After a rough weekend I went to start my car this morning to get to my chiropractic appt which helps relieve some of the pain and it was dead my mom was standing right there and kept saying its dead its dead call them and tell them your not gonna make it. Could she have offered me her car? No she didn't what a bitch All I know is if my kid was in pain Id do anything to help them. I am out of work and depending on them. I hate it. I don't know what to do I would love to be working instead. Saturday when I was in excruitating pain she kept walking by me and saying Oh I have heartburn it hurts so bad All I could think was seriously?? wow heartburn yah thats awful : ( And when I was looking up stuff about TN my dad said its no use you already know what you have. Am I wrong for feeling upset? I feel like a brat. but them being not understanding isn't helping me. Since they know I have anxiety which I suffered with growing up not understnding what was happeneing to me I figured it out myself at the age of 18 I think they think i'm being dramatic and they don't believe me. Ok I will shutup now I had to vent
Send them this link https://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Trigeminal%20Neuralgia.aspx They need to read it and understand that this is one of the most excruciating conditions known to man. You really need their support. I hope it helps!
No, feel upset then put on a brave face as normal and just come here and get it off your chest. We understand. Use us as your TN family, we know just what you are talking about. I dare say your parents can’t help it, I imagine my late mother would have told me to pull myself together if she had been alive when I was diagnosed. These rare illnesses are so hard for others to understand ;-(
Geez heartburn really???? I hear ya... sometimes it's hard to feel sorry for others when you're really hurting. We all feel that at times. Now if someone has like back pain I have sympathy. I know, it's harrrrd. I feel ya. :(
I would suggest that you ask your parents to read an article here on the site: “Coping With Crisis” is partly about family, doctors, significant others etc. who “don’t get it”. I’ll be happy to set them straight on the nature of this pain, if they’re willing to talk with me.
Regards, Red
The article is under the Face Pain Info tab…
R