Okay, it's been awhile, but I have an update.

It's gotten to the point my meds are causing more side effects then I want to deal with. My wife has to drive me to work. My employer realizes my productivity is down, but is willing to put up with it for now until I get something figured out. I can't speak long sentences without slurring my speech. Hand dexterity is way off, as are my memory and thought processes.

All this and I'm still having breakthrough pain.

I am scheduled for surgery at Mayo Minnesota on Thursday. They are going to perform a right retromastoid suboccipital craniectomy and then a microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve root. My neurosurgeon, Dr. Piepgras, is 80% certain a loop of artery is causing the problem, and that this procedure is the resolution.

Ever onward.............