A blood test WILL NOT show if it is T.N. sometimes an xray or MRI will show the nerve being compressed by a vessel but many times it does not show up with MRI even
I am sorry you are going threw all this but I have hope you will get the right DX very soon and be put on meds that will help.
Let us know what the blood test shows and know we are here for you.

PEACE
BMW

So sorry you are getting the so called run a round. All of your pain that you have is exactly all the pain that I had when I had TN. Actually, I still have Tn. You kind of always do. You need to go see a Neurologist. They will know exactly what to do. They will start you on the right medication. If that does not work, then they will have other options for you.

The pain you are having is right in line with Tn. There are no tests, or blood work that shows TN. The Docs go simply on your description of the pain. Your pain could not be closer than my pain. I got TN March or 2009.

If you would like to talk to someone who has had it, I am more than happy to talk to you on the phone. You can email me at calewark@me.com. We can talk about exchanging phone numbers.

Please call tomorrow and try to get into a neurologist soon. They usually are really busy, so you what to get on the list right away.

Hope to hear from you soon

Cheryl
calewark@me.com

Hello everyone, and thanks once again for your kind replies

Well I went back to doctors yesterday for results of blood test. She said my white blood count was a little high and my red blood count low, and something else was high indicating inflammation, she said it looks like I have an infection and inflammation but the blood test doesn't tell her where.

She asked if I'd had a cold recently, I said no, just my usual sinus problems (I have suffered sinus problems for about the past year, on and off. Nasal irrigation works wonders but it still flares up from time to time).

She then said she thinks there is a sinus infection that is irritating the nerve in my face, and prescribed me antibiotics. If pain is still there in 7-10 days I must go back

So perhaps I not have TN? Does sinusitis irritate same nerve as TN?