Yep thats the next thing I have got - Trigeminal neuralgia so along with TMJ, it all adds up to one hell of a face ache. Or just hell :(
Tuesday night I removed my tooth guard & nearly fainted with pain. Imagine tooth ache on every tooth, shooting pains jabbing up each tooth, neck & sinus pain then you will get the idea. I have had 2 wonderful children & had the usual rough time but the pain was nowhere near as severe as this. By midnight having taken so many tablets I had lost count I was hyperventilating; my husband bundled me into the car & headed for out Nene doc. She gave me the strongest pain killer that they keep. Did a diabetes test & calmed me down. The pills worked a tad & a sleepless night was followed by a morning trip back to the doctors for stronger pain killers. The ones that I have are one step away from morphine, which I was promised on Friday if I didnt feel any better!!! I made the doctor, who had a speech impediment, write everything down as by then I was a sobbing wreck. Good job that my Dave was in there with me.
I stuffed the tablets, and strong antibiotics & some other tablets that are anti-depressants but used for nerve pain, down my throat and went to bed at noon on weds & didnt get up until 7am on friday.
Being a free lance tutor if I dont work, I dont get paid, I had already cancelled 2 workshops, including a new City & Guilds class. On friday I had another workshop & we just could not afford for me not to do it.
Dave drove me to Poppy patch where I was so spaced out I felt like I was 'drunk' all day in charge of a FANTASTIC group of very caring ladies. How lucky am I to have such a fabulous group of people, they could have been so unkind, but were so wonderful - thank you ladies. When I returned home I was iching from head to foot. I re-read the notes that come with the drugs to find that all 3 say iching & wooziness. I scalled down how many that I took at tea time, went to bed after Strictly & awoke today with a feeling of being alive and no iching. The pain is there but bareable at the moment & I feel tired now but oh so much better.
Sorry to ramble on with tales of woe and certainly no stitching to show. I guess that I had a virus in my nerves & it went to the weakest point - the jaw bone. Oh please never again. I hope that you never get it.
Have a happy weekend, its great to be alive....
I have a milder version of what you are going through. We are trying to help it with massage and destressing. I don't have the virus and that is interesting. I'm so glad you are getting some relief. I'm going to check in to your workshop. I want to do mure watercolors.
ReplyDeleteTake good care.
Poor you. It sounds awful. I hope it's getting better.
ReplyDeleteShelagh--_My late Father had trigeminal neuralgia several times and it was excrutiating. He found that accupuncture helped (and he got it under the NHS!) I hope that you feel better soon. There is nothing worse than teaching when doped up
ReplyDeleteShelagh - I'm new to your blog and your work, both of which I am hugely enjoying and admiring. Neuralgia is a foul affliction, but for all of the people I know who have suffered it, it has been only a temporary thing, so I do hope it passes soon for you.
ReplyDeleteChristine
Holy Cow....the only thing I can say is get as much sleep as you can (drugged or otherwise) and get well soon.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you have this where you live but in Arizona there is a pain management clinic and they use lasers to help with this type of pain. I'm not sure how it all works but you might want to research it. I feel so sorry for you! I suffered from post-herpetic neuralgia (after Shingles) and it was quite dreadful but nothing compared to what you are going through. I hope you find something that can give you some relief. I just found your Blog and your work and am soooo impressed!!
ReplyDeleteI had a bout with Trigeminal neuralgia once (courtesy of my MS) and hope to never, ever have that again!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog from the yahoo sergers group (I'm Robbie) and WOW!! I'm blown away with your talent!! Your Creative Challengers class sounds wonderful--I was so glad to see it's online so I don't have to go to England (well, I'd LOVE to go there--if I didn't have to come back!) Anyway, tomorrow is payday and I plan to sign up....
Robbie
www.robbiesews.blogspot.com