[bluemom]

Hi, everybody! I've been lurking for about a week. You seem to be a very supportive group. I've got an appt on Tues. with a neuro to discuss my facial pain. My rheumy believes it is TN and I agree.

I am having flashes of nerve pain in my check, diagonally leading towards the corner of my mouth. It is spreading and getting more frequent and a little sharper. The pain isn't bad at this point, and that may be because I have been taking Lamictal for simple partial seizures for years. But, I fear the pain because I know its potential.

Yesterday, for the first time, I felt a flash in my upper teeth on the same side. And the day before that, the top corner of my lip was tingling on and off for about 10 min, and I felt a dull pain flash on my cheekbone near my eye. Geez, I'm scared. Rarely, but it does happen, I feel the nerve pain on the other side--diagonally toward my mouth.

I have other neuro problems including the seizures, severe insomnia, peripheral neuropathy, and unintentional tremors that come and go. I just want to know what is going on! What can I expect from this new neuro that I will be seeing. The last time I saw a neuro was years ago for the seizures--no other problems back then. For the last 5 years, my GP has been prescribing the Lamictal for me.

Thank you for reading...

bluemom