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Originally Posted by the beloved wife
Good day!
I have just joined this group looking for some support so that I am able to continue to support my husband. He suffered several strokes in Jan. 2010 and is suffering terribly with atypical trigeminal neuralgia.
His pain is so intense and I am watching the life get sucked right out of him. He is 48 and is way too young to lie down in defeat.
Has anyone found anything that works for this pain? He has already taken Tegratol and a slew of other medications for this to no avail. He is currently taking Vicoden and Tramadol for the pain with little or no relief.
Blessings to all:
Val
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Google microvascular decompression and you will see it can eliminate TGN. They are looking at using it for other neurological problems but it has been in use for TGN since the 1980s. Dr. Peter Jannetta pioneered this procedure and almost every doctor in the US who can perform this procedure trained under him, he is amazing, although now retired. Research this and see if it might help your husband, I wish you the best.
PS-it is usually reserved for people in whom medicines are not working well or no longer work, as it is dangerous (brain surgery!)