Thread: Facial pain????
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Old 06-22-2010, 07:50 AM
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I was originally sent to a dental specialist, who deals with facial pain situations.

He diagnosed TMJD (tempomandibular joint disorder) and then trigeminal neuralgia.

A year later with picking at doctors, I was MRI'ed (facial pain was changing/not going away) and voila, Multiple Sclerosis.

Trigeminal Neuralgia can exist on it's own, independent of MS, however it can be a symptom of MS as well.

I hope you're able to find some answers for your own situation and get relief from the pain.
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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia
2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome
March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX
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