tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010368813638032407.post4540542380937997735..comments2023-10-08T06:22:08.767-04:00Comments on MS Views and News: Severe Facial Pain as a Symptom of Multiple SclerosisStuart http://www.blogger.com/profile/14853421273383452873noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010368813638032407.post-55713001355847704322009-12-13T07:56:42.476-05:002009-12-13T07:56:42.476-05:00I've been suffering from TN for more years tha...I've been suffering from TN for more years than I can remember. the first few times the whole right side of my face went numb for over a month. It started at m right ear and went all the way around my eye, the rt side of my nose, my cheek, my gums on the rt side, the rt side of my tongue, and all the way down through the rt side of my lips and chin.<br /><br />Years later it returned as something that seemed to be related to the weather getting warmer. For 2 years in a row It started some time in May as a shooting shock of electricity SOMEWHERE in my lower jaw. I couldn't pinpoint a spot. I went so far as to have a root-cannal done hoping it would solve the problem. No go.<br /><br />In my latest experience I've had TN constantly for the last 8 months without a break for even a day. It goes from the electic shocks to numbness and a feeling of swelling. That's what it's doing right now.<br /><br />I've been taking Lyrica for almost 2 years. It gives me some relief from the "shock treatment", but doesn't touch the rest of it.<br /><br />This, along with the MS Hugs, are 2of my worst sx.<br /><br />Here's to pain-free days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com