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Hi All,
A little background: I’ve had RA and TMJ for years. When the TMJ would flare up the entire left side of my face and teeth would ache constantly for months but eventually it would stop for a few weeks then something would trigger it and it would start up again. It has increased in frequency over the last 5 years and the bouts have gotten closer and closer together.
I had Shingles for the first time in March and since then have had constant, extremely painful facial pain that has increased exponentially over the last few months. My Dr. is very confident it’s Trigeminal Neuralgia Type 2 which was devastating to hear and not what I was expecting. She’s put me on Gabapentin and topamax to start which has actually helped, not completely but pain is improved and I slept for the first time in months. My questions are:
I don’t have to see a dentist for treatment in addition to the medical doctor for this, do I ?
Does shingles cause this or did TMJ cause it or is it my broken tooth that is the culprit?
Wil it ever go away? Will it get worse?
Thanks for your help.
A little background: I’ve had RA and TMJ for years. When the TMJ would flare up the entire left side of my face and teeth would ache constantly for months but eventually it would stop for a few weeks then something would trigger it and it would start up again. It has increased in frequency over the last 5 years and the bouts have gotten closer and closer together.
I had Shingles for the first time in March and since then have had constant, extremely painful facial pain that has increased exponentially over the last few months. My Dr. is very confident it’s Trigeminal Neuralgia Type 2 which was devastating to hear and not what I was expecting. She’s put me on Gabapentin and topamax to start which has actually helped, not completely but pain is improved and I slept for the first time in months. My questions are:
I don’t have to see a dentist for treatment in addition to the medical doctor for this, do I ?
Does shingles cause this or did TMJ cause it or is it my broken tooth that is the culprit?
Wil it ever go away? Will it get worse?
Thanks for your help.