Re: Chronic Facial Pain response

[Guest guest]

....welcome...certainly understand you feelings of utter helplessness (my

hubby has them too) and wifes predicament...wish I had an answer - only

questions...

if your wife applies pressure w/her fingers on the nerve at the base of her

head nearest the worse pain does that cause the pain to slightly recede? With

me, after scratched heads that simple test caused my doc to diagnose that it

was " tender point " pain as a symptom of my fibromyalgia...when it's at it's

worse I take amitriptylin for " nerve pain " starting w/30 mg and increasing over

an hour to a total of 60-80 mg ....additionally, over the years I have

trained myself to not chew on my left side (the side most severely tortured

w/this

problem) and when it does errupt (praise God not frequently) I get a large

scarf and tie a knot in the center and center the know over the nerve and tie it

tightly onto my head - pretty silly looking but it does take a bit of the

" edge " off. You didn't mention yours and your wifes names - please let us

know - I'll add you both to my prayer list ---

prayerfully on-going, Kathy in Central CA

[Guest guest]

She has applied pressure to the inside of her cheek and that did

slightly change the pain level. I guess that that was a little like

accupressure. Our names are Suzanne and Norman. Any and all prayers

would be greatly appreciated. We will also pray for you.

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