@parus
Good Morning!
When I was in the throws of Fibro and TMJ, that was the start of a never ending battle with pain and fatigue in one form or another.
Anyway, as far as TMJ, a soft diet really isn't necessary except when you are in a flare up. In the meanwhile, warm compresses around your jaws, several times a day can be soothing. Just dampen a hand towel and pop it into the microwave until it reaches a comfortable temp for you. Also, using your fingers, massage the joint area. Regardless of how you are, stay away from food items that require you to open wide to bite, like a large apples. It is necessary to chew to help build up your jaw. For added protein, try any number of protein shakes like Slimfast Advantage (chocolate is yummy). Mix with a brand of milk called Fair LIfe . This milk has extra protein and less sugar. It comes in all kinds of fat percentages.
As far as dealing with fibro, my doc put me on a VERY mild dose of Amitryptaline (spelling?), 10mg, I believe. This got me into a deep, restorative, REM sleep. This is the healing sleep we need each night. I also went for therapeutic massage (NOT dep tissue since it can inflame trigger points), warm water PT and the chiropractor. Lastly, I started to exercise. Yep, with all that pain. I started by just walking. I lived in a hilly development at the time, which was a challenge. I DIDN'T speed walk and less that half-way through, my hubby would have to drag me the rest of the way.
With all this, I was able to get my Fibro under control. It was a process and not easy. However, the trigger points have ALWAYS remained sensitive to touch (only).
Hope this helps!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)