Procedures

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hi, my husband had the gamma done in april it worked for 2 days and that was it. he is still taking lyrica for the pain on the outside of his face. he took tramidol but it didnt work. he had to increase tegradol . on june 11th he had a numbing procedure done. it worked for a week. then he had another one donejune 18th. it worked for a day .the numbing procedure in when they numb the trigeminal nerve in different places. it still didnt work. he can only drink thru a straw , so i make him shakes. he is getting this done thru a pain clinic. the gamma knife was done in dayton. i have to call the pain clinic back and schedulke another numbing appointment. im new to all this blog stuff, etc. but also it is really hard on the person taking care of the person in pain too. i just got to keep that inside of me because i dont want to stress my husband out.

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It sounds like the pain management center is attempting a series of nerve blocks. That isn't always effective, especially where a Gamma Knife procedure has been done previously and pain has recurred. My advice would be for you to contact the Mayfield Clinic near Cincinatti OH, to have your husband evaluated by people who treat hundreds of TN patients every year. The clinic is led by Dr. John Tew, a noted neurosurgeon who is thoroughly familiar with all of the surgical procedures which are effective in this disorder.

Go in Peace and Power

Red

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hi i called the mayfield clinic and they said my husband would have to wait 6 months after he had the gamma done. so then i called the pain doctor back and they are suppose to get with me about doing a sphenopalatine ganglion block. the nurse said that this isnt typically done. thanks for you help red

Richard A. "Red" Lawhern said:

It sounds like the pain management center is attempting a series of nerve blocks. That isn't always effective, especially where a Gamma Knife procedure has been done previously and pain has recurred. My advice would be for you to contact the Mayfield Clinic near Cincinatti OH, to have your husband evaluated by people who treat hundreds of TN patients every year. The clinic is led by Dr. John Tew, a noted neurosurgeon who is thoroughly familiar with all of the surgical procedures which are effective in this disorder.

Go in Peace and Power

Red