First off 'neuralgia' :
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001407.htm
'Peripheral Neuropathy':
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000593.htm
While similar in many ways, they are considered medically very distinct.

Also check out the 'trigeminal neuralgia forum' further down the menu, and read the 'stickies' at the top of each forum... IF you feel you fall into one category more than another...lets get clearer details to try and sort things out. I know you have lots of problems...and nerve pain in any way, shape or form is not a FUN thing to have! But first, there's that little quirky detail about 'terms'. I do know from experience that when a docs says: You have formuslaus norfitzlitz... well your mind sort of goes dead? I always ask for them to write it down...spell it out...so I can learn about it?
In the meantime...don't panic? And, yes, it HURTS!
Hope this helps - j