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Originally Posted by jjlsongbird
I don't know much about the kind of trigger points you have, it doesn't sound like TN as I have experienced it. I'm glad you are going to see a doctor. I hope you aren't in too much pain and that he or she can help.
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Thanks!
I saw my PCP yesterday. He didn't mess around too much, just referred me to the neurologist. I was so glad that he didn't just try to push a prescription on me and run out of the room.
He did say that TN is a possibility. He also mentioned shingles but he doesn't think so because I would have had a rash by now. I asked him about the trigger points and he didn't dismiss it or anything. To be honest, since I've been massaging that area and working on the trigger points I haven't had an attack. It's only been 3 days but I'm crossing my fingers.
My first attack came after I spent a day of scraping wallpaper and painting a ceiling so the trigger point theory kind of makes sense. My Trigger Point Workbook says that triggers in the Sternocleidomastoid muscles can mimic Trigeminal Neuralgia symptoms. Maybe it's just wishful thinking but I'm hoping!