Hi! I am new to this conversation as well as to TN. I am in NC so closest Mayo Clinic would be FL.
I had a horrendous cold in January this year which developed in to what was thought to be a sinus infection. However, I was not new to sinus infections and the facial pain I was having was unlike anything I experienced before. After taking various antibiotics for over two months with no results as far as this mysterious pain was concerned, I was sent to an ENT, who's diagnosis was that there was no sinus infection and suggested I be sent to a neurologist. I saw him last week. He instantly cam up with TN. I'm being sent for a brain MRI with and without contrast next week. In the meantime, he gave me Tegretol 200 mg 2x a day for the pain. Well, that's been an adventure, as the nausea was fierce. Think we have under control, but the pain relief isn't all that great. I just don't understand how this happened all of a sudden like it did. I am 66 and the only other health issue I have is mild COPD for which I use the new Trilegy inhaler. I am just so confused about all of this. Thank you for tolerating my lil rant. 😬