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Post a new topicby livingwith on Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:14 pm

I started off with a headache in october and after 2 weeks, it went to my left side. Thinking it was allergies, I waited it out. One morning I woke up with my left jaw and teeth killing me. I went to the doctor at lunch figuring it was now a sinus infection. I was told that no, it was trigeminal neuralgia. I was also diagnosed by a neurologist, but after taking gabapentin, and many other drugs, nothing has changed. I stopped taking everything and was sent to the UCLA oral facial pain cente...Read the full article
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Re: left side face pain

Post a new topicby cheercoach on Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:27 pm

my wife Becki has been the hospital since Tuesday morning diagnosed with TN and has been on painkillers and nerve blockers but it is not working. I don't know what to do. any help would be greatly appreciated. lost in WV.
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