So today activated my Trigeminal Neuralgia big time and it was my own damn fault. I went on a family day out, well I was persuaded. It was a theme park so it was mostly outdoors, and today it was quite breezy.
The wind hurt like hell, and I cannot describe how difficult it was to walk casually through there and not scream out in pain. As it is July, I would have looked like a clown wearing a scarf, so I went without.
I am so sick and tired of letting TN rule and ruin my life. I have been living in fear a year now! How long more of this do I have to take? So today was a big deal for me.
It was a great day, I saw Emu's, Puma's, Eagles and fricking TIGERS!!! It was awesome, and just seeing those magnificent creatures really helped my mood and I was so grateful for it.
If I had allowed the TN and the fear and panic that comes with it to keep me at home today, I would have seriously missed out!
I am in so much pain now, breathing is difficult. I can barely swallow and I know tomorrow will be worse and that is if I can sleep tonight. I have places to be tomorrow so I will have to get on with it. My vision has gotten worse now, and my face is slightly swollen, and as I am female I would like my face to at least look normal tomorrow. Just because I feel like shit, doesn't mean I have to look like it!
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is often considered the most painful disorder known to mankind. TN (a.k.a. tic douloureux) is a disorder of the fifth cranial (trigeminal) nerve that causes episodes of intense, stabbing, electric shock-like pain in the areas of the face where the branches of the nerve are distributed, such as the lips, eyes, nose, scalp, forehead, upper jaw, and lower jaw. This blog chronicles my journey.
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