yes, Frank... TN can present differently (atypical TN)

here's some interesting stuff on TN, and treatment:

http://www.irsa.org/trigeminal_neuralgia.html

it's caused (in people with MS) by a lesion in a specific place, BUT... it can be triggered by face-touching, chewing, talking, yawning, etc.

most of the people with TN don't have MS, and only a small percentage of the people with MS will ever get TN.

guess we're some of the lucky ones?



anyway, there's LOTS of things that can be tried to deal with it.

since mine is infrequent, (in comes in batches, last summer was gnarly) I have opted to NOT take medicine for it, as the medicine has to already BE in your system, which means taking it ALL THE TIME, even though the tic doloroux only comes here and there for me.

BUT................ if it came more frequently, or got worse, I'd definitely explore those options again.

NaeNae, that's what me and Frankie-baybee were discussing a few million pages back in this thread...

HE calls his visitor/attacker CHUCKY, and me, I call it Sharon Stone with an ICEPICK (stab stab stab!)

VS

see page 148 and 149, lol !!

even though we're being tormented by all the imps and spawn of Satan, we still have fun.