Detailed Trigeminal Neuralgia info
Types ° Typical TN ° Atypical TN ° Pre-TN ° Multiple-sclerosis-related TN ° Secondary TN ° Post-traumatic TN (trigeminal neuropathy) ° Failed TN
Trigeminal Neuralgia infochart
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No end to trigeminal neuralgia
"While I’m sitting here, typing fine long sentences, I'm almost giddy of pain, and the left side of my face feels like it’s being pulled way west in the direction of the Atlantic Ocean. My left eye feel like closing up shop for a week or two, and my brain is slowly being stir-fried. Yes, that is what trigeminal neuralgia feels like."
Not my face!
In a world of selfies and size zero clothing, a negative body image can weigh heavily on healthy people, never mind disabled people. Being ill in itself often makes you feel less desirable. In the world of MS, where wheelchairs spread doom and gloom to those that get hit with that tag, body-image requires a whole new level of acceptance. I firmly believe beauty is limited to time and space. In addition, it only runs skin deep and definitely doesn’t reveal true worth.
Raining roses
Back after a much-needed break from writing. There were doctors’ visits and hospital waiting rooms, a very slow stroll through Dublin Zoo as well as lots of sleep and trying to lose weight before the Christmas holidays arrive. Friends came and went, and books were tossed aside after reading half a page. On a more exciting note, I ended up on writing.ie, the home of Irish writing online. I finally convinced myself to stop and take stock with the words “Being this overly, mentally busy doesn’t work for me anymore,” because deep down I knew I had arrived in Klutz Central. KC truly is the final destination and home of being unable to gather and store new information while having the energy levels of a sloth on Valium.
International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day on October 7th 2013: Today is the first Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, please watch this video and sign the petition to get the World Health Organisation to add this to their ‘Health Topics’ lists to get more research and funding into this debilitating symptom: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/trigeminal-neuralgia-awareness-day/ http://www.tnnme.com/ ©Willeke Van Eeckhoutte and Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me, 2011-2013. Unauthorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Willeke Van Eeckhoutte and Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
Tomorrow is the first Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, focused on bringing awareness about facial pain disorders. This year I have gone through severe TN attacks myself and I therefore want to spread awareness about Trigeminal Neuralgia, also called “the suicide disease” because of the severity of pain experienced. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-8PCv4UWJo&w=420&h=315] “The presumed cause of TN is a blood vessel pressing on the trigeminal nerve as it exits the brainstem. This compression can wear away the protective coating around the nerve (the myelin sheath). TN symptoms can also occur in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease caused by the deterioration of myelin throughout the body, or may be caused by damage to the myelin sheath by compression from a tumour.