My gosh it's been a tough year so far. New pain, more pain, each time it's worse than before. I told J last night that I think that once the pain settles down it can't be that bad again. But then it comes...maybe in a different place that throws me off and it hurts more. But different. On Friday I got up and it was the calm before the storm. My 'to do' list was growing, this happens when you don't feel good for days upon days. I started out feeling alright that day and made it over to the Pain Institute nearby. It was crazy in that place. I was able to speak with the office manager and check into the *Sphenopalatine ganglion block .
*The Sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) also called the nasal ganglion is the largest group of nerves outside the area of the brain cavity. The SPG is located behind the nose and sinus area and near the throat, and covered by a thin layer of connective tissue and mucous membrane.
They do this procedure but do not participate with any insurance company. Great! Well I have an appointment with my regular pain doctor and he said he does it, so I'll talk to him. I guess this is something they can do for you when you have Trigeminal Neuropathy. They do 2 tests blocks within a couple of weeks. Then if that takes away the pain you can have the permanent block done with, I think the Neurosurgeon. There are some other similar things but no REAL FIX.
Friday night the pain got bad, I mean really bad. I was in tears and J felt helpless. I took and tried everything I could think of but nothing worked. This went on until Saturday morning. The pain wears you out and therefore I didn't get out of bed all weekend. My panic attacks and anxiety have started to come back again.
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