, im not to bad now, just come back from a stroll, and making bread, house smells great, its white bread, so, best not have any as it will bloat me, and we dont want that do we.
  • gentleballads
    gentleballads Fairy28

    Posted

    yesterday i could feel my eyesight going blurry plus i could feel distortion in my face muscles ( no ache though ) plus cramping in my right hand fingers

    i was making snacks for my son and had to complete the task with my left hand !!

    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 gentleballads

      Posted

      How awful for you, Ive had tingly fingers and occasional strange sensations with my eyes aswell. So glad we have this site and we can talk to each other, take care x
    • gentleballads
      gentleballads Fairy28

      Posted

      yes lou, i couldnt think of sharing this with any other group of people. I just read all posts here in this forum and reply with a simillar experience i might have had.

      thanks for the listens xx

    • elaine33371
      elaine33371 gentleballads

      Posted

      hi  all these symptoms can be down to low blood pressure due to low blood volume, and thats why your cramping, you may notice it more in your legs, and ankles, and when you try to move your ankles upwards and downwards, it can cause the cramp in your ankles to come on, and the same in the toes, drink water to help it, blurry vision is caused by low blood pressure, all this happens to me.

       

    • gentleballads
      gentleballads elaine33371

      Posted

      thanks elaine for your care and simple tips

      i was diagnosed by my first endocrinologist to be having high blood pressure so im taking bp meds for it. the last time i got it checked the doc said it was ok.

      you are right i used to get cramps in my legs at night. it would be so bad i would have to get off the bed and stand on my feet and/or walk around till it normalises.

      cramps in fingers happen less often but they did that day...sometimes when im trying to write too

      take care and thanks for the advice ellaine

  • pinkcatfairy
    pinkcatfairy Fairy28

    Posted

    Dear lou sinus trouble in meno is common, the pain in your cheeks could be from your cheek sinuses (i think they are called maxillary sinuses or something) x
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 pinkcatfairy

      Posted

      Hello there, thank you very much for that info I guessed it could be something like that. It's not so bad now just got pain and anxiety everywhere else - this is never ending as every single day is something. So sorry, having a bad day 😰 Hope all ok with you x
  • BugglyBot
    BugglyBot Fairy28

    Posted

    I've had similar aches and pains in my face. Sometimes if I stretch my face, it feels like my cheeks are bruised, sometimes my jaw too but then it goes off. It's very odd. I hope it lightens up for you.
    • Fairy28
      Fairy28 BugglyBot

      Posted

      Hello there and thank you for reply. I can tell you it all raises my anxiety - like you stretching my face, opening my mouth wide and so on sometimes I think I'm going mad with it all Uugghh anxious anxious and another wrestles night ahead I feel 😰. Hope things are better for you x
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