Atypical Facial Pain (ATFP) is a syndrome encompassing a wide group of facial pain problems. ATFP can have many different causes but the symptoms are all similar. Facial pain, often described as burning, aching or cramping, occurs on one side of the face, often in the region of the trigeminal nerve and can extend into the upper neck or back of the scalp. Although rarely as severe as trigeminal neuralgia, facial pain is continuous for ATFP patients, with few, if any periods of remission. Recent studies propose that ATFP is an early form of trigeminal neuralgia. Indeed, some patients have components of both ATFP and TN symptoms. Earlier literature has linked ATFP to "psychological pathology." Recent studies, however have shown no such link exists.
Facial pain, often described as burning, aching or cramping, pinching, pulling, occurs on one side of the face, often in the region of the trigeminal nerve and can extend into the upper neck or back of the scalp. Although rarely as severe as trigeminal neuralgia, facial pain is continuous for ATFP patients, with few, if any periods of remission.

ATYPICAL FACIAL PAIN

Well i talked to the head neurosurgeon at john hopkins hospital in baltimore yesterday. After reviewing my records she has diagnosed me with atypical facial pain and unfortunately they don't treat that. She has referred me to one of the top country's neurosurgeon in new york city, Dr. Jeffrey Brown. This is it, if there is nothing he can do to help me then i have to live like this the rest of my life. There are certain surgeries that can be done, which is very risky because of the trigeminal nerve being so close to the brain. Then there's a few stories i've read that the surgery didn't help or worstened the problem. I'm willing to do the surgery if at all he can give me a high success rate. Now stress intensifies the pain so now i find out that he is not in our network on insurance so therefore we have to pay out of pocket. 600.00 JUST FOR A CONSULTATION. Then if surgery is my only option then how much is that gonna cost???? Then the airfare by itself??? I've been yelling for the past year i don't want to live like this anymore i'm beginning to think it would just be cheaper on my family just to bury me :( i'm now stressed and depressed...what to do?

one last dr. to see

I have already seen an allergist in 2007 for my head but i'm giving it one more shot tomorrow before i hopefully get accepted at john hopkins in baltimore, they should have received my essay yesterday to whether or not they will see me. I am going to have the tests done tomorrow with the needles just to make sure i'm not allergic to anything , which could be the cause of my head and face pain. I bout died Friday when the rain was moving in i couldn't even get off the couch it hurt so bad, Rain and stress is such a trigger, i tried pulling some rotation hours for school at cvs yesterday and couldn't make it in today i was hurting so bad, I don't know what i'm gonna do. I am already on the #1 trigeminal neuralgia med and it doesn't seem to be working, i guess if anything surgery will HAVE to be the next step if i want any relief , I actually wish i'd go in tomorrow and the dr. say OMG you are allergic to....... damn what a relief , but my luck isn't that good .lol

another pharmacy robbed

mcminn county's anderson pharmacy was robbed sunday when a man walked thru the front door and it was closed, popped the lock and was in and out with 20,000.00 worth of narcotics in less than 45 seconds?????????STREET VALUE 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS... WOW i believe they are going to have to make mandatory sentences for these criminals, you walk in a bank take 200.00 your ass is going away for awhile, you walk in a pharmacy take 20,000 dollars worth of drugs and you'll be out in 6 months... something not quite right there.

GROUND TURKEY RECALL

36M LBS OF TURKEY BEING RECALLED FOLLOW THIS LINK TO SEE MORE:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/index.asp