Hi Ben, Oh sorry to hear about the pain- glad to hear you have already been doing stretches. I think whatever you can manage is good if it can be consistent and isn’t painful. That’s strange it happened all of the sudden after you got back to 3 fingers- could the muscles have been injured somehow?  I do notice for myself it’s like a rubbberband-  I make progress with the stretching and then by the next day it’s like starting all over again, but slowly within that there is a bit of more permanent progress. It is hard to stay hopeful sometimes, but give yourself a break and just keep going, knowing you are doing the best you can.  marie  ... View more

Hi Ben,    Sorry to hear you have to deal with this. I would say it took me about a year and a half to fully feel better. Try to be patient! But about the trismus, has your Dr recommended stretching your jaw or seeing a speech pathologist? This is essential. You have to stretch every day multiple times to improve and it’s better to start early. There is a device you can get called therabite. Maybe your insurance would cover it. I would ask your Doctor about it because the stretching is something you have to do or else it could get even get worse, but you can improve it now.  Hang in there!   marie  ... View more

That’s great news about the progress! Hope things keep getting better ... View more