Hi there,

I have recently been told i may have "suspected" Trigeminal Neuralgia, however this was only after a 15 minute check from a doctor in the hospital emergency department.

I am a bit doubtful as to whether it is actually TN that i have after looking further into it. So i wonder if anyone may be able to comment on if they think it is TM or not base don my below comments?......

So i have not got any crazy severe shooting/stabbing pain in my head/face, but what i do have is one side of my face/part of my scalp (right side) that has a sore/burnt sensation. It feels just as it its been badly sunburnt (although it hasn't).
There is no visable redness, so the burnt sensation must coming from be under the skin and its feeling like this from the top right of my forehead, down past my eye/temple to my cheekbone and then a bit back into my scalp to just behind the ear.

It feels numb and burnt constantly (so its not a pain that comes and goes), and its been like this for the past 4-5 days.

Headache wise, about a week ago i had a headache on one day, but wasn't shooting pains accross the face.

So, my question is - can it be TN with the absence of the actual severe shooting pains accross the face, but just with the right side of my face/scalp feeling sunburnt for days and tender/sore to the touch?

Any comments/thoughts gratefully received. Thanks in advance.