Trigeminal Neuralgia Post Operative Pain

Posted By John K on April 13, 1999 at 10:16:09:







I am a 49 year old male and have suffered from pain on the right side of my body since I was 19. The pain is in my neck, shoulder, arm, leg and most bothersome of all trigeminal neuralgia. In 1982 I had an operation called Trigeminal Rhizolysis in hopes of releiving the pain caused by the Trigeminal Neuralgia. The intent of this proceedure was to sever middle branch of the trigeminal nerve and stop the pain. Unfortunately the surgery effected the lower branch of the trigeminal nerve instead of the middle branch. I was left with numbness in my lower jaw, the right side of my tounge and the side of my face to the eye. Besides the numbness I have a constant wettness in the corner of my mouth which results in a drool. The operation left me with more pain than I had before the surgery. The pain from the Trigeminal neuralgia remained unchanged. Is there any hope of repairing the damage that was done from the operation?
John








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