Hi AnotherOne,

I'm sorry to hear about your sympton and diagnosis. I have TN also and my symptoms sound like yours. There are three nerves that come together at the temple area. I only have the bottom one effecting my jaw line, numbness, and of course pain and headaches.

I have had the shocks, burning sensation or pain in fingers and feet and now more places, but it's not TN related. I have RSD Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. It took Dr.s 4 years to diagnos. RSD usually follows an injury or surgery. There is skin discoloration,sweating, swelling, pain, burning, or ice cold feelings. There is a thread on NeuroTalk under Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. I'm not saying you have this, there are a lot of disorders that cause nerve pain or spasms, jolts, shocks, etc. A neurologist or orthopedic specialist, like sports injury specialist for feet or hands could be a Dr. to see. RSD is a very difficult disorder to diagnos and very few Drs. even know about it.

It is not uncommon to have two different disorders going on at the same time. Good advice to get all the knowledge you can and keep see Dr or a new neuro or pain management Dr., they handle a lot of different chronic pain and nerve disorders. Take care and let us know how you are doing. Loretta Jewell