Many of those who frequent Living With TN struggle not only with the pain of facial neuralgia and neuropathy, but also the financial impacts of these disorders on their lives. Having supported chronic pain patients for over 16 years, I've often seen the stress which such issues introduce into life. As an element of supporting people in pain, I am collaborating with Susie Margaret Ross, a patient advocate who supports the Chronic Neurological Disorders group at WebMD, to start a web page dedicated to free and low cost medical care resources.
I invite those who struggle with financial and insurance problems to visit
http://lawhern.org/Free+LoCost.html . If you are aware of resources which do not appear on the page, please pass them on to us via ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■.
Regards and best,
Red
THANK YOU SO MUCH , I WILL CHECK IT OUT
I SEE I MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE TO AUSTIN TEXAS
I DONT KNOW HOUSTON I THINK HOUSTON CLOSE TO
ME BUT THANK YOU AGAIN GOD BLESS!!!
Hey Red,
Thanks for your help and input. Have you ever heard of muscle tension as a trigger point for TN? Specifically, tension / cramping in neck/shoulder area.
Andy, TN can have "trigger zones" anywhere in the distribution of the nerve -- generally in the face down to the jaw line. I've not seen useful medical evidence for a direct link between face pain and triggers in the neck and shoulders. However, Occipital Neuralgia (similar process, different cranial nerve) can affect the rear quadrant of the skull and down into the cervical spine. Muscle tension in that area may be "associated with" a generalized vulnerability to breakthrough pain. And it's possible that something entirely different is going on. There's no magic that dictates you can only have one pain disorder at a time.
I'm wondering if you've ever tried the services of a cervical chiropractor? This set of techniques doesn't work for all TN patients all the time. But some do report good results.
Go in Peace and Power
Red