I had said that I was on this forum before but I couldn't remember my "forum name" (darn Tegretol and Neurontin) and I forgot that it was the time that I was using a different email account, so I signed in as LoveLexi and started over. Well, I now remembered that I was BarbyS under the Bilateral group (as I have bilateral TN). I don't know how to merge the "two of us" but I don't think it matters. SORRY TO MY NEW AND OLD FRIENDS!!
What I do want to say is that after 2 years of no pain whatsoever, I am having a flareup. And, funny thing is I just had consultations with two new dentists and told them I haven't had any pain for 2 years, so they didn't have to worry!. I had an implant (doesn't matter on which side because I'm bilateral) and 3 weeks later, I am in terrible pain. I didn't remember that I had TN on the right side of my jaw, so I didn't think the implant would bother me. I also had a route canal about 2 weeks before that which did not bother me. That's how bad the medicines can mess with the memory. And, obviously, my husband's memory is getting bad too.(He has no medicine to blame - just age!)
Anyway, the pain hit me. I used ice packs all night to sleep and sleeping pills which is the only way I got through the night. Since I was groggy all day I slept through most of the day, but woke up many times with terrible pain - knife-like electrical shock pain, then it would go away. Then the other side started up. I guess it felt sorry for the side that had the implant - who knows, but I am getting pain like I mentioned on both sides every once in a while. It is hard to type as I am still groggy - I keep deleting and retyping.
Sometimes the pain is more like TN 2 - it stays longer and is a deep booring pain that doesn't go away. I think it is worse than TN 1. I'd rather get the electric shock and get it over with than this long booring pain that stays that I have to keep ice packs on my jaw for a long time with.
I'm having a break now from all of it so I can write about this hell I'm in. Great story, huh? If anyone is still reading it, I'm sure you think it's very interesting. I'm going to end now cause I'm feeling tinges of pain coming, And I'm sleepy, I know if I called my neurologist she would have said I have to hang in there cause I'm at the maximum of my medicine. It's always Friday anyway, ever notice that?
Barby