Hi Everyone, My apologizes I've not been on for a while as I wanted to see how I would cope avoiding everything related to TN pain, I dont think it has worked as I'm still in pain.
I have managed to avoid the dentist for what must be 1 whole year now, so that is a great achievement in itself. I have had two regular 6 month check-ups which is the first time in years that I'm not begging my dentist for an extraction.
Over these past few months I've had several pain free days and days will dull pain but then days and weeks with constant unbearable pain which always starts at my teeth (especially on one certain tooth).
The pain always starts with tooth or teeth pain and radiates up around my eye and to the front of my forehead, the pain is currently on the left-side as I do get the pain on both-sides (but never at the same time). The pain is far worst on the right-side and I find stress can cause the right-side to flare-up, this can happen even when I am just talking.
Today I am contemplating whether to go to the Dentist as I am back with having tooth pain on my top left pre-molar, I've had this same pain what feels like tooth ache on and off for nearly two years now. My Dentist has checked this tooth and carried out an x-ray a year ago and all was fine (she tells me its the TN pain).
The problem is now, I cant tell if the pain is TN pain or dental tooth pain, I would normally say its TN pain that I am suffering from but sometimes when I eat sweet foods this can start the tooth pain which then turns into TN pain, so it could be the tooth does have a cavity.
Some mornings I wake-up with no pain, but then 15-20 minutes the pain comes-on, and other mornings like this morning I wake-up with the pain already started.
I have a 6 month check-up in January, so I may try and wait till then.
Regards Wes