Nerve pain-HELP!

[bellavite1]

This really sucks.
I must have kept a too aggressive cheeck weld:
I started having pain first on some teeth on the right jaw (I already had the dentist take x-rays-nothing going on but now I glow in the dark).
Then it spread to the upper and front teeth, still mostly on the right side.
Now it is affecting also the ear...
So I went online and found that this matches an inflamation of the Trigeminal nerve http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CDMQ9QEwBw

I went to try some cheeck welds and sure enough it hurts like a motherf...
Coincidence?
With a 50 BMG and a DPMS 308 SASS in my stable, hardly so.
So now I am off to the doctor to find a solution.
Has anybody else experienced this?
How did you get rid of it?
My rifle future is at stake...

[Daniel_187]

at least my pain comes off next year(braces) they suck, check with you dentis you might need a mouth guard when you sleep

[CareyH]

you should just give me that 50bmg, I cant stand to see you in pain like this. LOL.

Do you think it might be your sinuses? that can affect all the same things.

[TS12000]

I had a similar pain not too long ago. Feel below your jawline. Is your lymph node swollen? If so welcome to my world and get yourself one hell of an ENT because every doctor has told me "it's probably nothing" even after weeks of pain. Eventually it goes away (has happened twice now).

[wyzardd]

Nerve pain? Try 1800mg of Neurontin 3x and 100mg Topamax 2x daily.

[Wulf202]

I had something similar when I was young. Anytime I made sudden movements or stepped off a curb I'd have sharp pains in my right upper molars. Went to the dentist and they couldn't find anything but suggested I my have a cyst or something in my sinuses above the tooth.

He had me take sudafed for a couple of weeks and it went away.

[esaabye]

I will buy the 308 to help you out...

The sinus sounds like a good path to check, I get all sorts of pain migration from the sinus issues I have.

[jaydoc1]

Here's a nice list of the most common drugs used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia:

Baclofen (Lioresal)
Carbamazepine (Tegretol or Carbatrol)
Clonazepam
Gabapentin
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
Phenytoin (Dilantin or Phenytek)
Pregabalin (Lyrica)
Topiramate (Topamax)
Valproic acid

And in case those don't work, the common invasive procedures for it's treatment:

Injecting alcohol or glycerol near different portions of the trigeminal nerve to either numb it or damage the nerve and block the pain signals that it has been sending

Injecting a tiny balloon through a thin, flexible tube (a catheter) until it reaches the trigeminal nerve. Once there, the balloon is inflated with enough pressure to damage the nerve and block pain signals.

Sending an electric current into the root of the trigeminal nerve to damage nerve fibers and help control pain. This procedure is called percutaneous stereotactic radiofrequency thermal rhizotomy (PSRTR).

Microvascular decompression (MVD), which relocates or removes blood vessels that are in contact with the trigeminal nerve and separates the nerve and the blood vessels with a small pad. Doctors at the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute's Trigeminal Neuralgia Program perform this surgery endoscopically, which does not damage the nerve and is less likely to cause side effects (such as numbness).

Severing the nerve in a procedure called partial sensory rhizotomy (PSR). While this process is helpful, it almost always causes numbness in the face.

Radiosurgery to damage the nerve and reduce or eliminate the pain. This technique involves sending a focused, intense dose of radiation to the root of the trigeminal nerve. Relief may take several weeks to begin. The procedure is painless and is usually done without anesthesia.


First step? See your doctor.

[bellavite1]

Thank you all.
The doc agreed on my diagnosis and is starting me with 12 advil a day (4 at a time) for a week straight.
We'll see...

[BigBear]

Thank you all.
The doc agreed on my diagnosis and is starting me with 12 advil a day (4 at a time) for a week straight.
We'll see...

Man, hope you get to feeling better... I've had some issues every now and then with pain while I play my trumpet, but nothing that's lasted. Hopefully the advl will help and you won't have to step up to something heavier...