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Originally Posted by janet
Yes, I have had shingles on the third branch of the trigeminal nerve. If you're not familiar with the new diagnoses there is now a diagnosis code specifically for pain secondary to shingles. I think it's PHN (Post-herpetic neuralgia) - Everybody, please be careful. Usually if the nerve is damaged by shingles you should really think about having any of the "conventional procedures" for TN.
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I was lucky, Janet. When I had Shingles of the facial nerves, I took Valtrex right away and I didn't have the PHN...Thank God. The pain I had with the Shingles was definately suicidal pain.
People ask me if I have the residual pain, as if it's a given, so I'm very lucky.
I'm so sorry you suffer from that..Ugh.
