u/shahzadi83

I had Covid last year and had fullness in my right ear , saw an ent specialist they did a CT scan and it showed abscess in my right molar. Went to see a dentist he did a root canal on my right molar but couldn’t finish it. He sent me to en endodontist, who completed the root canal, told me the pus has traveled to my sinuses and he had to make a small

Hole in my jaw bone to clean it but it will heal up. I started having pain after that procedure behind my right ear below the lobe. Dull aching pain, on and off. They put me on a course of Antibiotics and said I’ll be okay. Ever since then the dull aching pain never went away, kept coming back on and off. I was even going for physical therapy for my neck at the time, I mentioned this pain to them and they said they’ll help me with it. In August/ September the frequency of the pain increased and I would have dull throbbing in my temple too as if a vein was pulsing there. I went to see a neurosurgeon who did an mri of my cervical spine. My C5 and C6 had a slight disc bulge but he said it wasn’t so severe to cause me the pain I was experiencing. He referred me to a neurosurgeon. I told her my story and she said my jaw shifted towards the left a little I should see a jaw specialist. She said she would give me a Botox injection at the time but I got scared and didn’t take it. They offered gabapentin which I didn’t take either because I’ve had a bad experience in the ER with a medicine they gave me for a headache related to this issue , compazine, my muscles became stiff and my vitals went off. After that incident I became very scared of taking new medication. I did have days when I felt better but there were days when the pain is so severe I can’t function. I use a heating pad and it helps when I put it on my shoulders. I went out of country for three weeks and I had no pain while I was on vacation. Saw a neurologist there and he said I had fibromyalgia and I should take deloxitine 20 mg. I don’t understand how can I have fibromyalgia ? I came back to dallas in January 2026 and I was pain free for 1-2 weeks and then the pain came back last week of January , I went to the jaw specialist again and she did trigger point injections for me but they somehow increased the pain for me. On my second visit to her she asked me try a new Physical therapist who specialist in jaw therapy. I have had two sessions with the new PT and everytime after my session I am in intense pain the entire day followed by headache that starts from the right side of my head and goes to the center of the head. I have taking Tylenol ( doesnnt help) and Advil ( some relief).

Has anyone else had such a pain , what has been your diagnosis ? My pain is so severe I’m living with it every single day since last year March. I need some direction some guidance. U don’t know is this is jaw related , neck issue or jaw issue. Please need some advice some

Direction.